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The President's Police Medal is a decoration awarded to members of law enforcement in India. Established on 1 March 1951, the medal was originally called the President's Police and Fire Service Medal. The medal is awarded for either gallantry or distinguished service, with the gallantry version of the medal being accorded a higher precedence.
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 ...
Meritorious service and gallantry India: Police Medal: India: Conspicuous gallantry or a meritorious record of at least 15 years in the Central Police/Security Organization India: President's Police Medal: India: Gallantry in saving life and property, or in preventing crime or arresting criminals, or long and distinguished service Singapore
Sidney Poitier. In the late 1980s, a scam artist named Charles Agee Atkins scammed several celebrities into joining a fake tax shelter. This scheme generated phony losses totaling more than $1.3 ...
Lukasz Koczocik received the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for his part in fighting off Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist Usman Khan in 2019.
Specifically, the Department Medal of Honor is awarded for acts of gallantry and valor performed with knowledge of the risk involved, above and beyond the call of duty. A second award is denoted by a gold leaf. It is the highest honor in the New York City Police Department.
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.
John Anderson, 72, received the British Empire Medal in 2020 in recognition for community work during the pandemic. Grandfather who thought medal was a scam ‘privileged’ to be attending coronation