Nick Metcalfe was born in Northern Ireland into a family that for generations had worked in the linen mills of County Armagh and County Antrim. He was commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1982. In a successful military career over the course of 27 years he served all over the world; he spent just short of eleven years on operations in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Sierra Leone and Iraq. He was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal in 1989 and the MBE in 1997. He retired in 2009. He is the author of 'Blacker's Boys'-the First World War history of the 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers; 'For Exemplary Bravery'-the story of the Queen's Gallantry Medal; and 'Honours, Decorations, and Medals to The Royal Corps of Signals for Gallantry & Distinguished Service 1920-2020'.
'I consider this fine book to be a deserved tribute to all recipients of the QGM. I commend it to all.' (Sir Ronnie Flanagan GBE, QPM.) '..a "must have" for the medal enthusiast and student of the better aspects of human nature. The author is to be congratulated on a most remarkable and valuable work.' (Professor Bernard de Neumann.) 'The book is a must for any recipient of the QGM, for which it will be a wonderful memento, for medal aficionado's, and for anyone who has an interest in the many and varied stories that resulted in the award.' (S. P. Holmes QGM.)
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