South Australia Police Service Medal St Edward's Crown. The obverse displays the piping shrike ("gymnorhina tibicen leuconota") emblem of the Government of South Australia, surrounded by the words 'DILIGENT AND ETHICAL SERVICE' and 'SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE'. The medal is suspended by a ribbon coloured in vertical blue and white stripes in an inverse colour pattern to the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal that had previously been issued to Australian Police. This ribbon is shared with the Tasmania Police Medal, Victoria Police Medal, and Western Australia Police Medal. The blank reverse is engraved at its center with the recipient's surname and initials. According to
The Register of the Victoria Cross Third Edition, 352 pages, "This England", 1997 () hardback. Compiled and researched for "This England" by Nora Buzzell. The Register of the Victoria Cross The Register of the Victoria Cross is a reference work that provides brief information on every Victoria Cross awarded until the publication date. Each entry provides a summary of the deed, along with a photograph of the recipient and the following details where applicable or available - rank, unit, other decorations, date of gazette, place/date of birth, place/date of death, memorials, town/county connections, and any remarks. The book was first published by the quarterly magazine, "This