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Post by Admin Sun 08 Jan 2012, 12:11

Private Commemorations for Vietnam War service personnel
Permission to Use the Service Emblem

What is Permission to Use the Service Emblem?
All veterans who served in the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army or the Royal Australian Air Force are entitled to have their Service emblem/badge inscribed on their private memorial.

However, for copyright reasons, permission to inscribe a badge must first be obtained from the Office of Australian War Graves (OAWG). Section 83 of the Defence Act 1903 (Cth) delegates authority to the Director of War Graves to approve the use of a Service emblem on privately erected memorials for individuals.

What does this on-line facility provide
This on-line facility has been developed to assist in obtaining the necessary letter of permission to use the Service Badge on the commemoration/memorial of a deceased veteran. Veterans may wish to print a letter of permission for placement with their personal papers. Families, cemeteries and crematoria are also able to print permission letters without delays when a veteran passes. The facility to print a letter of permission is available for each veteran listed on this Nominal Roll. The letter provided will reflect the Badge and Service number for the veteran's Vietnam War Service.

What can this letter of permission be used for?
This letter can be used to acknowledge the Service of a veteran on a privately arranged memorial in a cemetery or crematorium. Foundries and monumental masons will not inscribe a Service emblem without this permission.

What can't this letter of permission be used for?
This letter of permission does not allow the use of the Service emblem in publications or on collective memorials. If a letter of permission can be printed, does it mean the veteran is deceased? Permission can be printed for all veterans on this Nominal Roll whether alive or deceased.

Where can I get help?
For help with letters of permission please contact wargraves@dva.gov.au or 133 254 (for the cost of a local call) or 1800 555 254 for country callers.

How do I obtain permission for other badges?
Written requests for permission to use Australian badges or emblems other than those of the Navy,Army and Air Force, for example the badge of a particular Corps such as the Artillery, in any publication (including on a memorial) should be directed to the Department of Defence:

Defence Community Organisation (DCO)
DGPERS-A
R8-9-026
Russell Offices
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Permission to use emblems of foreign services should be sought from the relevant Embassy or High Commission.
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