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| Attack heroes on Queen's final bravery awards list | |
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| Darryn Frost had fought the attacker with a narwhal tusk on display at Fishmongers' Hall | Darryn Frost had fought the attacker with a narwhal tusk on display at Fishmongers' Hall |
| Members of the public who tackled the man behind the London Bridge attack in 2019 are among the recipients of the final civilian gallantry awards approved by the late Queen. | Members of the public who tackled the man behind the London Bridge attack in 2019 are among the recipients of the final civilian gallantry awards approved by the late Queen. |
| The list includes a Queen's Gallantry Medal for Darryn Frost who used a narwhal tusk to fend off Usman Khan outside the Fishmongers' Hall event. | The list includes a Queen's Gallantry Medal for Darryn Frost who used a narwhal tusk to fend off Usman Khan outside the Fishmongers' Hall event. |
| The same award goes to two ex-offenders - John Crilly, who used a fire extinguisher on the attacker, and Steven Gallant, who helped confront him until police arrived. | The same award goes to two ex-offenders - John Crilly, who used a fire extinguisher on the attacker, and Steven Gallant, who helped confront him until police arrived. |
| Mr Gallant, who had been convicted of murder but has since been freed, has since spoken of wanting to inspire prisoners wanting to turn their lives around. | Mr Gallant, who had been convicted of murder but has since been freed, has since spoken of wanting to inspire prisoners wanting to turn their lives around. |
| He was commended for standing his ground against Khan, who was carrying two knives and wearing what turned out to be an imitation belt of explosives. | He was commended for standing his ground against Khan, who was carrying two knives and wearing what turned out to be an imitation belt of explosives. |
| Honour for man who died trying to stop killer | Honour for man who died trying to stop killer |
| The bravery award winners are among 15 people praised for their heroic actions in the last list approved by the Queen, who died last September. | The bravery award winners are among 15 people praised for their heroic actions in the last list approved by the Queen, who died last September. |
| Such awards in future will be known as the King's Gallantry Medal or the King's Commendation for Bravery. | Such awards in future will be known as the King's Gallantry Medal or the King's Commendation for Bravery. |
| In November 2019 Khan stabbed Cambridge University graduates Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, and injured three other people at the conference held by an organisation involved in the rehabilitation of offenders in the City of London. He then ran on to London Bridge, and was later shot dead by armed officers. | In November 2019 Khan stabbed Cambridge University graduates Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, and injured three other people at the conference held by an organisation involved in the rehabilitation of offenders in the City of London. He then ran on to London Bridge, and was later shot dead by armed officers. |
| 300 seconds on London Bridge | 300 seconds on London Bridge |
| Reformed prisoner who fought knifeman | Reformed prisoner who fought knifeman |
| Ex-offender wants to inspire prisoners | Ex-offender wants to inspire prisoners |
| Porter fought back with ornamental spear | Porter fought back with ornamental spear |
| A porter at the hall, Lucasz Koczocik, also received a Queen's Gallantry Medal for forcing Khan out of the venue, using an ornamental spear, despite him having sustained serious injuries from three stab wounds. | A porter at the hall, Lucasz Koczocik, also received a Queen's Gallantry Medal for forcing Khan out of the venue, using an ornamental spear, despite him having sustained serious injuries from three stab wounds. |
| And prison officer Adam Roberts was commended for providing emergency first aid, while the attack was going on around him. | And prison officer Adam Roberts was commended for providing emergency first aid, while the attack was going on around him. |
| The bravery awards include those caught up in the terror attack beside London Bridge that claimed two lives | The bravery awards include those caught up in the terror attack beside London Bridge that claimed two lives |
| The five men brought together by the event were commended for the courage of their response - using improvised weapons and facing great danger themselves, as they chased the attacker on to the bridge. | The five men brought together by the event were commended for the courage of their response - using improvised weapons and facing great danger themselves, as they chased the attacker on to the bridge. |
| Mr Frost used a narwhal tusk that had been on display at Fishmongers' Hall and pinned Khan down, despite the risk from what had seemed to be the suicide belt. | Mr Frost used a narwhal tusk that had been on display at Fishmongers' Hall and pinned Khan down, despite the risk from what had seemed to be the suicide belt. |
| The final Queen's awards also include a posthumous Queen's Gallantry Medal for John Rees, who at the age of 88, died when he intervened in a knife attack at a shop in Penygraig, Rhondda in south Wales in May 2020. | The final Queen's awards also include a posthumous Queen's Gallantry Medal for John Rees, who at the age of 88, died when he intervened in a knife attack at a shop in Penygraig, Rhondda in south Wales in May 2020. |
| There are also awards for Lisa Way and Ayette Bounouri who came to his assistance. Mrs Bounouri used a shopping basket to try to deflect the attacker. | There are also awards for Lisa Way and Ayette Bounouri who came to his assistance. Mrs Bounouri used a shopping basket to try to deflect the attacker. |
| Other awards for bravery include: | Other awards for bravery include: |
| Ed Durante and Craig Jones for rescuing the occupants of a vehicle that crashed and caught fire on the A38 in Devon | Ed Durante and Craig Jones for rescuing the occupants of a vehicle that crashed and caught fire on the A38 in Devon |
| Bardha Kola for rescuing her neighbour from a house fire in Trowbridge, Wiltshire | Bardha Kola for rescuing her neighbour from a house fire in Trowbridge, Wiltshire |
| PC Mohammed Nadeem for rescuing a distressed man from the River Irwell in Stockport | PC Mohammed Nadeem for rescuing a distressed man from the River Irwell in Stockport |
| Kenneth Wood and Rafal Majchrzak for rescuing a woman from a fatal house fire in Boston, Lincolnshire | Kenneth Wood and Rafal Majchrzak for rescuing a woman from a fatal house fire in Boston, Lincolnshire |
| Andrew Lax for rescuing a motorist from a vehicle following a head-on collision | Andrew Lax for rescuing a motorist from a vehicle following a head-on collision |
| The recipients, announced by the Cabinet Office, are nominated by the public in recognition of "exemplary bravery in saving the lives of others". | The recipients, announced by the Cabinet Office, are nominated by the public in recognition of "exemplary bravery in saving the lives of others". |
| They are approved by the monarch, on the advice of the George Cross Committee which considers such awards, with these latest civilian honours the first for two years. | They are approved by the monarch, on the advice of the George Cross Committee which considers such awards, with these latest civilian honours the first for two years. |
| Oliver Dowden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said the latest recipients were "extremely worthy winners" of the Queen's last such awards. | Oliver Dowden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said the latest recipients were "extremely worthy winners" of the Queen's last such awards. |
| "We all hope we'd react with courage in the face of danger. These people have lived through that test, and responded in the most admirable way," said Mr Dowden. | "We all hope we'd react with courage in the face of danger. These people have lived through that test, and responded in the most admirable way," said Mr Dowden. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| UK Royal Family | UK Royal Family |
| Fishmongers' Hall attack | Fishmongers' Hall attack |
| London | London |
| Queen Elizabeth II | Queen Elizabeth II |