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New Zealand recipients of the Queen's Gallantry Medal (2 P) Pages in category "Recipients of the Queen's Gallantry Medal" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The Queen's Gallantry Medal was instituted on 20 June 1974 [3] to replace the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry and the British Empire Medal for Gallantry, which ended the anomaly 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. [4]
All of the team from the Everest team were on the expedition plus Peter Midwood. He died whilst trying to save a companion, for which he was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM). [6] A memorial message inscribed upon a wooden paddle was affixed to a tree nearest the spot where Jones was said to have died.
The Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) is the third-level medal awarded for bravery not in the face of the enemy. Sergeant David Paul Acarnley, The Royal Logistic Corps, March 2013 [26] Warrant Officer Stephen Charles Bowden, Royal Air Force, March 2011 [114] Private Callum John Brotherston, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, September 2010 [67]
He was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal in the 1988 New Year Honours for saving lives during the 1987 MS Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster [6] whilst serving in the Royal Navy. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Fullen broke his neck in 1990 while playing rugby.
These are the last recipients to be awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal; all future recipients will receive the King's Gallantry Medal (KGM). [58] For intervening in an armed attack on 5th May 2020. [59] Lisa Way; Ayette Bounouri; John Rees (posthumous)
The Military Medal (MM) was the third highest medal awarded to other ranks for gallantry in the face of the enemy on land. Sergeant Michael James Dowling, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (posthumous). Fitter Sergeant, C Squadron, 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers. Awarded 29 June 1991. [14] Sergeant Keith Goodlad, Special Air Service.
A list of British awards for gallantry in the Iraq War, awarded between 2003 and 2010.Apart from appointments to purely military orders, only gallantry awards have been included and only those that allow post-nominal letters (this excludes appointments to the Order of the British Empire for distinguished service and fourth-level awards such as Mentions-in-Despatches and Queen's Commendations).