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From 1938 to 1979, 482 medals for gallantry were awarded, including 17 to fire brigade members, in addition to nine second award clasps. In the same period 3,305 medals for meritorious service were awarded, including 169 to fire brigade members.
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When worn with other decorations, the medal for gallantry is worn immediately before the King’s
Gallantry Medal, the medal for meritorious service immediately before jubilee and coronation awards.
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Ribbon clasps could be bestowed to the gallantry medal for further acts, marked with a silver rosette on the ribbon when worn alone.
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It is a circular silver medal, 36 mm in diameter, with the ribbon suspended from a ring. It has the following design:
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190:) until April 2012, is a medal awarded for gallantry or distinguished service to all ranks of
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The obverse bears the profile of the reigning monarch with an appropriate inscription.
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Police: a vertical truncheon in front of a laurel wreath, surrounded by the words
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The medals are issued with the details of the recipient inscribed on the rim.
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Long and
Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth
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Royal West
African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal
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Sierra Leone Fire
Brigades Medal, for Meritorious Service
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Union of South Africa King's Medal for
Bravery, Silver
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the United
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Union of South Africa King's Medal for
Bravery, Gold
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King's Fire
Service Medal, for Distinguished Service
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272:'OVERSEAS TERRITORIES FIRE BRIGADES FOR GALLANTRY',
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1307:King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal
1409:Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Gallantry
1416:Mauritius Police Medal for Meritorious Service
1002:King’s Police Medal, for Distinguished Service
378:. London: A.H.Baldwin & Sons. p. 53.
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406:. London: Nimrod Dix and Co. pp. 41–42.
219:Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service
132:CPM for Meritorious Service currently awarded
18:Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service
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1051:Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service
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58:Ribbon bar of medal for Meritorious Service
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278:. Until 2012 the wording referred to
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214:. The CPM was first awarded in 1938.
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1423:Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry
1208:Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)
221:. The equivalent for gallantry, the
223:Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry
50:Ribbon bar of the CPM for Gallantry
1395:Ceylon Police Medal, for Gallantry
1388:Indian Police Medal, for Gallantry
1314:Indian Distinguished Service Medal
1265:Order of British India (2nd class)
1258:Order of British India (1st class)
903:King's Police Medal, for Gallantry
456:. 19 November 1974. p. 11405.
74:gallantry or distinguished service
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1187:Indian Order of Merit (2nd class)
1148:Indian Order of Merit (1st class)
1044:Overseas Territories Police Medal
436:. 19 February 1974. p. 2223.
402:Abbott, PE; Tamplin, JMA (1981).
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35:Overseas Territories Police Medal
312:. 8 November 1938. p. 6988.
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1023:King's Volunteer Reserves Medal
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1451:Ceylon Police Medal, for Merit
1016:King's Ambulance Service Medal
357:. 14 June 2012. p. 11415.
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262:'FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE'
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404:British Gallantry Awards
280:'COLONIAL FIRE BRIGADES'
266:'COLONIAL POLICE FORCES'
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227:King's Gallantry Medal
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995:British Empire Medal
580:Companions of Honour
974:Sea Gallantry Medal
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212:King's Police Medal
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89:Presented by
37:
26:
1535:Revocations
1131:decorations
1030:Polar Medal
822:decorations
621:Charles III
448:"No. 46407"
428:"No. 46213"
349:"No. 60172"
329:"No. 62529"
304:"No. 34568"
243:Description
100:Eligibility
71:Awarded for
1551:Categories
1133:and medals
824:and medals
735:Edward VII
643:St Patrick
290:References
165:Equivalent
721:George IV
607:George VI
384:930416375
1508:See also
1359:Level 3B
1250:Level 3A
1218:Level 2B
1179:Level 2A
1129:Obsolete
966:Level 3B
920:Level 3A
888:Level 2B
856:Level 2A
742:George V
374:(1956).
1475:Level 4
1140:Level 1
1061:Level 4
831:Level 1
820:Current
792:Baronet
695:Defunct
635:Dormant
587:St John
524:Thistle
509:Current
79:Country
517:Garter
502:Orders
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192:police
129:Status
111:, and
1100:Other
756:Other
685:Burma
538:Merit
66:Medal
29:Award
531:Bath
408:ISBN
380:OCLC
206:and
180:OTPM
174:The
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63:Type
274:or
260:or
198:in
188:CPM
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