King's Gallantry Medal

King's Gallantry Medal
King's Gallantry Medal
	Obverse and reverse images of the KGM
Type	Bravery decoration
Awarded for	"… exemplary acts of bravery."
Description	Silver disk, 36mm diameter
Presented by	United Kingdom
Eligibility	British and Commonwealth
Post-nominals	KGM
Status	Currently awarded
Established	20 June 1974
Last awarded	2024 Special Honours
Total	QGM: 1,101 including 19 bars to March 2023; KGM: 6
Total awarded posthumously	QGM: 42; KGM: 0
	; Ribbon bar; Silver rosette signifies a second award
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry
Next (lower)	Royal Victorian Medal

The King's Gallantry Medal (KGM), formerly the Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM), is a United Kingdom decoration awarded for exemplary acts of bravery where the services were not so outstanding as to merit the George Medal, but above the level required for the King's Commendation for Bravery.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "No. 62529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 January 2019. p. 327.
^ "The Honours System of the United Kingdom". Cabinet Office. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

[London_Gazette-1] "No. 62529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 January 2019. p. 327.

[2] "The Honours System of the United Kingdom". Cabinet Office. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

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