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to extricate himself and moved away to saftey. Mean- Barry MEASURES, Mate, M.T. " Constance Banks", while, Mr. Trotter continued to struggle with the Small and Company (Lowestoft) Ltd., Suffolk. gunman until the Police came to his assistance and For services leading to the rescue of a seaman who arrested the man. fell overboard in severe weather conditions and was Mr. Trotter displayed outstanding courage when he in danger of drowning. grappled with this mentally disturbed and extremely violent armed assailant. Robert William MORGAN, Lately Constable, Gwent Constabulary. For services in disarming a mentally disturbed man Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct who was armed with a loaded shot gun. Samuel Robert ARMSTRONG, Constable, Royal Ulster Malcolm Geoffrey NEALE, Constable, Avon and Constabulary. Somerset Constabulary. Charles BENNETT, Reserve Constable, Royal Ulster For services leading to the disarming and arrest of Constabulary. a violent man who threatened him with a loaded shot Thomas Enoch HOLLAND, Constable, Royal Ulster Con- gun. stabulary. David Munro PHILLIPS, Sergeant, Police. For gallantry in Northern Ireland. For services leading to the disarming and arrest John BAKER, Constable, . of an armed man. Michael William PRICE, Constable, Metropolitan Police. Ronald Royston REID, Schoolboy, London E.I. For services in tackling a gang of armed criminals For rescuing a man who had been imprisoned and following a robbery. trapped in a fire deliberately caused by a mentally unbalanced man. David BRADY, Constable, Metropolitan Police. Drummond Gordon MARVIN, Inspector, Metropolitan Brian George RICHARDSON, Constable, . Police. For services leading to the rescue of a woman For overpowering and detaining an armed and attempting to commit suicide. dangerous robber. Norman SANDS, Traffic Warden, Keighley, West Yorkshire. Albert Victor CARNEY, Highbury, London N.5. For services leading to the rescue of a number of For services in tackling an armed criminal who was children who were directly in the path of a dangerously holding an elderly man as a hostage following an driven car. attempted robbery. Eric Bowyer SCOTT, Constable, Metropolitan Police. Geoffrey James DEAR, Assistant Chief Constable, For services leading to the arrest of an armed Nottinghamshire Constabulary. burglar. For services leading to the arrest of an armed and mentally deranged man who held his infant son hostage Winston SMITH, Constable, . in a barricaded house following a shooting incident. Sydney Henry THEAKER, Constable, West Midlands Police. Thomas James GARDNER, Taxi Driver, Birkenhead, For services in restraining a mentally disturbed man Merseyside. who was threatening to jump from a twelfth-floor For services in rescuing a man trapped beneath a balcony. burning car. Kenneth John WALKER, Department Manager/Security Andrew John GWILLIAM, Constable, Kent Manager, Harris Cleaning Ltd., Birmingham. Constabulary. For services in tackling and disarming an armed man For services leading to the rescue of a mentally during an attempted wages robbery. disturbed man who set fire to a house and barricaded Mark William WARD, Constable, Northamptonshire himself inside. Police. For services leading to the rescue in sub-zero con- James Henry HARPUR, Constable, Royal Ulster ditions of a woman who attempted to commit suicide Constabulary. by drowning. For gallantry in Northern Ireland. Kenneth Hugh JACOBS, Search and Rescue Crewman, Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air British Airways Helicopters. Harry John SPRIGGS, First Officer, Bristow Helicopters For services leading to the rescue of the crew of a Ltd., Aberdeen. crippled helicopter in severe weather conditions in the For services during a rescue in the North Sea in North Sea. extremely severe weather conditions.