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New Zealand recipients of the Queen's Gallantry Medal (2 P) Pages in category "Recipients of the Queen's Gallantry Medal" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 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]
The Arctic Star medal recognises service between 1941 and 1945 delivering vital aid to the Soviet Union, running the gauntlet of enemy submarine, air and surface ship attacks. This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during World War II
Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines — 1966: 1966 – present: Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces — 1958: 1955 – present: Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces — 1869: 1870–82 1923 – present: Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces — 1953: ...
The first woman to be awarded the Military Cross was Private Michelle Norris of the Royal Army Medical Corps, while attached to The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment for her actions in Iraq on 11 June 2006. Norris was awarded her medal personally by Queen Elizabeth II on 21 March 2007. [34] [35]
A list of British awards for gallantry in the Iraq War, awarded between 2003 and 2010.Apart from appointments to purely military orders, only gallantry awards have been included and only those that allow post-nominal letters (this excludes appointments to the Order of the British Empire for distinguished service and fourth-level awards such as Mentions-in-Despatches and Queen's Commendations).