Sea Gallantry Medal

Sea Gallantry Medal
Ribbon of the SGM
Awarded by United Kingdom
Type	Civil decoration
Eligibility	British subjects, or to foreigners serving in British ships, foreigners who have displayed gallantry in foreign ships in saving the lives of British subjects are eligible for Board of Trade Gold and Silver Medals ‘for Foreign Services’.
Awarded for	Saving life at sea
Statistics
Last awarded	1989
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Constabulary Medal (Ireland)^[1]
Next (lower)	Indian Order of Merit (Civil)^[1]
Related	Queen's Gallantry Medal^[2]

The Sea Gallantry Medal (SGM) (officially 'The Board of Trade Medal for Saving Life at Sea'), is an award for civil gallantry at sea in Great Britain and the Commonwealth. The Merchant Shipping Act 1854 permitted the issue of this award and SGMs were first struck in 1855.^[3] They were first awarded either for 'humanity' (where there was little risk to the life of the recipient), or for gallantry (where there was significant risk to the recipient).^[4]

Recipients are entitled to the post-nomial "SGM". There have been two awards of the Sea Gallantry Medal (Bronze) since 1974: one in 1981 and the other in 1989. No Sea Gallantry Medals (Silver) have been awarded since this time.

Notable recipients

Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock
Lieutenant Max Horton – later Admiral Sir Max Horton
Captain Edward Evans – later Admiral The Lord Mountevans
Lieutenant Fogarty Fegen – later Captain of HMS Jervis Bay and Commodore of Convoy HX 84
Lieutenant John Jellicoe – later Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Jellicoe

Footnotes

1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. p. 3352. 17 March 2003.
↑ This is arguable. The SGM predates all other UK official gallantry medals, and therefore, initially at least, covered gallantry in saving life at sea at all levels. These days it appears, but it is not officially confirmed, not to be awarded, and seems to have been replaced by the Queen's Gallantry Medal. QGM.
↑ "Bernard de Neumann". Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
↑ "Stephen Stratford". Retrieved 17 July 2009.

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Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

Current awards

Level 1	Victoria Cross (VC) George Cross (GC)

Level 2A	Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) Royal Red Cross Class I (RRC)

Level 2B	George Medal (GM) Queen's Police Medal, for Gallantry (QPM) Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry (QFSM)

Level 3A	Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Military Cross (MC) Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Air Force Cross (AFC) Royal Red Cross Class II (ARRC)

Level 3B	Constabulary Medal (Ireland) Sea Gallantry Medal (SGM) Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) British Empire Medal (BEM) Queen's Police Medal, for Distinguished Service (QPM) Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service (QFSM) Queen's Ambulance Service Medal Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM) Queen's Medal for Chiefs Polar Medal Imperial Service Medal Overseas Territories Police Medal

Level 4	Mentioned in Despatches Queen's Commendation for Bravery Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Other awards	Badge of Honour

Obsolete awards

Level 1	Indian Order of Merit (First Class) (IOM) Albert Medal (1st class) (AM) Edward Medal (1st class) (EM) Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM)

Level 2A	Indian Order of Merit (Second Class) (IOM) Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) (CGM)

Level 2B	Albert Medal (2nd class) (AM) Edward Medal (2nd class) (EM) Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold

Level 3A	Order of British India (First Class) (OBI) Order of British India (Second Class) (OBI) Indian Order of Merit (Third Class) (IOM) Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) Military Medal (MM) Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) Air Force Medal (AFM) Burma Gallantry Medal (BGM)

Level 3B	Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Silver) Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze) Indian Police Medal, for Gallantry Ceylon Police Medal, for Gallantry Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Gallantry Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Gallantry Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry (CPM) Canada Medal (CM) Indian Police Medal, for Meritorious Service Ceylon Police Medal, for Merit Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Meritorious Service Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Meritorious Service

Level 4	King's/Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct King's/Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

See also: British campaign medals

Former decorations awarded to Australians

Australian Honours Order of Precedence prior to 6 October 1992

Orders of Chivalry

Most Honourable Order of the Bath	Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) • Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB) • Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George	Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) • Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG/DCMG) • Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire	/ Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) • / Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE) • / Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) • / Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) • / Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Imperial Service Order	Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

Order of the Companions of Honour	Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

Miscellaneous	Hereditary peer • Life peer • Baronet • Knight Bachelor

Military
Gallantry/Bravery
Decorations

In the face of the enemy	Victoria Cross (VC) • Distinguished Service Order (DSO) • Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) • Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) • Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) (CGM) • Military Cross (MC) • Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) • Military Medal (MM) • Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) • Mentioned in dispatches

Not the face of the enemy	Air Force Cross (AFC) • Air Force Medal (AFM) • Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct

Distinguished
Service
Decorations

In the face of the enemy	Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) • Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

Not the face of the enemy	Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (QPM) • Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service (QFSM)

Civil Bravery
Decorations

George Cross (GC) • Albert Medal, First Class (AM) • Albert Medal, First Class (Sea) (AM) • Albert Medal, Second Class (AM) • Albert Medal, Second Class (Sea) (AM) • George Medal (GM) • Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry (QPM) • Queen's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry (QFSM) • Sea Gallantry Medal (SGM) • Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) • Edward Medal (EM) • Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct

Nursing Service

Member of the Royal Red Cross (RRC) • Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

Meritorious Service

/ British Empire Medal (BEM) • Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

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