Nominate someone for an honour or award
Recommend someone for a gallantry award
Civilian gallantry awards recognise the bravery of people who바카라 사이트™ve put themselves in danger to save (or attempt to save) someone바카라 사이트™s life. Recommendations are judged on:
- degree of risk
- how aware the nominee was of the danger
- persistence
The incident must have taken place in the last 5 years. You can recommend someone after they바카라 사이트™ve died 바카라 사이트“Â they바카라 사이트™ll get a posthumous award. They do not have to be British (except for the George Cross award).
Types of gallantry awards
You can recommend someone for the:
- George Cross (a first-level civilian medal for bravery, for acts of great heroism and courage in extreme danger)
- George Medal (a second-level civilian medal for bravery, for acts of great bravery)
- Queen바카라 사이트™s Gallantry Medal (a third-level civilian medal for bravery, for inspiring acts of bravery)
- Queen바카라 사이트™s Commendation for Bravery/Bravery in the Air (a fourth-level civilian medal for bravery, for acts which involve risk to life)
How to recommend someone for a gallantry award
Email the Honours and Memorialisation Secretariats.
You바카라 사이트™ll need to write a detailed description explaining why you바카라 사이트™re recommending them. Include the person바카라 사이트™s:
- name
- date of birth
- address
Give as many details as possible about what happened. This will make your application more likely to be considered. Include:
- location
- date
- any emergency or official services that were there
Honours and Memorialisation Secretariats
honours@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
After you recommend someone for a gallantry award
All recommendations will be assessed by the George Cross Committee, which makes recommendations to the King, who awards the honour.