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Darryn Frost had fought the attacker with a narwhal tusk connected show astatine Fishmongers' Hall
By Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent
Members of the nationalist who tackled the antheral down the London Bridge onslaught successful 2019 are among the recipients of the last civilian gallantry awards approved by the precocious Queen.
The database includes a Queen's Gallantry Medal for Darryn Frost who utilized a narwhal tusk to fend disconnected Usman Khan extracurricular the Fishmongers' Hall event.
The aforesaid grant goes to 2 ex-offenders - John Crilly, who utilized a occurrence extinguisher connected the attacker, and Steven Gallant, who helped face him until constabulary arrived.
Mr Gallant, who had been convicted of execution but has since been freed, has since spoken of wanting to animate prisoners wanting to crook their lives around.
He was commended for lasting his crushed against Khan, who was carrying 2 knives and wearing what turned retired to beryllium an imitation loop of explosives.
The bravery grant winners are among 15 radical praised for their heroic actions successful the past database approved by the Queen, who died past September.
Such awards successful aboriginal volition beryllium known arsenic the King's Gallantry Medal oregon the King's Commendation for Bravery.
In November 2019 Khan stabbed Cambridge University graduates Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, and injured 3 different radical astatine the league held by an organisation progressive successful the rehabilitation of offenders successful the City of London. He past ran connected to London Bridge, and was aboriginal changeable dormant by equipped officers.
A porter astatine the hall, Lucasz Koczocik, besides received a Queen's Gallantry Medal for forcing Khan retired of the venue, utilizing an ornamental spear, contempt him having sustained superior injuries from 3 stab wounds.
And situation serviceman Adam Roberts was commended for providing exigency archetypal aid, portion the onslaught was going connected astir him.
Image source, Reuters
Image caption,The bravery awards see those caught up successful the panic onslaught beside London Bridge that claimed 2 lives
The 5 men brought unneurotic by the lawsuit were commended for the courageousness of their effect - utilizing improvised weapons and facing large information themselves, arsenic they chased the attacker connected to the bridge.
Mr Frost utilized a narwhal tusk that had been connected show astatine Fishmongers' Hall and pinned Khan down, contempt the hazard from what had seemed to beryllium the termination belt.
John Crilly utilized a occurrence extinguisher to fend disconnected the attacker
The last Queen's awards besides see a posthumous Queen's Gallantry Medal for John Rees, who astatine the property of 88, died erstwhile helium intervened successful a weapon attack astatine a store successful Penygraig, Rhondda successful southbound Wales successful May 2020.
There are besides awards for Lisa Way and Ayette Bounouri who came to his assistance. Mrs Bounouri utilized a buying handbasket to effort to deflect the attacker.
Other awards for bravery include:
The recipients, announced by the Cabinet Office, are nominated by the nationalist successful designation of "exemplary bravery successful redeeming the lives of others".
They are approved by the monarch, connected the proposal of the George Cross Committee which considers specified awards, with these latest civilian honours the archetypal for 2 years.
Oliver Dowden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said the latest recipients were "extremely worthy winners" of the Queen's past specified awards.
"We each anticipation we'd respond with courageousness successful the look of danger. These radical person lived done that test, and responded successful the astir admirable way," said Mr Dowden.
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