Pingat Gagah Perkasa

Pingat Gagah Perkasa
(*Conspicuous Gallantry Medal*)
Pingat Gagah Perkasa ; (Conspicuous Gallantry Medal);
Type	Medal
Established	19 April 1962; 62 years ago
Country	Singapore
Awarded for	An act of conspicuous gallantry and courage performed in Singapore
Status	Active
Precedence
Next (higher)	Pingat Kehormatan
Next (lower)	Pingat Jasa Gemilang
Equivalent	Pingat Gagah Perkasa (Tentera)
	; Ribbon after 1996; ; 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]

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


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

References

External links

Prime Minister's Office Singapore - The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal

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Pingat Gagah Perkasa

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