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  •   Indicates the Albert Medal in Gold (others being the Albert Medal in Bronze).
  •   Indicates that the award was made posthumously.
  •   Indicates that the award was exchanged for the George Cross in 1971.


Name Rank/Title Service etc[1] Nationality Conflict/Incident Gazette[2]
Abbott, Edmund Geoffrey Lieutenant Royal Navy British SMS Baden explosion 1920/03/12[3]
Scott, Richard James Rodney Lieutenant-Commander Royal Navy (HMS Myrtle) British Russian Civil War (Baltic Campaign) 1920/03/12[3]
Knill, Thomas Stratford Captain Merchant Navy (SS War Pike) British Russian Civil War (SS War Pike fire) 1920/04/26[4]
Bailey, Albert Victor Stoker Petty Officer Royal Navy (HMS Tiger) British HMS Tiger gas rescue, Rosyth 1920/04/27[4]
Buckle, Henry Mate Royal Navy (HMS Tiger) British HMS Tiger gas rescue, Rosyth 1920/04/27[4]
Bowman, Joseph HM Dockyard Rosyth British HMS Tiger gas rescue, Rosyth 1920/05/18[5][6]
Mather, Matthew Ronald HM Dockyard Rosyth British HMS Tiger gas rescue, Rosyth 1920/05/18[5][6]
Cotton, Arthur Stedman, CMG, DSO Colonel Royal Artillery British Russian Civil War (SS War Pike fire) 1920/07/12[6]
Shah, Gharib Indian Nariana ferry disaster, India 1920/07/26[7]
Fraser, David Chief Engineer Merchant Navy (SS Melville Dollar) Canadian SS Melville Dollar steam explosion, Pacific 1920/08/06[8]
Higgins, Aaron Edward Third Engineer Merchant Navy (SS Melville Dollar) Canadian SS Melville Dollar steam explosion, Pacific 1920/08/06[8]
Emmitt, Mrs Frederick British Peshawar attempted murder, India 1920/08/12[9]
Brown, Thomas William Fireman Newcastle upon Tyne Fire Brigade British Cross House fire 1920/10/05[10]
Smith, Harry Commissioned Engineer Royal Navy (HMS Rob Roy) British HMS Rob Roy boiler room fire 1920/10/05[11]
Ellaya Subedar-Major 88th Carnatic Infantry (1st Battalion) Indian St Thomas's Mount Arsenal fire, India 1921/07/14[12]
Galbraith, Ian William, MC Lieutenant 19th Lancers British St Thomas's Mount Arsenal fire, India 1921/07/14[12]
Singh, Raghu Nandan Sepoy 150th Infantry (2nd Battalion) Indian Piaza Raghza bomb explosion, India 1921/07/14[12]
Bland, George Hubert, MC Captain 105th Mahratta Light Infantry British Moghal Kot mortar accident, India 1922/06/26[13]
Chalmers, Jack Australian Coogee Beach shark attack 1922/07/07[14]
Darley, Charles Curtis Squadron Leader Royal Air Force British Lake Bracciano air crash, Italy 1922/07/24 (1922/07/25)[15]
Singh, Rur Company Havildar Major 48th Pioneers Indian Waziristan river rescue 1922/12/19[16]
Chapman, Charles New Zealand Paparoa Valley flood rescue 1923/02/12[17]
Hayward, Victor George British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1923/07/04[18] **
Joyce, Ernest Edward Mills Petty Officer Royal Navy British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1923/07/04[18] **
Richards, Richard Walter Australian Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1923/07/04[18][19] **
Wild, Harry Ernest Petty Officer Royal Navy British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1923/07/04[18] **
Sammai, Veladi Indian South Chanda tiger attack 1925/05/12[20]
Lees, Gordon Newcastle City Council Australian Newcastle shark attack, New South Wales 1925/09/29[21]
White, George Henry Second Engineer Merchant Navy (SS Paul Beau) British SS Paul Beau steam explosion 1925/11/17[22]
Pun, Aimansing Rifleman 6th Gurkha Rifles (1st Battalion) Nepalese Attock river rescue 1926/09/21[23]
Gibbs, Stanley Australian Port Hacking shark attack 1927/02/07[24]
Bain Smith, George Stewart Lieutenant Royal Engineers British Mount Mon mountain rescue 1927/09/26[25]
Hopkins, Frank Seaman Merchant Navy British SS Cambrian Baroness rescue, Newport 1927/11/03[26]
Fairclough, Frank Gunner Royal Artillery British Ambala petrol godown fire 1928/04/24[27]
Armytage, Reginald William Lieutenant Royal Navy (HMS Warspite) British HMS Warspite gas leak, Malta 1928/08/02[28]
Oliver, Dick Leading Seaman Royal Navy (HMS Warspite) British HMS Warspite gas leak, Malta 1928/08/02[28]
Murphy, Colin British Liverpool department store fire 1961/03/10[29]
Logan, Stanley Charles Chief Engineer Merchant Navy (MV Capetown Castle) British MV Capetown Castle engine room explosion, Mediterranean 1962/09/11[30]
Condon, William Joseph Electrical Mechanic (Electronics) 1st Class Royal Australian Navy (HMAS Voyager) Australian HMAS Melbourne–HMAS Voyager collision 1965/03/19[31]
Marien, Kerry Francis Midshipman Royal Australian Navy (HMAS Voyager) Australian HMAS Melbourne–HMAS Voyager collision 1965/03/19[31]
Robertson, Peter Gordon Lieutenant Royal Navy (HMS Bastion) British Sea rescue, Persian Gulf 1966/07/19[32]
Hanson, Nanette St John's RC High School, Dundee British Robert Mone attack 1968/05/14[33]
Bye, Geoffrey Clifford First Officer Australian Merchant Navy (MV Frisia) Australian MV Frisia fire, Papua New Guinea 1970/03/26 (1970/03/31)[34]
McIntyre, Kenneth Owen Greaser Australian Merchant Navy (MV Noongah) Australian MV Noongah disaster, Pacific 1970/08/06 (1970/08/11)[35]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Members of special forces are usually gazetted under their former regiment, corps or service. In such instances, these are given in parentheses.
  2. ^ In format year/month/day. Note that some awards are backdated. This often indicates that the recipient was in a sensitive post (e.g. special forces) at the time of the award and it was not officially announced until some time later. In such instances, the actual date of the award is given first and the gazette date is given in parentheses.
  3. ^ a b "No. 31821". The London Gazette. 12 March 1920. p. 3187.
  4. ^ a b c *"No. 31879". The London Gazette. 27 April 1920. pp. 4847–4848.
  5. ^ a b "No. 31911". The London Gazette. 21 May 1920. p. 5734.
  6. ^ a b c "No. 31983". The London Gazette. 16 July 1920. pp. 7576–7577.
  7. ^ "No. 31994". The London Gazette. 27 July 1920. p. 7860.
  8. ^ a b "No. 32012". The London Gazette. 10 August 1920. p. 8271.
  9. ^ "No. 32020". The London Gazette. 17 August 1920. p. 8477.
  10. ^ "No. 32078". The London Gazette. 8 October 1920. pp. 9810–9811.
  11. ^ "No. 32074". The London Gazette. 5 October 1920. p. 9693.
  12. ^ a b c "No. 32391". The London Gazette. 15 July 1921. pp. 5637–5638.
  13. ^ "No. 32725". The London Gazette. 26 June 1922. p. 4915.
  14. ^ "No. 32727". The London Gazette. 7 July 1922. p. 5103.
  15. ^ "No. 32732". The London Gazette. 25 July 1922. p. 5512.
  16. ^ "No. 32779". The London Gazette. 19 December 1922. p. 9029.
  17. ^ "No. 32796". The London Gazette. 16 February 1923. pp. 1148–1149.
  18. ^ a b c d "No. 32842". The London Gazette. 6 July 1923. p. 4686.
  19. ^ "No. 32932". The London Gazette. 2 May 1924. p. 3520.
  20. ^ "No. 33046". The London Gazette. 12 May 1925. p. 3201.
  21. ^ "No. 33088". The London Gazette. 29 September 1925. p. 6274.
  22. ^ "No. 33103". The London Gazette. 17 November 1925. p. 7509.
  23. ^ "No. 33208". The London Gazette. 5 October 1926. p. 6365.
  24. ^ "No. 33246". The London Gazette. 7 February 1927. p. 864.
  25. ^ "No. 33316". The London Gazette. 30 September 1927. p. 6185.
  26. ^ "No. 33326". The London Gazette. 4 November 1927. p. 7000.
  27. ^ "No. 33382". The London Gazette. 8 May 1928. p. 3245.
  28. ^ a b "No. 33409". The London Gazette. 3 August 1928. pp. 5213–5214.
  29. ^ "No. 42298". The London Gazette. 10 March 1961. p. 1811.
  30. ^ "No. 42779". The London Gazette. 11 September 1962. p. 7131.
  31. ^ a b "No. 43604". The London Gazette. 19 March 1965. p. 2797.
  32. ^ "No. 44058". The London Gazette. 19 July 1966. pp. 8142–8143.
  33. ^ "No. 44585". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 May 1968. p. 5456.
  34. ^ "No. 45070". The London Gazette. 31 March 1970. p. 3645.
  35. ^ "No. 45170". The London Gazette. 11 August 1970. p. 8869.