New Zealand Gallantry Star

Award

New Zealand Gallantry Star

Obverse of the medal

Type| Military decoration.
Awarded for| "acts of outstanding gallantry in situations of danger" while involved in war and warlike operational service (including peacekeeping).
Description| 45mm, (Obverse) faceted silver eight-pointed star of equal points surmounted by the Royal Crown and fern frond wreath emblem; (reverse) inscribed "FOR GALLANTRY - MO TE TOANGA". With ring suspension.
Presented by| New Zealand
Eligibility| New Zealand and allied forces.
Status| Currently awarded.
Established| 20 September 1999
First awarded| 5 June 2000[1]
Last awarded| 3 December 2015[1]
Founder| Elizabeth II
Total| 5

Ribbon: 32mm, crimson with a purple central stripe flanked by narrower white stripes.

Precedence
Next (higher)| Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit[2]
Next (lower)| New Zealand Bravery Star[2]

The New Zealand Gallantry Star (NZGS) is the second level military decoration of the New Zealand armed forces.

It was instituted by Royal Warrant on 20 September 1999[3] as part of the move to replace British gallantry awards with an indigenous New Zealand Gallantry system. The medal, which may be awarded posthumously, is granted in recognition of "acts of outstanding gallantry in situations of danger" while involved in war or warlike operational service (including peacekeeping).

Bars are awarded to the NZGS in recognition of the performance of further acts of gallantry meriting the award. Recipients are entitled to the postnominal letters "N.Z.G.S.".[4]

This medal replaced the award of the Distinguished Service Order (when awarded for gallantry), the Distinguished Conduct Medal, and the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal.

## Recipients

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Name | Rank  | Unit  | Campaign  | Date of action

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Neville John Reilly | Colonel | Colonel’s List, New Zealand Army | United Nations Mission in East Timor | June - September 1999
David Steven Askin | Corporal | New Zealand Special Air Service | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | 2011
J | Undisclosed  | New Zealand Special Air Service | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | 28 June 2011
Albert Henry Moore | Corporal | Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | 3 August 2011
Geoffrey Michael Faraday | Major | Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps | United Nations Mission in South Sudan | 17 - 29 April 2014

## See also

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* New Zealand gallantry awards
* New Zealand bravery awards
* New Zealand campaign medals

## Notes

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1. ^ a b "New Zealand gallantry awards". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
2. ^ a b "Order of Wear: Orders, Decorations and Medals in New Zealand". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
3. ^ "New Zealand Gallantry Awards". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
4. ^ "NZDF Medals - The New Zealand Gallantry Star (NZGS)". medals.nzdf.mil.nz. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

## References

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* Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - Medals Yearbook - 2005, (2004), Token Publishing.

## External links

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* New Zealand Defence Force - Medal information page
* New Zealand Defence Force - Text of the Royal warrant for the New Zealand Gallantry awards system

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Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand

(Order of wearing)

Orders|

* Order of the Garter
* Order of the Thistle
* Order of the Bath
* Order of Merit
* Order of New Zealand
* Order of St Michael and St George
* Royal Victorian Order
* Order of the British Empire
* Companion of Honour
* New Zealand Order of Merit
* King's Service Order
* Imperial Service Order

Gallantry|

* Victoria Cross for New Zealand
* New Zealand Gallantry Star
* New Zealand Gallantry Decoration
* New Zealand Gallantry Medal

Bravery|

* New Zealand Cross
* New Zealand Bravery Star
* New Zealand Bravery Decoration
* New Zealand Bravery Medal

Meritorious service|

* King's Service Medal
* New Zealand Antarctic Medal
* New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration
* New Zealand Memorial Cross

Commemorative

* King George V Coronation Medal
* King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
* King George VI Coronation Medal
* Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
* Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
* Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
* Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
* Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
* King Charles III Coronation Medal
* New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
* New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993

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