New Zealand Gallantry Medal
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The New Zealand Gallantry Medal is a national military decoration awarded for acts of exceptional courage and bravery in operational service.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military decoration ⓘ |
| advisedBy | New Zealand government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
acts of bravery in operational service
ⓘ
acts of exceptional courage ⓘ acts of gallantry ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
civilians serving with New Zealand forces in operational theatres
ⓘ
members of New Zealand armed forces on active operations ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Governor-General of New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| criteriaNature |
below that required for New Zealand Gallantry Decoration
ⓘ
recognises single or multiple acts of gallantry ⓘ |
| decorationClass | operational gallantry ⓘ |
| eligibility |
New Zealand Defence Force personnel
ⓘ
other persons serving with or alongside the New Zealand Defence Force ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
New Zealand government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Warrant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | early 21st century ⓘ |
| gradeInOrder | fourth level gallantry award in New Zealand system ⓘ |
| hasPostnominalLetters | N.Z.G.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherAward |
New Zealand Gallantry Decoration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand Gallantry Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoursSystem | New Zealand Royal Honours System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insigniaType | medal ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
New Zealand Bravery Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand Operational Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMilitaryOnly | true ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official state honour of New Zealand ⓘ |
| lowerAward | none ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
New Zealand Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | gallantry ⓘ |
| partOf | New Zealand Gallantry awards system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postNominals | N.Z.G.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankRequirement | no rank restriction ⓘ |
| replaced | certain British gallantry awards for New Zealand personnel ⓘ |
| scope | operational service ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | individual decoration ⓘ |
| wearingOrder | worn according to New Zealand Order of Wear ⓘ |
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