Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
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The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conspicuous Gallantry Cross canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T689908 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conspicuous Gallantry Cross Context triple: [Distinguished Service Order, higherAward, Conspicuous Gallantry Cross]
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A.
Distinguished Service Cross
The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army’s second-highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat against an armed enemy.
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B.
The Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
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C.
The Queen's Gallantry Medal
The Queen's Gallantry Medal is a British decoration awarded to civilians and military personnel for exemplary acts of bravery not in the presence of the enemy.
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D.
The George Cross
The George Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
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E.
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a British military decoration awarded to officers for meritorious or distinguished service in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conspicuous Gallantry Cross Target entity description: The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
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A.
Distinguished Service Cross
The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army’s second-highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat against an armed enemy.
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B.
The Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
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C.
The Queen's Gallantry Medal
The Queen's Gallantry Medal is a British decoration awarded to civilians and military personnel for exemplary acts of bravery not in the presence of the enemy.
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D.
The George Cross
The George Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
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E.
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a British military decoration awarded to officers for meritorious or distinguished service in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CGC ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy
ⓘ
gallantry in the presence of the enemy ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Defence
|
| campaigns |
Iraq War
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Queen Elizabeth II
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth II
|
| eligibility |
British Army personnel
ⓘ
Royal Air Force personnel ⓘ Royal Marines personnel ⓘ Royal Navy personnel ⓘ all ranks of the British Armed Forces ⓘ tri-service personnel ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | 1993 review of the British honours system ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1994 ⓘ |
| higherAward |
Victoria Cross
ⓘ
linked to:
The Victoria Cross
|
| introduced | 1993 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lowerAward |
Distinguished Flying Cross
ⓘ
Distinguished Service Cross ⓘ
linked to:
Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
Military Cross ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | St Edward's Crown surrounded by a laurel wreath ⓘ |
| orderOfWearUK | immediately below the Victoria Cross ⓘ |
| partOf | British honours system ⓘ |
| postNominals | CGC ⓘ |
| postNominalUsage | entitles recipients to use the letters CGC after their name ⓘ |
| presentedBy | the monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| rankRestriction | no rank restriction ⓘ |
| relativeRank | second-level gallantry award ⓘ |
| replaced |
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
ⓘ
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) ⓘ
linked to:
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
Distinguished Conduct Medal ⓘ Distinguished Service Order (when awarded for gallantry in combat) ⓘ
linked to:
Distinguished Service Order
|
| reverseDesign | plain with the date of award engraved ⓘ |
| ribbonColour |
dark green central stripe
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| ribbonPattern | white ribbon with a broad dark green central stripe ⓘ |
| scope | operations against the enemy ⓘ |
| shape | silver cross pattée ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | gallantry decoration ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Conspicuous Gallantry Cross Description of subject: The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.