The Queen's Gallantry Medal
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The Queen's Gallantry Medal is a British decoration awarded to civilians and military personnel for exemplary acts of bravery not in the presence of the enemy.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen's Gallantry Medal | 6 |
| Queen’s Gallantry Medal | 6 |
| Empire Gallantry Medal | 1 |
| The King's Gallantry Medal | 1 |
| The Queen's Gallantry Medal canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British decoration
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gallantry award ⓘ state decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
exemplary acts of bravery
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gallantry not in the presence of the enemy ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
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surface form:
Ministry of Defence
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
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| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| civilianUse | awarded to members of the public ⓘ |
| confersTitle | no title of nobility ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decorationClass | non-combat gallantry decoration ⓘ |
| eligibility |
civilians
ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ |
| established | 1974 ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1974 ⓘ |
| higherAward | George Medal ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
British honours system
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United Kingdom system of gallantry awards ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Queen's Commendation for Bravery ⓘ |
| militaryUse | awarded to members of the armed forces ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the reigning Queen of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| postNominals | QGM ⓘ |
| postNominalUsage | recipients may use the letters QGM after their name ⓘ |
| presentedBy | the monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| replaced |
British Empire Medal for Gallantry
ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Order of the British Empire for Gallantry
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| ribbonColor | purple ⓘ |
| ribbonFeature | narrow white stripes ⓘ |
| scope | acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances ⓘ |
| status | replaced by the King's Gallantry Medal ⓘ |
| type | medal ⓘ |
| wearingOrder |
above the Queen's Commendation for Bravery
ⓘ
below the George Medal ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The King's Gallantry Medal
subject surface form:
George Cross
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Empire Gallantry Medal
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Queen's Gallantry Medal
this entity surface form:
Queen's Gallantry Medal
this entity surface form:
Queen's Gallantry Medal
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Queen's Gallantry Medal
this entity surface form:
Queen’s Gallantry Medal
this entity surface form:
Queen’s Gallantry Medal
this entity surface form:
Queen's Gallantry Medal
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Queen’s Gallantry Medal
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The Queen's Gallantry Medal
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Queen’s Gallantry Medal
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Jeremy Moore
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Queen's Gallantry Medal
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Queen’s Gallantry Medal
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Michael Jackson
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Queen’s Gallantry Medal