**Note the change of topic for this month’s Sunday lecture**
Sunday Lecture Series:
Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct
Sunday, 25 October 2020
11:00am to 12:30pm
Police HQ, 200 Roma Street,
Brisbane QLD 4000
This lecture will also be LIVE STREAMED
In 1939 the King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct was Instituted by King George VI to acknowledge brave acts by civilians and members of the military in non-warlike circumstances during wartime or peacetime. In 1952 the award became the Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct. Between 1952 and 1987 the QCBC was awarded to 405 Australians including 286 civilians and of these 73 were awarded to Queensland police officers.
QCBC recipients, 1979 Left to right: Detective Constable Kenneth Cant, Constable Neil Mackenzie and Detective Senior Constable James O’Donnell. (QPM Image)
This Sunday lecture will be presented by Anthony Staunton a published historian with works on military history and awards. Anthony has researched all the Australian QCBC awardees and will speak about the history of the award and relate some of the stories with the awarding of this Commendation to Queensland police officers.
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This one-and-a-half hour presentation will start at 11am on Sunday, October 25 and will be both informative, educational and suitable for any audience.
The Museum opens its doors to the public on the last Sunday of each month from 10am to 3pm from February to November in addition to the standard Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm opening hours. Monthly Sunday openings feature guest speakers from across the historical and crime-solving spectrums.
PLEASE NOTE: The Police Museum will open Sunday, October 25 from 10am to 3pm, and is located on the ground floor of Police Headquarters, 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.