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Civilian gallantry awards recognise the bravery of people who鈥檝e put themselves in danger to save (or attempt to save) someone鈥檚 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 they鈥檝e died 鈥撀爐hey鈥檒l 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)
• Queen鈥檚 Gallantry Medal (a third-level civilian medal for bravery, for inspiring acts of bravery)
• Queen鈥檚 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.

You鈥檒l need to write a detailed description explaining why you鈥檙e recommending them. Include the person鈥檚:

• 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

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.