Civilians Honoured with Gallantry Awards
23rd March 2023
All members of the League will no doubt be pleased to see new awards of the Queen’s Gallantry Medal and the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery announced in the latest civilian gallantry list. These awards which are for courageous action in the most difficult situations, recognise the selfless acts by individuals in rescuing others in grave danger. As members of the League we are proud of them all and hope to welcome them into the League in due course. The full citations can be found in the London Gazette, Edition 64000, Supplement No 1 dated 18 March 2023 here. Note these awards were approved by Her Majesty The Late Queen Elizabeth II.
Awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal:
- Lisa Way, Ayette Bounouri and John Rees (posthumous awards), for intervening in an armed attack on 5th May 2020.
- Steven Gallant, John Crilly, Darryn Frost and Lukasz Koczocik, for their actions during the terrorist attack at the Learning Together event in Fishmongers’ Hall, London on 29th November 2019.
Awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery:
- Adam Roberts, for his actions during the terrorist attack at the Learning Together event in Fishmongers’ Hall, London on 29th November 2019.
- Ed Durante and Craig Jones, for rescuing the occupants of a vehicle that crashed and caught fire on the A38 on 21st June 2021.
- Bardha Kola, for rescuing her neighbour from a house fire on 28th January 2020.
- PC Mohammed Nadeem, for rescuing a distressed man from the River Irwell on 17th February 2018.
- Kenneth Wood and Rafal Majchrzak, for rescuing a woman from a fatal house fire on 1st January 2019.
- Andrew Lax, for rescuing a motorist from their vehicle following a head on collision on 11th May 2019.
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