Medal for Gallantry

The Medal for Gallantry (MG) is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force.

It recognises acts of gallantry in action in hazardous circumstances.

The MG was introduced on 15 January 1991, replacing the Imperial equivalent.

[3][4] Recipients of the Medal of Gallantry are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "MG".

A further 8 recipients have been identified from official publications of the Governor General, the Department of Defence and from special issues of the Australian Government Gazette.