Nursing Service Cross

Nursing Service Cross
Medal and ribbon
Awarded by Australia
Type	Medal
Eligibility	Members of the Australian Defence Force
Awarded for	Outstanding performance of nursing duties in both operational and non-operational situations[1]
Status	Discontinued[2]
Post-nominals	NSC
Statistics
Established	18 October 1989[3]
First awarded	8 June 1992
Last awarded	2007 Australia Day Honours
Total awarded	29[2]
Distinct recipients	28
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)
Next (lower)	Medal for Gallantry (MG)
Related	Royal Red Cross (RRC)

The Nursing Service Cross (Post-nominal letters NSC) was a decoration (medal) of the Australian Honours System. The NSC was awarded for outstanding performance of nursing duties in both operational and non-operational situations.

The NSC replaced the Royal Red Cross in the Imperial honours system for recognising nursing personnel.

Description

• The NSC is a four-stepped sterling silver cross ensigned with the Crown of St Edward. The obverse bears a transparent red enamel cross insert overlaid on a flecked pattern radiating from the centre of the medal.
• The medal has a sterling silver suspender bar.
• The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, with a central red vertical band flanked by two wide white vertical bands and a further two thin vertical gold bands.

List of recipients

There have been 28 recipients and 1 Bar since the NSC's establishment in 1989 until it was discontinued in 2007.

Name	Date awarded	Citation	Notes
Banks, AmandaAmanda Banks	26 January 2006	For outstanding devotion and competency in the performance of nursing duties as the critical care Nursing Officer on Operation CATALYST within the USAF Theatre Hospital, 332nd Expeditionary Health Group, Balad, Iraq.	[4]
Blundell, Anne FrancesAnne Frances Blundell	26 January 1994	In recognition of service to nursing duties with the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia.	[5]
Brown, Gregory RichardGregory Richard Brown	12 June 2006	For outstanding devotion and competency in the performance of nursing duties as the Second-in-Command of the Army Parachute Surgical Team and Officer Commanding Holding Company of the ANZAC Field Hospital deployed in support of Operation SUMATRA ASSIST.	[6]
Cox, Geoffrey IanGeoffrey Ian Cox	11 June 2007	For an act of exceptional dedication in the performance of nursing duties as a member of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, Defence Co-operation Program - East Timor.	[7]
Crimston, Stephen MichaelStephen Michael Crimston	17 October 2003	For outstanding devotion to duty and tireless work in the delivery of lifesaving care to the injured, and solaceto their friends and relatives as a member of theOperation BALI ASSIST Aeromedical Evacuation Team, October 2002.	[8]
Davidson, Daniel TroyDaniel Troy Davidson	26 January 2007	For acts of exceptional dedication in the performance of nursing duties as a member of Special Operations Task Unit.	[9]
Felmingham, KimKim Felmingham	25 March 2000	For outstanding devotion and competency in providing medical treatment to vehicle accident casualties on 14 January 2000 while on Operation STABILISE in East Timor.	[10]
Harrison, Ann TeresaAnn Teresa Harrison	8 June 1992		[11]
Hayden, Timothy JohnTimothy John Hayden	26 January 1995		[12]
Hernan, Anna-LisaAnna-Lisa Hernan	12 June 2006	For outstanding devotion and competency in the performance of nursing duties with the Royal Australian Air Force aeromedical evacuation team during Operation SUMATRA.	[13]
Hine, Margaret JoyMargaret Joy Hine	26 January 2003	For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of Number 6 Royal Australian Air Force Hospital, Royal Australian Air Force Williams, and as the Commanding Officer of the United Nations Military Hospital, Dili, East Timor.	[14]
Howell, Elizabeth AnneElizabeth Anne Howell	26 January 1998		[15]
Leach, Adrian LeslieAdrian Leslie Leach	26 January 1997		[16]
Longshaw, Sarah AnnSarah Ann Longshaw	29 October 2004	For outstanding devotion and competency in the performance of nursing duties as the Medical Assistant on Operation CATALYST with the Australian Army Training Team in Northern Iraq.	[17]
Mackenzie, Alastair GeorgeAlastair George Mackenzie	11 June 2007	For an act of exceptional dedication in the performance of nursing duties as a member of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, Defence Co-operation Program - East Timor.	[18]
Macleod, Lewis RitchieLewis Ritchie Macleod	25 November 1996	For an act of exceptional dedication in the performance of nursing duties as a member of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, Defence Co-operation Program - East Timor.	[19]
Mateer, Jane AnneJane Anne Mateer	11 June 2007	For outstanding devotion and competency in nursing duties on Operation CATALYST at the United States Air Force Theatre Hospital, Balad, Iraq.	[20]
McDonnell, Helena MaryHelena Mary McDonnell	14 June 1993		[21]
McKenna, Wayne BradleyWayne Bradley McKenna	25 March 2000	For outstanding devotion and competency in the performance of medical duties with the 1st Combat Service Support Team in East Timor.	[22]
Perrin, Neil MichaelNeil Michael Perrin	10 June 1996		[23]
Purse, Warren MarkWarren Mark Purse	13 June 1994	For outstanding devotion and competency in the performance of nursing duties while serving as a medical assistant with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia.	[24]
Quirke, McQuiltyMcQuilty Quirke	26 January 2007	For exceptional dedication in the performance of nursing duties as the Regimental Aid Post Corporal Medic, B Squadron, the 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment.	[25]
Rafter, Catherine AnneCatherine Anne Rafter	26 January 1996		[26]
Robinson, Geoffrey DeanGeoffrey Dean Robinson	10 June 1996		[27]
Todd, Lorna MariaLorna Maria Todd	26 January 1996		[28]
Tonkin, Lloyd CharlesLloyd Charles Tonkin	14 June 1999		[29]
Walter, Jonathan AharonJonathan Aharon Walter	14 June 2004	For outstanding devotion and competency in the performance of nursing duties in warlike operations as the Medical Assistant/Nurse for Delta Company, AUSBATT VIII, whilst deployed on Operation CITADEL.	[30]
Walter, Jonathan AharonJonathan Aharon Walter	26 January 2007	For exceptional dedication in the performance of nursing duties as a member of Special Operations Task Unit 637.1 during Operation Slipper, Afghanistan 2005.	[31]
Wilson, MarcusMarcus Wilson	14 June 1999		[32]

See also

• Australian Honours System
• Australian Honours Order of Precedence
• Post Nominal Letters

References

1. "Nursing Service Cross". It's an Honour - A-Z of Awards. Itsanhonour.gov.au. 23 September 20083. Retrieved 29 April 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. Medal Yearbook 2014. Honiton, Devon: Token. 2014. p. 393. ISBN 978-1-908-828-10-1.
3. "Letters Patent and Regulations" (PDF). No. S 108. 7 May 1990. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
4. Banks
5. Blundell
6. Brown
7. Cox
8. Crimston
9. Davidson
10. Felmingham
11. Harrison
12. Hayden
13. Hernan
14. Hine
15. Howell
16. Leach
17. Longshaw
18. Mackenzie
19. Macleod
20. Mateer
21. McDonnell
22. McKenna
23. Perrin
24. Purse
25. Quirke
26. Rafter
27. Robinson
28. Todd
29. Tonkin
30. Walter
31. Walter
32. Wilson