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Pacific Islands Monthly, 19 July 1944Vol. XIV, No. 12

New Valor Badge For Ng

p. 29 · Read in the full issue

Native Police

ANEW badge, known as the Papuan- New Guinea Native Police Valor Badge, can in future be awarded by the C-in-C, Australian Military Forces to a native member of the Royal Papuan Constabulary for conspicuous bravery involving the risk of his life. It will replace the native constabulary valor badge formerly awarded to police boys in the Mandated Territory for bravery.

The new badge is a circular medallion of sterling silver, bearing on its face the words “For Bravery,” surrounded by the words “Papuan-New Guinea Native Police.