Parliamentary Veterans’ Honours and Awards Received

Parliament RemembersThe Armistice Centenary

11 November 1918 - 11 November 2018

Military Cross (MC)Established by King George V on 28 December 1914, and was awarded to captains or officers of lower rank up to warrant officers for an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land.Awarded to

• Arnold Wienholt

Military Medal (MM)British medal introduced in 1916, during the First World War. It was awarded for bravery and devotion to duty under fire, and was given to military personnel who were not officers. Discontinued under the United Kingdom Honours and Awards system in 1993.Awarded to

• Sir James Alfred Heading 6 May 1918 • Sir Frank Nicklin 6 August 1918

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)Instituted in 1886, the DSO was awarded to officers who had performed distinguished or meritorious service during wartime. It was traditionally awarded for service in actual combat with the enemy. These awards were announced in the London Gazette.Awarded to

• Edward Costello 16 November 1918• Harold Bourne Taylor 1 January 1918• Arnold Wienholt 15 October 1918

Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)Created in 1854 and awarded for distinguished conduct in the field. Initially only members of the Army could be awarded the DCM, but from 1942 members of the Navy and Air Force were also eligible. This medal was discontinued in 1993.Awarded to

• Sir James Alfred Heading 16 June 1918

Mentioned in Despatches (MID)One of the oldest Imperial forms of recognition for bravery or distinguished service. A despatch is an official report, written by a senior commander in the field to pass on information about the progress of military operations and the names of those deserving attention for a specific act of bravery or for a period of outstanding service. In 1920 an emblem of bronze oak leaves was issued for individual who had been Mentioned in Despatches between 4 August 1914 and 10 August 1920.Awarded to

• Edward Costello 5 March 1919• James Stevingstone Kerr 7 April 1918• Harold Bourne Taylor 28 December 1917

1914-1915 StarThe 1914–15 Star was authorised in 1918 and was awarded for service in specified theatres of war between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915.

Victory MedalThe Victory Medal was instituted in March 1919 to commemorate the victory of Allied Forces. Awarded to those who had served in the armed forces, to civilians contracted to the armed services and to those who served in military hospitals on battlefronts during wartime. A number of nations issued their own version of the Victory Medal but Australians received the Victory Medal issued to British personnel.

British War MedalInstituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of First World War and record the service given. Awarded to all: Navy personnel that spent 28 days mobilised service in Australia, at sea or overseas during prescribed periods; Army personnel that entered theatres of war during specified periods or left places of residence and rendered approved service overseas; Mercantile Marine personnel who served at least six months at sea between 4 August 1914 and 11 November 1918.