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  • Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
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  • The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) is a second level military decoration of the United Kingdom armed forces. Created in 1993 and first awarded in 1995, it was instituted after a review of the British honours system to remove distinctions of rank in the awarding of gallantry decorations. The Victoria Cross is the only higher combat gallantry award presented by the United Kingdom.
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precedence label
  • Order of Wear
Status
  • Currently awarded.
posthumous
  • 3
Country
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Name
  • Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
Type
  • Military decoration.
Caption
  • CGC ribbon bar
  • Obverse of the medal. Ribbon: 32mm, white with blue edges and a red central stripe.
eligibility
  • British and allied forces.
awarded by
Total
  • 53
higher
Established
  • October 1993
Description
  • 36
Image
  • 100
Lower
first award
  • 1995
for
  • ... an act or acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
abstract
  • The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) is a second level military decoration of the United Kingdom armed forces. Created in 1993 and first awarded in 1995, it was instituted after a review of the British honours system to remove distinctions of rank in the awarding of gallantry decorations. The Victoria Cross is the only higher combat gallantry award presented by the United Kingdom.
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