Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct

Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct
Insignia civil (left) and Military (right)
Awarded by United Kingdom and Commonwealth
Type	Medal
Eligibility	All
Awarded for	Gallantry entailing risk to life and meriting national recognition
Status	Not issued since 1994
Statistics
Established	1939
Precedence
Next (higher)	Queen's Gallantry Medal
Equivalent	Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air

Instituted in 1939 by King George VI as the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct, the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct acknowledged brave acts by civilians and members of the military in non-warlike circumstances during a time of war or in peacetime where the action would not otherwise be recognised by an existing award. In 1954 it became the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct. The award was replaced in 1994 by the Queen's Commendation for Bravery

There is no entitlement to post-nominals.

Description

There is no ribbon, but the award was evidenced by a certificate and at first by a gold and red coloured badge bearing the design of a sword in a wreath, surmounted by a crown.
The badge was replaced at a later stage by another badge - in the form a silver laurel leaf for civilians and a bronze oak leaf for the military equivalent, the Mention in Despatches - the leaves being attached to the ribbon of the War Medal or Defence Medal if held by the recipient, or appropriate campaign medal in other circumstances.

References

Level 1	Victoria Cross (VC) • George Cross (GC)

Level 2A	Distinguished Service Order (DSO) • Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) • Royal Red Cross Class I (RRC)

Level 3A	Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) • Military Cross (MC) • Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) • Air Force Cross (AFC) • Royal Red Cross Class II (ARRC)

Level 2B	George Medal (GM) Queen's Police Medal, for Gallantry (QPM) Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry (QFSM)

Level 3B	Constabulary Medal (Ireland) • Medal for Saving Life at Sea (SGM) • Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) • Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) • British Empire Medal (BEM) • Queen's Police Medal, for Distinguished Service (QPM) • Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service (QFSM) • Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM) • Queen’s Medal for Chiefs • Polar Medal

Level 4	Mentioned in Despatches • Queen's Commendation for Bravery • Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air • Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Other awards	Badge of Honour

Obsolete awards

Levels 1 / 2A	Indian Order of Merit (First Class) (IOM) • Indian Order of Merit (Second Class) (IOM)

Level 3A	Order of British India (First Class) (OBI) • Order of British India (Second Class) (OBI) • Kaisar-i-Hind, Gold • Kaisar-i-Hind, Silver • Kaisar-i-Hind, Bronze

Level 2B	Albert Medal (AM) • Edward Medal (EM) • Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM) • Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Gold) • Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) • Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) • Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) (CGM)

Level 3B	Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal • King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal • Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM) • Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Silver) • Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) • Military Medal (MM) • Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) • Air Force Medal (AFM) Indian Order of Merit (Third Class) (IOM) • Burma Gallantry Medal (BGM) • Indian Police Medal, for Gallantry • Ceylon Police Medal, for Gallantry • Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Gallantry • Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Gallantry • Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry (CPM) • Canada Medal (CM) • Indian Police Medal, for Meritorious Service • Ceylon Police Medal, for Merit • Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Meritorious Service • Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Meritorious Service • Colonial Police Medal, for Meritorious Service (CPM)

Level 4	King's/Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct • King's/Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct

Description

References

See also