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This page is a list of medals awarded to Metropolitan Police officers since the force's formation in 1829.. Since the creation of the MPS in 1829, 2 Albert Medals, 174 King's Police Medals for Gallantry (including 33 for entering waters to save life, 41 for stopping runaway horses, and 26 for saving lives by entering burning buildings) 30 King's Police and Fire Services Medals, 4 Queen's ...
British and Commonwealth police officers who have been awarded the King's Police Medal, King's Police and Fire Services Medal or Queen's Police Medal for gallantry rather than for distinguished service.
Officers with British, Commonwealth and colonial police forces who have received the King's Police Medal, King's Police and Fire Services Medal or Queen's Police Medal. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 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]
Renamed the King's Police and Fire Services Medal (KPFSM) in 1940, it was replaced on 19 May 1954 by the Queen's Police Medal (QPM), when a separate Queen's Fire Service Medal was also instituted. The current award was renamed the King's Police Medal following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 and the accession of King Charles III to the ...
George Medal: Conspicuous Gallantry Cross: CGC October 1993 Queen Elizabeth II: British and allied forces for "... an act or acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy." Distinguished Conduct Medal (in abeyance) Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (in abeyance) Royal Red Cross: RRC 27 April 1883 Queen Victoria
The equivalent for gallantry, the Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry, which could be awarded posthumously, had not been awarded since 1974 and was effectively replaced by the King's Gallantry Medal, which has been awarded posthumously since 1977. Queen Elizabeth II made the last presentations to two recipients in 1975 while she was in Hong Kong.
King's Police Medal for Gallantry (KPM) Timothy Murphy (1923) Kenneth Andrew (1928) Roland Henry John Brooks (1947) David Loie Fook-wing (1947) Duncan George MacPherson (1947) Harold Tiplady (1949) Wong Wai Tsoi (1949) Li Fu (1949) Chiu Ho-ching (1949) Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry (QPM) Cheng Kin Cheung (1955) Indian Distinguished Service ...