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Colonial Police Medal
Ribbon bar of CPM for Meritorious Service
Ribbon bar of CPM for GallantryAwarded by British Empire Type Medal Eligibility police officers in British Overseas Territories, Crown Colonies, and British Dependent Territories Awarded for gallantry or distinguished service Status CPM for Meritorious Service currently awarded
CPM for Gallantry replaced by Queen's Gallantry MedalPost-nominals CPM Statistics First awarded 1938 Posthumous
awardsYes Precedence Next (higher) Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal for Meritorious Service The Colonial Police Medal (CPM) is a medal awarded for gallantry or distinguished service to police officers in British Overseas Territories and formerly in Crown Colonies and British Dependent Territories. Officers from these areas can also be awarded the Queen's Police Medal, which is considered to be a higher award. The CPM was first awarded in 1938.
The most common form of the current award is the Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service. The equivalent medal for gallantry, the Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry, which could be awarded posthumously, has not been awarded since 1974 and has been effectively replaced by the Queen's Gallantry Medal, which has been awarded posthumously since 1977. Queen Elizabeth II made the last presentations to two recipients in 1975 while she was in Hong Kong.
United Kingdom Decorations and Medals for Gallantry, Valour, Distinguished Service and Meritorious Service Current awards Level 1Level 2ALevel 3A_
Distinguished_Service_Cross_(DSC) _ •___ Military_Cross_(MC)_ •__ Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) • _ Military_Cross_(MC) _ •__Military Cross (MC) • Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) • Air Force Cross (AFC) • Royal Red Cross Class II (ARRC) Level 2BLevel 3BConstabulary Medal (Ireland) • Medal for Saving Life at Sea (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 Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM) • Queen’s Medal for Chiefs • Polar Medal
Level 4Other awardsBadge of Honour
Obsolete awards Levels 1 / 2ALevel 3AOrder of British India (First Class) (OBI) • Order of British India (Second Class) (OBI) • Kaisar-i-Hind, Gold • Kaisar-i-Hind, Silver • Kaisar-i-Hind, Bronze
Level 2B_
_ _ •__Albert_Medal_(AM) _ Edward_Medal_(EM)_ •__ _ Empire_Gallantry_Medal_(EGM)_ •__ _ Union_of_South_Africa_Queen's_Medal_for_Bravery_(Gold)_ •__ _ Albert_Medal_(AM) _ •___ Edward_Medal_(EM)_ •__ _ Empire_Gallantry_Medal_(EGM)_ •__ _ Union_of_South_Africa_Queen's_Medal_for_Bravery_(Gold)_ •__ Albert Medal (AM) • _ Edward_Medal_(EM) _ •___ Empire_Gallantry_Medal_(EGM)_ •__ _ Union_of_South_Africa_Queen's_Medal_for_Bravery_(Gold)_ •__ Edward Medal (EM) • _ Empire_Gallantry_Medal_(EGM) _ •___ Union_of_South_Africa_Queen's_Medal_for_Bravery_(Gold)_ •__ Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM) • _ Union_of_South_Africa_Queen's_Medal_for_Bravery_(Gold) _ •__Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Gold) • Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) • Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) • Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) (CGM) Level 3B_
Royal_West_African_Frontier_Force_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal _ •___ King's_African_Rifles_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ •__ _ Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal_(IDSM)_ •__ _ Union_of_South_Africa_Queen's_Medal_for_Bravery_(Silver)_ •__ _ Distinguished_Service_Medal_(DSM)_ •__ Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal • _ King's_African_Rifles_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal _ •___ Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal_(IDSM)_ •__ _ Union_of_South_Africa_Queen's_Medal_for_Bravery_(Silver)_ •__ _ Distinguished_Service_Medal_(DSM)_ •__ King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal • _ Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal_(IDSM) _ •___ Union_of_South_Africa_Queen's_Medal_for_Bravery_(Silver)_ •__ _ Distinguished_Service_Medal_(DSM)_ •__ Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM) • _ Union_of_South_Africa_Queen's_Medal_for_Bravery_(Silver) _ •___ Distinguished_Service_Medal_(DSM)_ •__ Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Silver) • _ Distinguished_Service_Medal_(DSM) _ •__Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) • Military Medal (MM) • Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) • _ Air_Force_Medal_(AFM) __ Indian_Order_of_Merit_(Third_Class)_(IOM)_ •__ _ Burma_Gallantry_Medal_(BGM)_ •__ _ 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)_ •__ Air Force Medal (AFM) _ Indian_Order_of_Merit_(Third_Class)_(IOM) _ •___ Burma_Gallantry_Medal_(BGM)_ •__ _ 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)_ •__ Indian Order of Merit (Third Class) (IOM) • _ Burma_Gallantry_Medal_(BGM) _ •___ 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)_ •__ Burma Gallantry Medal (BGM) • _ 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)_ •__ 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)_ •__ Ceylon Police Medal, for Gallantry • _ Sierra_Leone_Police_Medal,_for_Gallantry _ •___ Sierra_Leone_Fire_Brigades_Medal,_for_Gallantry_ •__ _ Colonial_Police_Medal,_for_Gallantry_(CPM)_ •__ Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Gallantry • _ Sierra_Leone_Fire_Brigades_Medal,_for_Gallantry _ •___ Colonial_Police_Medal,_for_Gallantry_(CPM)_ •__ 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 • Colonial Police Medal, for Meritorious Service (CPM)Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry (CPM) • Level 4See also: Order of Wear, Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom and British campaign medals Categories:- Civil awards and decorations of the United Kingdom
- Recipients of the Colonial Police Medal
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