Type Medal | Post-nominals CPM | |
Country British Overseas Territories 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 Medal | ||
The Overseas Territories Police Medal, known as the Colonial Police Medal (CPM) until April 2012, 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.
Colonial Police Medal
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.