UK POLICE - GEORGE CROSS AWARDS

The decoration is only awarded "for acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger"      
 It has been awarded directly to 154 people, 84 posthumously, and was bestowed on over 100 recipients during the Second World War.
As in the case of Island of Malta in 1942 and the award to the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1999, the decoration may be awarded collectively. 
At the time of its inception, 108 living recipients and the next-of-kin of a further 4 posthumous recipients of the Empire Gallantry Medal
exchanged their decoration for the GC, at which point the EGM became obsolete.

NAME RANK FORCE CITATION

Date

 Award

Royal Ulster Constabulary Force Collective Award Bulwark against terrorism 23-Nov-99 G.C

Roger Phillip Goad Captain Metropolitan Police Bomb Disposal 01-Oct-76 G.C

James Wallace Beaton Inspector Metropolitan Police Royal kidnap foiled 27-Sep-74 G.C

Gerald Irvine Richardson Superintendent Lancashire Constabulary Arresting armed criminals 14-Nov-72 G.C

Carl Walker Constable Lancashire Constabulary Foiled armed robbery 14-Nov-72 G.C

Anthony John Gledhill Constable Metropolitan Police Arresting armed suspect 23-May-67 G.C

Henry WilliamStevens Constable Metropolitan Police Captured armed criminal 21-Oct-58

G.C

Frederick William Fairfax Detective Constable Metropolitan Police Arresting suspect under fire 06-Jan-53 G.C

Brandon Moss Special Constable Coventry Constabulary Bomb damage rescue 13-Dec-40 G.C

Francis Austin Morteshed Constable Royal Ulster Constabulary Arrested armed robbers 03-Jun-24 E.G.M

Samuel Orr Special Head  Constable Ulster Special Constabulary Arrested armed criminals 03-Jun-24 E.G.M


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