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​List of Qualifying Operational Service

The list of Qualifying Operational Service under the Veterans' Support Act 2014. Last updated: 1 October 2024.

Declaration name & period
First World War (worldwide) 4 August 1914 to 10 January 1920
First World War (Turkey) 11 January 1920 to 6 August 1924
Second World War (worldwide) 3 September 1939 to 14 August 1945
Second World War (Japan and Japanese waters) 15 August 1945 to 27 April 1952
The Malayan Emergency 18 June 1948 to 31 July 1960
Service in Korea 23 August 1950 to 27 July 1957
The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) 1 January 1952 to 31 March 1974
The United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission (UNIPOM) 1 January 1952 to 31 March 1974
Service on Thai/Malay Border 31 July 1960 to 30 June 1964
The Civilian Surgical Team at Qui Nhon Provincial State Hospital in Viet Nam 1 December 1963 to 31 March 1975
Service in Viet Nam 29 May 1964 to 31 December 1972
The Indonesian Confrontation 17 August 1964 to 11 August 1966
41 Squadron RNZAF in Viet Nam 1 January 1973 to 21 April 1975
Service at the New Zealand Embassy in Moscow 1 August 1978 to 31 July 1992
Service in Cambodia 1 October 1991 to 30 April 2005
Service in Timor-Leste 1 August 1999 to 31 July 2019
Service in Arabian Sea 1 March 2003 to 31 July 2003
Service in the Kyrgyz Republic 1 August 2003 to 30 September 2003
Operation Sumatra Assist in Indonesia 27 December 2004 to 28 February 2005
Service in the Indian Ocean 21 June 1982 to 20 September 1983
Service in Laos 1 July 1997 to 31 May 2003