The Gallantry Medallists' League

The Gallantry Medallists' League

The DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medallists') League - the DCM was the Army "other ranks" award that ranked just below the VC - was founded in the early 1930s by Captain Bob Moyse MC DCM BEM with branches throughout the United Kingdom. The League’s President was always a distinguished soldier, eg Brigadier Sir Jackie Smythe VC MC MP, and it was he who in the early 1960s left the DCM League to start the VC and GC Association. The League and the Association have close links as a result. The League thrived until the mid 1980s, when the numbers of holders began to decline rapidly through mortality, and also later by the demise of the DCM, together with other equivalent naval (Conspicuous Gallantry Medal(CGM)) and air force (CGM(Flying)) awards, which were replaced by the egalitarian Conspicuous Gallantry Cross. Consequentially the DCM League was initially expanded to include holders of the CGM. It was soon apparent that even this enlarged group was not large enough to sustain the organisation, and so membership was opened to all level 2 gallantry award holders including the George Medal, and the League named The Gallantry Medallists’ League.

The GML:

• Embraces all holders of second level gallantry awards, both military and civilian, and their families, within the Commonwealth.

• Holders of the VC and GC are entitled to honorary membership of the League. • There is also a class of membership, Friends of the League, open to holders of level three gallantry awards and their families who wish to assist the League in the furtherance of its aims.

• Holders of the following gallantry awards qualify for Membership: -

Associate membership is available to families and close relatives of award holders.

The aims of the League are: -

• To help those in need.

• To create, cherish and maintain the spirit of comradeship between League members of all classes.

• To organise social events for League members and provide assistance to those who wish to arrange meetings and reunions.

• To organise celebratory Parades and Musters for League members.

External links

http://www.gm-league.com

ee also

*The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada — …   Wikipedia

  • Victoria Cross and George Cross Association — The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association is made up of surviving holders of the Victoria Cross, Britain s highest military award for bravery in the field, and the George Cross, the equivalent award for civilians and military personnel who… …   Wikipedia

  • James Cowley — Major James Charles Cowley OBE DCM (12 November 1919 – 21 December 2009) was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for gallantry whilst serving with the 5th Battalion The Coldstream Guards in Belgium on 9 September 1944.[1] The Company of …   Wikipedia

  • Знаки отличия, ордена и медали Канады — …   Википедия

  • Military Medal — This article is about the award named the Military Medal . For other uses, see military decoration. Military Medal Obverse of medal and ribbon …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”