Award
The Champion Shots Medal is a military award of Australia. In Australia the three armed forces, the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force, conduct annual target-shooting competitions with standard issue weapons. Three medals – one for each force – are awarded to the winners.
No more than three medals can be awarded in each calendar year. If the same person receives a further Champion Shots award it is in the form of a date bar, which is attached to the ribbon of the original award. The most clasps awarded (as of 30 June 2006) is five, to Brett G. Hartman.
Recipients
Over numerous years the competition shoot was not held, this is indicated by (None).
Description
- The medal is a circular antiqued brass medal 38 mm in diameter. It is ensigned with the Crown of St Edward, also in antiqued brass. Two wreaths of laurel leaves surround a symbol of two crossed rifles superimposed on the stars of the Southern Cross.
- There is no design on the back of the medal.
- The medal is suspended from a 32 mm wide ribbon. The ribbon has a central dark blue vertical band flanked by two vertical bands of red, which are in turn bordered by two vertical bands of light blue.
- A clasp inscribed with the year awarded is attached to the ribbon.
See also
References
- ^ Medal Year Book 2001. Token Publishing. p. 477. ISBN 9781908828521.
- ^ a b "The Order of Wearing of Australian Honours and Awards" (PDF). Government House. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Champion Shots Medal RAN". Queensmedal.net. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Champion Shots Medal AA". Queensmedal.net. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Champion Shots Medal RAAF". Queensmedal.net. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
External links
- Champion Shots Medal It's an Honour, Australian Government.
