13/05/2026
The TLSM eligibility expanded in April — and after more than two decades, it caught me out too. I'm now eligible for the medal myself.
I wanted an original-quality one. Not a replica. The closest thing to the medal I would have been issued if the criteria had been right at the time.
So I've commissioned a limited Australian-made run. Die-struck cupro-nickel to official specifications, Toye Kenning & Spencer ribbon. Indistinguishable from the officially issued medal.
My Foxhole family are the first to be offered the limited run, before I open it up to any ET or TL Veteran. Estimated dispatch Friday 18 June 2026.
If you're in the same boat, there's a single page now that walks through every TLSM option — pre-order OQ, replicas in stock, loose medals for DIY, or have me remount the new TLSM onto your existing set.
👉 https://foxholemedals.com.au/pages/timor-leste-solidarity-medal-order-guide
184 of you have already written to me about a TLSM. You're on the list. If self-serving from the page is faster, please do — you're not jumping a queue, you're just skipping it.
Eligibility (updated April 2026): ADF, AFP, DCP, and personnel withdrawn through injury or medical necessity, with 30+ days on mandated Timor-Leste missions since June 1999.
Tag a mate who served. The update covers more people than most realise.
— Jim
