Pingat Gagah Perkasa

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Pingat Gagah Perkasa
(Conspicuous Gallantry Medal)
Pingat Gagah Perkasa medal.png
TypeMedal
Established19 April 1962;61 years ago (1962-04-19)
CountryFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Awarded forAn act of conspicuous gallantry and courage performed in Singapore
StatusActive
Precedence
Next (higher) Pingat Kehormatan
Next (lower) Pingat Jasa Gemilang
Equivalent Pingat Gagah Perkasa (Tentera)
Pingat Gagah Perkasa ribbon (from 1996).png
Ribbon after 1996
Pingat Gagah Perkasa ribbon (1962-1996).png
Ribbon prior to 1996

The Pingat Gagah Perkasa (English: Conspicuous Gallantry Medal) is a medal instituted in 1962. It is awarded to any person in Singapore that has performed "an act of conspicuous gallantry and courage in circumstances of extreme personal danger". [1] It may also be awarded to any person who has performed an act outside Singapore in special circumstances. [2]

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The military equivalent of the award is the Pingat Gagah Perkasa (Tentera) , which is given to members of the Singapore Armed Forces. [3]

History

The Pingat Gagah Perkasa was instituted on 19 April 1962. It was one of six state awards to be given out by Yusof Ishak, the then President of Singapore, during the 1962 Singapore National Day Honours. [4] The rules of the award were revised in July 1996. [1]

Recipients

YearRecipientAffiliationForRef.
1962DSP Ong Kian Tiong Singapore Police Force capturing of kidnapper Oh Kim Kee [4]
DSP V. N. Ratna Singam
1966DSP T. E. Ricketts
SGT Paramasivam S/O Doraisamy

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pingat Gagah Perkasa (The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal) Rules 1996 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (2 October 2018). "PMO | The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal Pingat Gagah Perkasa". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. "Pingat Gagah Perkasa (Tentera) — (The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal — Military) Rules 1981 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 Chern, Alphonsus (13 August 2015). "Singapore badges of honour". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 August 2020.