Nominate someone for a gallantry award

Civilian gallantry awards recognise the bravery of people who’ve put themselves in danger to save (or attempt to save) someone’s life. Nominations 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 nominate someone after they’ve died – they’ll get a posthumous award. They do not have to be British (except for the George Cross award).

Types of gallantry awards

You can nominate 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’s Gallantry Medal (a third-level civilian medal for bravery, for inspiring acts of bravery)
  • Queen’s Commendation for Bravery/Bravery in the Air (a fourth-level civilian medal for bravery, for acts which involve risk to life)

How to nominate someone for a gallantry award

Download and fill in the gallantry nomination form.

Return the form by post or email. The return address is on the form.

After you nominate someone for a gallantry award

All nominations will be assessed by the George Cross Committee, which makes recommendations to the King, who awards the honour.