2011: Queen's Birthday Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians
126 UK Service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual Birthday Honours list.
Her Majesty The Queen at Horse Guards Parade for the ceremony known as Trooping the Colour [Picture: Corporal Steve Blake RLC, Crown Copyright/MOD 2011]
43 civilians have also been honoured either for work in the Ministry of Defence or in other aspects of UK Defence.
The full Defence Birthday Honours list for 2011 is below:
ROYAL NAVYPROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH**
As Companions
Rear Admiral Mark ANDERSON
Vice Admiral Robert George COOLING
**PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE **
As Commanders
Rear Admiral Martin Brian ALABASTER
Commodore David James Rees DICKENS OBE Royal Navy
Commodore David Julian MARSH ADC Royal Navy
Surgeon Captain Mark John MIDWINTER Royal Navy
As Officers
Commander Edward Graham AHLGREN Royal Navy
Captain Keith Edward BLOUNT Royal Navy
Commander Andrew John BOWER Royal Navy
Commander Rory John Lockton BRYAN Royal Navy
Commander Simon Peter HUNTINGTON Royal Navy
Lieutenant Colonel Philip JOYCE Royal Marines
Commander Edward Stafford MAIN Royal Navy
Commander John VICKERS Royal Navy
As Members
Major Renny John BULMER Royal Marines
Lieutenant Leslie BUTTERWORTH Royal Navy
Warrant Officer 1 (Mine Warfare) Craig CAMPBELL
Captain Peter John CURTIS Royal Marines
Warrant Officer 2 Gordon HICKIN Royal Marines
Sergeant Matthew Robert HILL Royal Marines
Lieutenant Commander Debra Marie HOUNSOME (nee EMMERSON) ARRC Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service
Warrant Officer 2 Andrew John LANGDALE Royal Marines
Chief Petty Officer Air Engineering Mechanic (Electrical) George REED
Major Gawain ROSS Royal Marines
Warrant Officer 2 Engineering Technician (Mechanical Engineering) Roger Terence SKIDMORE
Lieutenant Commander Anthony Damian TITE Royal Navy
Lieutenant Commander Ian Ritchie WILSON Royal Naval Reserve (Sea Cadet Corps)
Warrant Officer 1 (Physical Trainer) Glen YOUNG
QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL
Warrant Officer 2 Stephen Peter GARROW Royal Marines Reserve
Lieutenant Commander Richard LEWIS Royal Naval Reserve
**ARMY **
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH
As Knight Grand Cross
General Sir Nicholas HOUGHTON, KCB CBE ADC Gen,
late The Green Howards
As Knight Commander
Lieutenant General Barnabas William Benjamin WHITE-SPUNNER, CBE,
late The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and Dragoons)
As Companions
Lieutenant General Andrew John Noble GRAHAM, CBE,
late The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Major General Robert Adam Mungo Simpson MELVIN, OBE,
late Corps of Royal Engineers
Major General Martin John RUTLEDGE, OBE,
late 9th/12th Royal Lancers
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OFTHE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Commanders
Brigadier Alan Douglas Campbell CLACHER, OBE,
late The Royal Logistic Corps
Brigadier Simon David HUTCHINSON, MBE,
late The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment
Brigadier Jolyon Thomas JACKSON,
late The Royal Green Jackets
Major General Alan Drury MACKLIN,
Corps of Royal Engineers
Brigadier Tyrone Richard URCH, OBE,
late Corps of Royal Engineers
Brigadier David Gordon WILSON,
late Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services Branch)
As Officers
Colonel Alexander ALDERSON, MBE,
late The Highlanders
Acting Colonel David Ian FULLER,
Humberside and North Yorkshire Army Cadet Force
Colonel Timothy David HYAMS,
late The Royal Dragoon Guards
Lieutenant Colonel Max Henry Wilfred JOY,
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel George Alexander MACINTOSH,
Welsh Guards
Colonel David James McARTHUR, TD,
late Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, Territorial Army
Lieutenant Colonel John Robert MEAD,
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Acting Colonel John Wesley NICHOLL, TD,
2nd (Northern Ireland) Battalion Army Cadet Force
Lieutenant Colonel David Robert ORR EWING, MBE,
The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Craig PROCTOR,
Intelligence Corps
Colonel Michael Gerard REDMOND,
late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Lieutenant Colonel James Michael RYAN,
Royal Army Medical Corps, Territorial Army
Major William John STRICKLAND,
The Queen’s Royal Hussars
Colonel James Medley WOODHAM, MC,
The Royal Anglian Regiment
As Members
Major Guy Justin BOXALL,
Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Nicholas Patrick BRADY,
The Royal Logistic Corps
Major George Henry BRISCOE,
The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Anthony John CALDER,
The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Major Christopher William CARTER,
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, Territorial Army
Major Robert James CHRISTOPHER,
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Major Neil Robert COATSWORTH,
Royal Corps of Signals
Major Nicholas James COWEY,
Royal Tank Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth Ann DALLYN,
Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class 1 Claire Louise DAVIES,
Intelligence Corps
Warrant Officer Class 2 Andrew Robin Craig FAUPEL,
The Royal Anglian Regiment
Major Jeremy Charles FISHER,
The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and Dragoons)
Major James Sneyd FOTHERINGHAM,
Sussex Army Cadet Force
Major Francis Joseph GARGAN,
The Parachute Regiment
Captain Derek John GREGORY,
The Royal Logistic Corps, Territorial Army
Warrant Officer Class 2 Lloyd Ian HAMILTON,
Corps of Royal Engineers
Captain Peter Joseph HATTON,
Royal Corps of Signals
Major Simon Neale HAW,
Corps of Army Music
Lieutenant Colonel Neville Robert HOLMES,
The Rifles
Major Edward Richard JAMES,
Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Daniel Owen Woolgar JARVIS MP,
The Parachute Regiment
Major Philip Anthony KEETLEY,
The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Lance Corporal Ambarbahadur KHADKA,
The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Major James John Stanley LANE,
The Royal Dragoon Guards
Captain Alain Roger LEPAGE,
The Royal Logistic Corps, Territorial Army
Major Andrew David LIGHTFOOT,
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class 2 James Martin McCONNELL,
Irish Guards
Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class Padre Philip John McCORMACK,
Royal Army Chaplains’ Department
Major Rachel Louise PARR,
The Royal Logistic Corps
Captain Trevor Gilbert PERSSE,
Royal Regiment of Artillery, Territorial Army
Captain Mark Alan PLEDGER,
Intelligence Corps
Major Benedict Peter Norman RAMSAY,
Welsh Guards
Lieutenant Colonel Helen Jane SINGH, TD,
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, Territorial Army
Major Mark Stanley John STEVENTON,
The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment
Warrant Officer Class 1 Paul David SYMNS,
The Rifles
Major Stephen John TAYLOR,
The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
Major Clare Alexandra WATERWORTH,
Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
ROYAL RED CROSS
Second Class
Sergeant Lindsay DEVONPORT,
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps
QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL
Warrant Officer Class 2 Dale Anthony HOLLEY,
The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, Territorial Army
Major Robert George ROGERS,
The Royal Anglian Regiment, Territorial Army
Lieutenant Colonel Aidan Michael Gerard SMYTH, TD,
Corps of Royal Engineers, Territorial Army
Colonel Raymond Kenji WILKINSON, TD,
late Royal Corps of Signals, Territorial Army
Major Christine WOODROW,
Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch), Territorial Army
**ROYAL AIR FORCE **
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH
As Companions
Air Vice-Marshal Simon John BOLLOM
Air Vice-Marshal Graham Edward STACEY MBE
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OFTHE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Knight Commander
Air Marshal Christopher Nigel HARPER CBE
As Commanders
Air Commodore Robert Bourke CUNNINGHAM MBE
Air Commodore Ian Craig MORRISON
Air Commodore Jonathan Colton RIGBY OBE
As Officers
Wing Commander Nigel Christopher DICKINSON
Wing Commander Wade EVANS Royal Australian Air Force
Wing Commander Nicholas John HAY
Group Captain Richard Clark MADDISON
Wing Commander Alison Margaret MOODIE QVRM Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Wing Commander Caroline Jane PURDOM
Wing Commander Mark Christopher WELLS
As Members
Squadron Leader Stephen George BEASLEY
Squadron Leader Katherine Patricia BRYAN
Chief Technician Paul Stephen George BUNKER
Squadron Leader Michael Peter John DONOGHUE
Wing Commander Andrew Nicholas JONES
Chief Technician William Michael JONES
Warrant Officer Howard Philip LAMBLEY-STEEL
Squadron Leader Donald Robert MACINTOSH
Squadron Leader James Edward MCLEOD
Flight Lieutenant Antony Felix PARKINSON
Squadron Leader Kiley John PESCOTT
Flight Lieutenant Iain William ROBERTSON
Warrant Officer Stephen WORRALL
QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL
Wing Commander Stephen DARGAN OBERoyal Auxiliary Air Force
Warrant Officer Ivan Marshall DILLANRoyal Auxiliary Air Force
CIVILIANS IN DEFENCE
KNIGHT BACHELOR (Kt)
Professor Mark Edward WELLAND FRS
Chief Scientific Adviser
COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH (CB)
Dr Frances Carolyn SAUNDERS
Chief Executive, Defence Science Technology Laboratory
COMMANDERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (CBE)
Peter Lloyd ROGERS
Babcock International
**QUEEN’S FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (QFSM)
**
Chief Fire Officer Noel Martin ROBERTS
Ministry of Defence Fire Service
**OFFICERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (OBE) **
Michael BAPTIST
For services to the Defence Industry
Stephen BRAIN
Ministry of Defence London
Brigadier William Ian Cotter DOBBIE
For services to the Armed Forces
Dr Deborah FISH
Ministry of Defence Salisbury
Lt Col Conrad St John GRAHAM, TD DL
For voluntary service to SSAFA Forces Help
James Patrick Howard HARRISON
Ministry of Defence Farnham
Douglas John KIRKPATRICK
Ministry of Defence Sevenoaks
Captain Victor Richard LAW
For voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Dr William Hugh MILROY
For services to ex-Servicemen and Women
Wendy MURPHY
Ministry of Defence London
Christopher SCHULTHEISS
For services to the Armed Forces
MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MBE)
Mark BEAUTEMENT
Ministry of Defence Bath
John William BEAVIS
Ministry of Defence Lee-on-the-Solent
Mrs Margaret BRUHIN
For voluntary service to the British Red Cross Society
Peter BUNTING
For services to the Defence Industry
Major Ronald Charles William CHISHOLM
Ministry of Defence Comber
Mark Anthony DAVIS
Ministry of Defence Peterborough
Timothy John DYMOND
Ministry of Defence New Malden
Charles Roy ELMS
For voluntary service to SSAFA Forces Help
Geoffrey Arthur GORHAM
For voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Alan Osborne GUY
For services to the British Korean Veteran Association
Roland Frederick HAGGERWOOD
For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion
Mrs Joanne HAMER
Ministry of Defence Bury St Edmunds
Robert HULL
Ministry of Defence Letchworth Garden City
Ashley Michael KIDD
Ministry of Defence Huntingdon
Dr Kenneth James MacDONALD
For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion
Joseph MURPHY
For services to the Defence Industry
David James NEWTON
For services to Defence
Robin Edgar Norman OAKE, QPM
For service to the Order of St John
Mrs Evelyn Sara PEGLEY
For voluntary service to the British Red Cross Society
Allan Stephen Richard PHILLIPS
For voluntary service to the Sea Cadet Corps
Mark POWELL
Ministry of Defence London
Mrs Nicola Helen ROBINSON
Ministry of Defence Sleaford
Paul Anthony SELFE
For services to Defence Industry
Mrs Margaret Edith SKINNER
For voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Mrs Dorothy STRUTHERS
For voluntary service to the Royal Star & Garter Home
David THOMAS
Ministry of Defence London
Leo Joseph WESTHEAD
For services to Defence
Mrs Diana Emmerson WHARTON
Ministry of Defence Worcester