Queen's Gallantry Medal

Queen's Gallantry Medal



Reverse of medal and ribbon
Awarded by United Kingdom
Type Civil decoration.
Eligibility British and Commonwealth
Awarded for "… exemplary acts of bravery."
Status Currently awarded.
Description Silver disk, 36mm diameter
Clasps
    Post-nominals QGM
    Statistics
    Established 20 June 1974
    Total awarded 1044 including 19 bars to end of 2013
    Order of Wear
    Next (higher) Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry[1]
    Next (lower) Royal Victorian Medal[1]

    The Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) is a United Kingdom decoration awarded for gallantry "not in the face of the enemy" where the services were not so outstanding as to merit the George Cross or the George Medal.

    It was instituted on 20 June 1974 to replace the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry and the British Empire Medal for Gallantry. The QGM ended the situation where the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry was awarded for lesser acts of bravery than the George Medal but took precedence over it in the Order of Wear. The QGM has been awarded posthumously since 30 November 1977 and no further awards of either the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry or the Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry have been gazetted.[2]

    The QGM is awarded for "exemplary acts of bravery" and as at the end of 2013 there have been 1044 awards including 19 bars. The military received 525 awards and civilians 519 awards including 120 awards to the Royal Ulster Constabulary, almost twice as many awards as any other group.[3] The post nominal for the award is "QGM".

    Description

    NOTE:- The Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry was discontinued as a posthumous award in 1977, when the Royal Warrant which had instituted the George Medal was amended to allow the George Medal to be awarded posthumously. Prior to this, if the level of bravery of the individual was such to merit either award, should the police officer survive the event, he/she would be awarded the George Medal, and conversely, should they lose their life, then the appropriate award was the Queen's Police medal for Gallantry (posthumous award). After 1954, the Queen's Police medal could only be awarded posthumously.

    Notable recipients of the Queen's Gallantry Medal

    Among the more notable recipients are:

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3352.
    2. "No. 47398". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 December 1977. p. 15237.
    3. Nick Metcalfe. For exemplary bravery: the Queen's Gallantry Medal, Table 3, pp. 102-103
    4. McNab, Andy (2008). Seven Troop. pp. 184–187. ISBN 9780552158664.
    5. "No. 50711". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1986. p. 14519.

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