Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)

Conspicuous Service Cross
Medal and ribbon
Awarded by Australia
Type	Medal
Eligibility	Members of the Australian Defence Force and Officers & Instructors of the Australian Defence Force Cadets
Awarded for	outstanding commitment to duty or outstanding application of exceptional skills, judgment or dedication, in non-war-like situations
Status	Currently awarded
Post-nominals	CSC
Statistics
Established	18 October 1989
Last awarded	2015 Australia Day Honours
Total awarded	889
Distinct recipients	860
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Member of the Royal Victorian Order^[1]
Next (lower)	Nursing Service Cross^[1]
Related	Conspicuous Service Medal

The Conspicuous Service Cross (authorised post-nominal letters CSC) is a decoration (medal) of the Australian honours system. The CSC is awarded only for outstanding devotion to duty or outstanding achievement in the application of exceptional skills, judgment or dedication, in non-warlike situations. Since its inception, 889 had been awarded as at 26 January 2015. All ranks are eligible for the award.^[2]

Description

The medal is a nickel-silver modified Maltese Cross with each axis measuring 38 millimetres, ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward in nickel-silver, with the arms of the cross interspersed with fluted rays. The obverse bears a central device of the Southern Cross surrounded by a laurel wreath.
The back of the cross shows a horizontal panel.
The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, having alternating diagonal stripes of bush green and sandy gold 6 millimetres wide.
Additional awards of the CSC wear a nickel-silver bar with a superimposed replica of the cross. The bar is attached to the ribbon of the original award.

Multiple award recipients

To date eight people have received the Conspicuous Service Cross for a second time. Listed below are some of those seven.

Colonel Jeffrey Martin Quirk, CSC - originally awarded on 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours and the bar awarded in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer, CSC, RAN - originally awarded in the 2008 Australia Day Honours and the bar awarded in the 2011 Australia Day Honours.
Colonel Mark Andrew Brewer, CSC - originally awarded in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours and the bar awarded in the 2011 Australia Day Honours.
Lieutenant Colonel Rolf Audrins, CSC - originally awarded in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours and the bar awarded in the 2013 Australia Day Honours.
Group Captain Christopher Thomas Hanna, CSC - originally awarded on 27 November 2003 and the bar awarded in the 2013 Australia Day Honours.
Commander Jan Elizabeth Noonan, CSC, RAN - originally awarded in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours and the bar awarded in the 2014 Australia Day Honours.
Colonel Timothy Sean Connolly, CSC, NSW - For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of the 6th Aviation Regiment for the period 2014 to 2015.^[3]

Notes

1 2 "The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards" (PDF). Government House. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
↑ Maton 1995, p. 78.
↑ 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours

References

Maton, Michael (1995). The National Honours & Awards of Australia. Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 0-86417-679-1.

External links

It's an Honour - Australian government website

Orders, Decorations, and Medals of Australia Australian Honours Order of Precedence

Order of Australia
(General Division
and Military Division)

Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia (AK/AD) • / Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) • / Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) • / Member of the Order of Australia (AM) • / Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

Gallantry Decorations

Victoria Cross for Australia (VC) • Star of Gallantry (SG) • Medal for Gallantry (MG) • Commendation for Gallantry

Distinguished
Service Decorations

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) • Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) • Commendation for Distinguished Service

Bravery Decorations

Cross of Valour (CV) • Star of Courage (SC) • Bravery Medal (BM) • Commendation for Brave Conduct • Group Bravery Citation

Conspicuous
Service Decorations

Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) • Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)

Nursing Service

Nursing Service Cross (NSC)

Meritorious
Service Awards

Public Service Medal (PSM) • Australian Police Medal (APM) • Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) • Ambulance Service Medal (ASM) • Emergency Services Medal (ESM) • Australian Antarctic Medal (AAM)

Operational Service
(Campaign) Medals

Warlike	Australia Service Medal (1939–45) • Australian Active Service Medal (1945–75) • Vietnam Medal (1964–73) • Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal (1968–73) • Australian Active Service Medal • International Force East Timor Medal (1999–2000) • Afghanistan Medal (2001–14) • Iraq Medal (2003–13) •

Non-Warlike	Australian General Service Medal Korea (1953–56) • Australian Service Medal (1945–75) • Australian Service Medal • Rhodesia Medal (1979–80)

Military Operations	Australian Operational Service Medal – Border Protection • Australian Operational Service Medal – Civilian • Australian Operational Service Medal – GMEO

Non-Operational
Service Medals

Police Overseas Service Medal • Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal • National Emergency Medal • Civilian Service Medal (1939–45)

Commemorative
Medals

King Edward VII Coronation Medal (1902) • King George V Coronation Medal (1911) • King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (1935) • King George VI Coronation Medal (1937) • Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953) • Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977) • 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal (1999) • Australian Sports Medal (2000) • Centenary Medal (2001)

Long Service Medals

Defence Force Service Medal (1982–98) • Reserve Force Decoration (1982–98) (RFD) • Reserve Force Medal (1982–98) • Defence Long Service Medal (1998–) • National Medal (1975–) • Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal (1999–) • National Police Service Medal (2010–)

Other Defence Medals

Australian Defence Medal • Anniversary of National Service 1951–1972 Medal

Skill-At-Arms

Champion Shots Medal

Unit Citations

/ Unit Citation for Gallantry • / Meritorious Unit Citation

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