Australian Gallantry Decorations
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Australian Gallantry Decorations are a set of Australian military honours awarded for acts of outstanding bravery and heroism in warlike operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Australian Gallantry Decorations canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Australian Gallantry Decorations Context triple: [Australian Bravery Decorations, relatedTo, Australian Gallantry Decorations]
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A.
Australian Bravery Decorations
The Australian Bravery Decorations are a set of national honours that recognise acts of courage by individuals who risk their own safety to protect or save others.
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B.
Australian honours system
The Australian honours system is the official framework by which Australia recognises and rewards outstanding achievement, service, and bravery by its citizens and others.
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C.
Victoria Cross for Australia
The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest military decoration awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
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D.
Australian Sports Medal
The Australian Sports Medal is an Australian national honor established to recognize individuals for their significant contributions to sport in Australia, including athletes, coaches, and sports administrators.
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E.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is the country’s principal system of honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and service by Australian citizens and others.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Australian Gallantry Decorations Target entity description: Australian Gallantry Decorations are a set of Australian military honours awarded for acts of outstanding bravery and heroism in warlike operations.
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A.
Australian Bravery Decorations
The Australian Bravery Decorations are a set of national honours that recognise acts of courage by individuals who risk their own safety to protect or save others.
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B.
Australian honours system
The Australian honours system is the official framework by which Australia recognises and rewards outstanding achievement, service, and bravery by its citizens and others.
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C.
Victoria Cross for Australia
The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest military decoration awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
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D.
Australian Sports Medal
The Australian Sports Medal is an Australian national honor established to recognize individuals for their significant contributions to sport in Australia, including athletes, coaches, and sports administrators.
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E.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is the country’s principal system of honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and service by Australian citizens and others.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian military decoration system
ⓘ
gallantry decoration ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General
ⓘ
linked to:
Office of the Governor-General of Australia
|
| awardedFor |
acts of gallantry in action in hazardous circumstances
ⓘ
acts of gallantry in warlike operations ⓘ acts of great heroism or conspicuous gallantry in action in circumstances of great peril ⓘ heroism in warlike operations ⓘ most conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy ⓘ other acts of gallantry in action ⓘ outstanding bravery in action ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| conferralType | individual award ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1991-01-15 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of the Australian Defence Force
ⓘ
other persons determined by the Governor-General ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Australian Government
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian government
Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth II
|
| gradeInSystem |
fourth level award
ⓘ
highest award ⓘ second level award ⓘ third level award ⓘ |
| includesAward |
Commendation for Gallantry
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Medal for Gallantry ⓘ Star of Gallantry ⓘ Victoria Cross for Australia ⓘ |
| insigniaIncludes | medal or cross suspended from ribbon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Letters Patent dated 15 January 1991
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linked to:
Letters Patent of 15 January 1991
|
| orderOfWear | determined by Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian Honours System
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian honours system
|
| postnominal |
Commendation for Gallantry
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MG ⓘ SG ⓘ VC ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| region | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian Bravery Decorations
ⓘ
Australian Distinguished Service Decorations ⓘ
linked to:
Distinguished Service Medal (Australia)
|
| replaced | use of many Imperial (British) gallantry awards in Australia ⓘ |
| ribbonWornWith | distinctive ribbon for each grade ⓘ |
| scopeOfOperations | warlike operations ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
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Subject: Australian Gallantry Decorations Description of subject: Australian Gallantry Decorations are a set of Australian military honours awarded for acts of outstanding bravery and heroism in warlike operations.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Military Division