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Distinguished Conduct Medal

United Kingdom military decoration for bravery
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Distinguished Conduct Medal
Medal created and awarded by the British Government in 1854, image created by uploader · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Distinguished Conduct Medal is a courage award[1]. It draws 131 Wikipedia views per month (courage_award category, ranking #13 of 97).[2]

Key Facts

  • Distinguished Conduct Medal is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Distinguished Conduct Medal's instance of is recorded as courage award[4].
  • Distinguished Conduct Medal's Commons category is recorded as Distinguished Conduct Medal[5].
  • December 4, 1854 marks the founding of Distinguished Conduct Medal[6].
  • Distinguished Conduct Medal was dissolved in 1993[7].
  • Distinguished Conduct Medal's replaced by is recorded as Conspicuous Gallantry Cross[8].
  • Distinguished Conduct Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal[9].
  • Distinguished Conduct Medal's next lower rank is recorded as Conspicuous Gallantry Medal[10].
  • Distinguished Conduct Medal's next higher rank is recorded as Air Force Cross[11].

Why It Matters

Distinguished Conduct Medal draws 131 Wikipedia views per month (courage_award category, ranking #13 of 97).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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