Queen’s Service Medal
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The Queen’s Service Medal is a New Zealand royal honour awarded to individuals for valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious public service.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen’s Service Medal canonical | 8 |
| below Queen’s Service Order | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8122728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Queen’s Service Medal Context triple: [New Zealand honours system, component, Queen’s Service Medal]
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A.
The Queen's Gallantry Medal
The Queen's Gallantry Medal is a British decoration awarded to civilians and military personnel for exemplary acts of bravery not in the presence of the enemy.
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B.
British Empire Medal
The British Empire Medal is a British honor awarded to individuals for meritorious civil or military service, typically at a more local or community level.
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C.
Prince Philip Medal
The Prince Philip Medal is a prestigious award presented by the Royal Academy of Engineering to recognize outstanding contributions to engineering.
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D.
Distinguished Conduct Medal
The Distinguished Conduct Medal was a high-level British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and other ranks for exceptional bravery in the field.
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E.
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a British military decoration awarded to officers for meritorious or distinguished service in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Queen’s Service Medal Target entity description: The Queen’s Service Medal is a New Zealand royal honour awarded to individuals for valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious public service.
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A.
The Queen's Gallantry Medal
The Queen's Gallantry Medal is a British decoration awarded to civilians and military personnel for exemplary acts of bravery not in the presence of the enemy.
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B.
British Empire Medal
The British Empire Medal is a British honor awarded to individuals for meritorious civil or military service, typically at a more local or community level.
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C.
Prince Philip Medal
The Prince Philip Medal is a prestigious award presented by the Royal Academy of Engineering to recognize outstanding contributions to engineering.
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D.
Distinguished Conduct Medal
The Distinguished Conduct Medal was a high-level British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and other ranks for exceptional bravery in the field.
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E.
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a British military decoration awarded to officers for meritorious or distinguished service in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealand royal honour
ⓘ
civil decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
meritorious public service
ⓘ
valuable voluntary service to the community ⓘ |
| awardedOn |
King’s Birthday Honours lists
ⓘ
linked to:
Birthday Honours
New Year Honours lists ⓘ
linked to:
New Year Honours
|
| awardingBody |
New Zealand Honours Secretariat
ⓘ
New Zealand government ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| designFeature |
effigy of the reigning monarch
ⓘ
inscription referring to service ⓘ |
| domain |
community service
ⓘ
public service ⓘ |
| eligibility |
New Zealand citizens
ⓘ
other persons serving New Zealand ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| grade | single-grade decoration ⓘ |
| hasHigherRank | Queen’s Service Order ⓘ |
| hasRecipientType |
community leaders
ⓘ
public servants ⓘ volunteers ⓘ |
| honourCategory | meritorious service decoration ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| isCivilianAward | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Realm of New Zealand ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| militaryEligibility | members of armed forces for community or public service ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
the Queen ⓘ |
| orderOfWearInNewZealand |
above some campaign medals
ⓘ
below Queen’s Service Order ⓘ
linked to:
Queen’s Service Medal
|
| partOf |
New Zealand Royal Honours
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand honours system
New Zealand royal honours system ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand honours system
|
| postNominals | QSM ⓘ |
| presenter |
Governor-General of New Zealand
ⓘ
King of New Zealand ⓘ monarch of New Zealand ⓘ |
| relatedHonour |
New Zealand Order of Merit
ⓘ
Queen’s Service Order ⓘ |
| replaced |
Imperial Service Medal in New Zealand
ⓘ
some British honours in New Zealand ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
gold with black stripes
ⓘ
gold with red stripes ⓘ |
| scope |
local community service
ⓘ
national public service ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | nomination and approval by New Zealand honours system ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | medal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Queen’s Service Medal Description of subject: The Queen’s Service Medal is a New Zealand royal honour awarded to individuals for valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious public service.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Queen’s Service Medal