Nominate someone for an honour or award
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.