Awarded for an act of valour or gallantry, at the discretion of the Grand Master.
(previously the Award for Gallantry and the Grand Master's Commendation. Amended Terms of Reference 2019)
2008 Basra City IRT Crew - 28 (AC) Sqn RAF
2009 - 2010 not awarded
2011 Capt Michael Nerandzic (postumously)
2012 Crew of Rescue 195, 103 SAR Sqn RCAF and the SAR Technicians from Rescue 323, 424 Sqn RCAF
2013 not awarded
2014 Sqn Ldr Steven Deyes, Flt Lt Andrew Smith, Flt Sgt Daniel Baxter, Sgt Jonathan Frank of 27 Sqn RAF
2015 Sgt Daniel Allanson QGM
1982/83 Capt Drennen AAC
1984-1986 not awarded
1986/87 Len R Carolan Esq - Sec. Australian Region
1988-1989 not awarded
1989/90 Darrol Stinton Esq
1991 not awarded
1991/92 awarded twice:
28 (AC) Sqn RAF
Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force
1992/93 Professor Helen Muir
1993/94 The Crew of S61-A Helicopter (Royal Malaysian)
1995 not awarded
1995/96 The Red Arrows Winter Tour
1996/97 Frank Wootton Esq
1997/98 Maj N O'Brien
1998/99 Willam G Scull
1999/2000 awarded twice:
Sqn Ldr Frederick Da Costa RAF
Sqn Ldr Paul Day RAF
2000/01 7 Sqn RAF - Chinook Operations in Sierra Leone
2001/02 Sqn Ldr Richard Phillips RAF
2002/03 Peter Charles Tait
2003/04 Flt Lt Jonathan Paul Michael Adamson RAF
2004/05 Sqn Ldr John Hector Francis McNeill-Matthews RAF
2005/06 202 Sqn RAF
2006/07 1 (F) Sqn RAF
2007/08 Royal Air Force Odiham Chinook Force
2008/09 The Crew of "Blackcat 22"
2009/10 Flt Lt Ian Fortune DFC
2010/11 awarded twice:
Captain Mathew Noble-Clarke AAC
51 Sqn RAF
2011/12 Roger Bailey MRAeS MSETP
2013 not awarded
2013/14 Flt Lt Timothy Eddy RAF
2014/15 1 Regt AAC
2016 awarded twice:
Commando Helicopter Force
Flt Lt Michael Jones RAF
2017 Cdr Bertie W Vigrass OBE VRD RNR
2018 Lt Amy Gilmore RN and CPO Ian Toms - 216 Flight 815 NAS
2019 - 2020 not awarded
2021 Crew of NZ3301
2022 Squadron Leader Mark Parker RAF
2023 not awarded
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