The Queen's/King's Medal for Champion Shots

A concise history.

The Army, Navy (updated) and Airforce awards.

A list of multiple award winners (updated).

NEWS! Congratulations to Private Tim Hiscock, 1 Royal Canadian Regiment (2 CMBG), winner of the 2010 Canadian Regular Forces Queens Medal.

Congratulations also to the Reserve Forces 2010 Queen's Medal winner, Corporal Dave Ferguson, 1 Nova Scotia Highlander (LFAA). Corporal Ferguson is the son of Lieutenant Ken Ferguson who won 7 Queens Medals between 1980 and 1999. NEWS!

 NEWS! WO1ET(WE) Paddy Newell has won the 2009 Royal Navy/Royal Marines Queen's Medal. NEWS!

 NEWS! WO2 Morgan Cook has won the 2009 UK Regular Army Queen's Medal. NEWS!

NEWS! Chief Technician John Prictor is the winner of the 2009 RAF Queen's Medal. This is John's 14th win. NEWS!

   NEWS! Congratulations to WO2 Andrew Munn 51FNQR who won the 2009 Australian Army Champion Shots Medal (his fourth win) and to Leading Seaman A. Wheeler, HMAS ALBATROSS who won the RAN Champion Shots Medal. There was no RAAF competition in 2009. NEWS!

 

Lists of Recipients by Country

Royal Navy and Royal Marines

British Army

Royal Airforce

Jamaica

Updated

Royal Australian Navy

Updated

Australian Army

Royal Australian Air Force

Updated

Canada (Regular Forces)

Updated

Canada (Militia/Reserve Force/RCMP)

Royal Canadian Airforce
Royal New Zealand Navy
New Zealand Army
Royal New Zealand Airforce
South Africa

Rhodesia

India
Ceylon
Pakistan
Ghana
Trinidad and Tobago

Information on recipients including pubished articles, photographs, biographies and book reviews.

I am always looking for more information regarding these medals, recipients and competitions.

If you have any pictures, photographs, documents, newspaper cuttings or just general comments or corrections please feel free to contact me in strict confidence.

Further information is added regularly, please come back again!

Last Updated 9 October 2010.

 


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