Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "During World War I it was recognized that there was no suitable award to recognize acts of bravery by civilians such as the seamen of the British Merchant Navy that did not merit a specific gallantry medal, and for acts of gallantry during which the person performing the act lost their life (only the Victoria Cross could be awarded posthumously at that time). The formal introduction of “Commendations” was the solution approved by King George V and was a system re-introduced in 1939 by King George VI when it was referred to as the “King’s Commendation\" for brave conduct before being officially titled the \"King's Commendation for Brave Conduct\". In 1952 the honour was renamed the “Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct” which was itself replaced in 1994 by the Queen's Commendation for Bravery. Unlike many awards for bravery, there is no entitlement to append post-nominal letters after a recipient's name."@en }
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- Kings_Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct_(1916-1952) abstract "During World War I it was recognized that there was no suitable award to recognize acts of bravery by civilians such as the seamen of the British Merchant Navy that did not merit a specific gallantry medal, and for acts of gallantry during which the person performing the act lost their life (only the Victoria Cross could be awarded posthumously at that time). The formal introduction of “Commendations” was the solution approved by King George V and was a system re-introduced in 1939 by King George VI when it was referred to as the “King’s Commendation\" for brave conduct before being officially titled the \"King's Commendation for Brave Conduct\". In 1952 the honour was renamed the “Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct” which was itself replaced in 1994 by the Queen's Commendation for Bravery. Unlike many awards for bravery, there is no entitlement to append post-nominal letters after a recipient's name.".