London Gazette Gallantry Awards
The london gazette claims to be the oldest surviving english newspaper and the oldest continuously published newspaper in the uk having been first published on 7th november 1665 as the oxford gazette.
London gazette gallantry awards. The granting of awards of honours and military medals. The queen s gallantry medal qgm is a united kingdom decoration awarded for exemplary acts of bravery by civilians and by members of the armed forces not in the face of the enemy where the services were not so outstanding as to merit the george cross or the george medal but above the level required for the queen s commendation for bravery. Read more distinguished service medal. Amongst the notices published in the london gazette are.
This public announcement is often the only record that survives of. Her majesty the queen is pleased to approve the following awards of the george medal the queen s gallantry medal and the queen s commendation for bravery. Awarded for gallantry in the field an distinguished award for bravery for ncos and soldiers of the british army second only to the victoria cross for other ranks. This lists the names of people who have received the george medal the queen s gallantry medal and the queen s commendation for bravery.