Honours and Awards
| Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) | (1995) | |
| Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) | (1990) | |
| Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | (1980) | |
| Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) | (1998) | |
| Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasp | Vietnam | |
| Vietnam Medal with oak leaf for Mention in Despatches (Note 1) | ||
| Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasp | Papua New Guinea | |
| Centenary Medal | (2001) | |
| Defence Force Service Medal with Federation Star (5 clasps) | (40–44 years service) | |
| National Medal with clasp | (1977) | |
| Australian Defence Medal | ||
| Army Commendation Medal (United States) | ||
| Vietnam Campaign Medal (South Vietnam) | ||
| Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) | ||
| Commander of the Legion of Honor (Philippines) | ||
| Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) Distinguished Service Order (Military) (Singapore) |
Notes:
- The oak leaf for Mention in Despatches is not worn on the ribbon bar after the award of a superior medal, in this case the Distinguished Service Medal. (However, the oak leaf is worn on the ribbon of the medal when the full set of medals are worn.)
- All images of him show a significant delay between an award and his wearing a ribbon, and some were not worn at all. The medals displayed at his funeral do not show a medal for the Order of Australia, the Australian Defence Medal or the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang. However, the badges for Companion of the Order of Australia (Military Division), and for the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang, are shown. Note also that both the medal of the US Legion of Merit, and the badge of the Commander of the Legion of Merit are shown.
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