END OF WAR LIST



End of War List for Vietnam

Media Release – 25 February 1998

Commenting today on the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Government had established an End of War List for the Vietnam War, the National President of the Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Australia, Mr Clive Mitchell-Taylor, said that the VVAA is glad to see that the coalition commitment to establish the End of War List had been honoured, but saddened by the fact that not one soldier had received a decoration as a result.
Officers have been granted decorations, while the awards to other ranks have been downgraded to commendations. He noted that the field officers recommending the awards had no thought to the precedence of awards, but that those reviewing the recommendations obviously had this in mind.
Imperial awards, in effect at the time of the war, are not available, and new Australian awards have been substituted. Advice received by the VVAA from some nominees is that they will reject the new awards – some because the level of award has been downgraded, others because they feel that Imperial awards were earned and should be granted.
The VVAA congratulates all those nominated for awards as a result of the End of War List. Their actions deserve recognition, and those who served with them salute their achievement.

 Medal for Gallantry (MG) – 19 Awarded 

Arrowsmith, Thomas Henry
Bolitho
, Graeme Eric
Bourke
, James Raymond
Burridge, John Douglas**
Byng, Trevor William**
Cashmore
, Frank Carr**
Casson, Kevin George**
Collett, Brian John**
Green, Paul Ellis
Handley, Daniel John**
Healy
, John Boyd (dec)
Hindson
, William Francis, MC
McDonald, William
McFarlane, Ian David
Peacock, Christopher Gilbert
Sibree, Peter Andrew, AM
Smith, Bevan John
Sullivan, Brian John, MC
Williams, Cli

 Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) – 22 Awarded

med-dsm Arnold, Robert Douglas
Baker
, John Stuart, AC
Barron
, Charles John
Buckley
, Thomas James
Carter
, Geoffrey David, AO
Cross
, Francis James, AM
Donald
, Barry Creig
Essex-Clark
, John
Furner
, James Osmond, AO, CBE
Hall
, Richard John
Hill, William James (dec)
Ison, Charles Joseph, BEM
Lander, Herbert Malcolm, AM
Leary
, Geoffrey John
Loughton
, Graeme John, AM
McKay
, John Donald, MM
McKenzie
, Donald David
McKenzie
, Kenneth Stuart
Sheddick
, James Patrick (dec)
Stevens
, Philip Norman*
Wright
, John Trevor
Wright
, Thomas Ronald

 Commendation for Gallantry – 4 Awarded

com-galBridges, Forrest Jack
Hall
, William Michael
Paulsen,
Kevin Richard
Young
, Leon Barry (dec)*

 Commendation for Distinguished Service – 36 Awarded

com-ds Anderson, Rex James
Armitage
, Robert George, BEM
Booth
, Donald James*
Bourke
, Peter William
Buchanan
, Charles Ian*
Bunyan
, Phillip Edward
Castles
, John Graham
Cleak
, Dilwyn (Digger)
Darr
, Barry Dougles
Davies, Bruce, MBE
Davis, Jeffre Malcolm
Dunn, William
Franklin, Graham
Franklin, Hugh Clifford
Graham, James Henry
Grey, John Cedric, AC
Hall, Anthony Thomas, OBE
Halliday, Rodney John Patrick*
Jenkins, Stephen John
Lade
, Aidan Freear
Lewis
, Robert Basil
Locke
, Geoffrey Robert (dec)
McDougall
, Ian Alexander
Morris
, Robert John, AM
Murray
, Russell Naughton
O’Shea
, John Daniel, BEM
Ponting, Reginald James
Price, Bruce Farren
Rose, Malcolm Robert
Scorse, John William
Shoveller, Norman Robert
Spy, Ernest Findlay
Thomson, David Henry, AM, RAN
Tunbridge, Kerry Charles
Walker, Terence Francis
Yau, Dominic Peter

*   Awards vide Special Gazette No S429 dated Friday 4 Sep 1998
** Awards vide Special Gazette No S565 dated Wednesday 1 Dec 1999 (as a result of the Independent Review of the End of War List)
(All other awards date from 3 June 1998 – Thanks to Mr Mervin C Pinder for additional data.)