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880:Ambulance Service Medal
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391:Maton, Michael (1995).
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363:Medal Yearbook 2013
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1539:(1982–1998)
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1131:(2003–2013)
1118:(2001–2014)
1105:(1999–2000)
1092:(1979–1980)
1043:(1968–1973)
1030:(1964–1973)
1017:(1953–1956)
307:28 November
235:Description
119:Established
88:Eligibility
66:Awarded for
1811:Categories
1129:Iraq Medal
346:23 January
282:References
1064:1975–2012
990:1945–1975
967:1939–1945
582:Gallantry
82:Australia
270:See also
1552:(1998–)
644:Bravery
199:Related
1764:medals
1762:, and
1756:orders
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733:(DSC)
368:Token
340:(PDF)
329:(PDF)
301:(PDF)
205:(CSC)
194:(AAM)
148:1,493
140:1,550
137:Total
61:Medal
28:Award
1768:stub
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672:(SC)
659:(CV)
623:(MG)
610:(SG)
597:(VC)
397:ISBN
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348:2013
309:2023
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229:Bar
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