Form: Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service: nomination process and recipients

Guidance on eligibility for the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service and how to make a nomination.

The Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service was first established and awarded to recipients in 2016.

Recipients of the medal are announced annually.

Updates to this page Published 26 November 2015 Last updated 3 September 2024 + show all updates 3 September 2024 2024 recipients announced.

3 September 2023 2023 recipients announced.

3 September 2022 2022 recipients announced.

15 March 2022 Contact details in nomination form updated.

3 September 2021 2021 Merchant Navy Medal recipients announced.

23 June 2021 Nominations for 2022 and thereafter need to be received by 31 May each year to be considered and processed within the same year.

12 November 2020 2020 winners released.

12 May 2020 Extension of 2020 nominations period to 30 June 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

18 March 2020 Eligibility criteria extended to include the British overseas territories.

5 November 2019 Addition of Captain Sunil Kumar Menon.

3 September 2019 2019 medal recipients announced.

3 September 2018 2018 Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service winners released.

22 February 2018 Contact information updated plus question form amended to include questions on which sector the nominee is from and how they heard about the Merchant Navy Medal.

12 September 2017 2017 recipients of the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service released.

2 September 2016 List of 2016 recipients of the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service.

26 November 2015 First published.

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