New Year honours for service personnel and defence civilians
103 UK service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in the annual New Year Honours List.
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Her Majesty The Queen
49 civilians have also been honoured either for work in the Ministry of Defence or in other aspects of UK defence.
The 152 defence personnel named in the New Year Honours List for 2014 are as follows:
Royal Navy Awards
Promotions in and appointments to the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
As Knight Commander
Lieutenant General David Andrew CAPEWELL OBE
As Companions
Rear Admiral John Howard James GOWER OBE
Rear Admiral Matthew John PARR
Promotions in and appointments to the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
As Commanders
Reverend Scott James BROWN QHC
Rear Admiral Christopher John HOCKLEY
Commodore Richard Charles THOMPSON OBE
As Officers
Commodore Martin John ATHERTON
Commander Adrian Conleth BURNS L
Lieutenant Colonel Richard John CANTRILL MC Royal Marines
Commander Iain CULL
Colonel Duncan Andrew DEWAR Royal Marines
As Members
Commander Eleanor Louise ABLETT
Colour Sergeant Martin ASH Royal Marines
Warrant Officer 1 Logistics (Supply Chain) Anne BAXTER
Warrant Officer 2 (Air Engineering Technician) (Avionics) Barry Innes FIRTH
Petty Officer Physical Training Instructor Suzanne GIBSON W142132V
Warrant Officer 2 Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Paul HUTCHINSON
Warrant Officer 2 John KEMP Royal Marines
Lieutenant Commander Thomas Michael KNOTT
Chief Petty Officer Logistics (Writer) Peter Martin MCCARRICK
Warrant Officer 2 Stephen MORRIS Royal Marines 30123817
Lieutenant Hugo George SEDGWICK Royal Navy
Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal
Lieutenant Duncan Reginald HAWKINS Royal Naval Reserve
Warrant Officer 1 Paul HURLOW Royal Naval Reserve
Army Awards
Promotions in and appointments to the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
As Knight Commander
Lieutenant General Nicholas Patrick CARTER CBE DSO late The Royal Green Jackets
As Companions
Major General John McNiven Ross HENDERSON late Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Major General Carew Lovell WILKS CBE late Corps of Royal Engineers
Promotions in and appointments to the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
As Commanders
Colonel Nicholas Seymour CHAPMAN MBE late The Mercian Regiment
Major General Nicholas Henry EELES late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Brigadier Samuel Piercy EVANS OBE late The Royal Logistic Corps Army Reserve
Colonel Fiona Helen GARDNER late The Royal Logistic Corps
Major General Robert Malcolm Bowstead NITSCH MBE late Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
As Officers
Colonel Giles Harry Lund BAXTER late Corps of Royal Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel Alan BILLINGS Royal Army Physical Training Corp
Lieutenant Colonel John BOYD The Parachute Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Paul COOK Army Air Corps
Lieutenant Colonel William Robertson LINDSAY The Life Guards
Colonel Victor Joseph Garth MATTHEWS The Rifles Army Reserve
Lieutenant Colonel George Alexander MAUND The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment
Colonel Andrew Macfarlane MILLS late Corps of Royal Engineers
Colonel Rupert William ROBSON Royal Regiment of Artillery
Lieutenant Colonel Niall McKerrow STOKOE Royal Corps of Signals
As Members
Major Malcolm Peter BIRKETT The Yorkshire Regiment
Sergeant Michael CLARK Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Major David Andrew COOPER Royal Army Medical Corps Army Reserve
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Derek COSTEN The Parachute Regiment
Major Paul Edward DAVIS The Royal Logistic Corps
Major Paul Anthony EATON The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class 2 Brian Anthony ESHELBY Corps of Royal Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel Roger Charles Derwent FAWCUS Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Susan Mary FORD Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services Branch)
Major Ronald Albert GOODWIN The Mercian Regiment
Warrant Officer Class 1 Duncan HEDGES Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Army Reserve
Warrant Officer Class 1 Thomas Heron JOHNSTONE Army Air Corps
Captain Gerald William KEARSE The Queen’s Royal Hussars
Captain David LAMBERT Army Air Corps
Captain Andrew LAYZELL The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Army Reserve
Major Anthony William MAW Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Major Paul McCARTHY The Royal Welsh
Warrant Officer Class 1 Craig PIRIE The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Major Jacqueline Patricia Ridgway RIDLEY–JONES Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services Branch) Army Reserve
Warrant Officer Class 1 Christopher SEYMOUR Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Simon Geoffrey SMITH Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Major Paul Richard SMYTH The Rifles Army Reserve
Rifleman Michael James SWAIN The Rifles
Major William Hamilton TERRETT TD 1st (Northern Ireland) Battalion Army Cadet Force
Lieutenant Colonel Simon Christopher THOMSETT The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
Staff Sergeant Jonathan David WINFIELD Intelligence Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Mark William WOOD Royal Regiment of Artillery
Lieutenant Colonel Colin Richard WOODLEY The Royal Logistic Corps
Captain Steffan Michael WRIGHT Corps of Royal Engineers
Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal
Warrant Officer Class 2 Paul Lydell Alwyn BROWNLEE The Parachute Regiment Army Reserve
Colonel Alastair James COOPER TD late Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) Army Reserve
Captain Patricia Ann Katherine JOHNSTON The Royal Logistic Corps Army Reserve
Colour Sergeant Anselmo OCHELLO The Royal Gibraltar Regiment Army Reserve
Lieutenant Colonel Keith Steven WATKINS TD Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps Army Reserve
Royal Air Force
Promotions in and appointments to the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
As Knight Commander
Air Marshal Stephen John HILLIER CBE DFC
As Companions
Air Vice-Marshal Lindsay John IRVINE
Air Vice-Marshal Ross PATERSON OBE
Promotions in and appointments to the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
As Commanders
Air Commodore Christina Reid ELLIOT
Air Commodore Stuart Charles EVANS
Group Captain Ian Steven POLLITT MBE
Group Captain Steven Roger THORNBER
As Officers
Wing Commander Philip Alan BROOKER
Wing Commander Richard Ian LANGLEY
Group Captain Allan Paul MARSHALL
Wing Commander John Finbar MONAHAN DFC
Wing Commander Roger Lee MORGAN
Group Captain Simon John SPENCE
As Members
Squadron Leader Alistair John ALLSOP
Wing Commander John Ian CHAPPELL
Squadron Leader Paul Thomas HAMILTON
Warrant Officer Brian JEFFREY
Squadron Leader Alasdair Ian Craig KIRK
Squadron Leader Joanna MADIN
Warrant Officer Barry Anthony MCEVOY
Squadron Leader Christopher Robert MELVILLE
Squadron Leader Peter MOCKERIDGE Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training)
Warrant Officer David Mark PALFREMAN
Flight Lieutenant Philip John POWELL
Flight Lieutenant Walter Dewar SUTHERLAND Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Squadron Leader Angela UNSWORTH
Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal
Squadron Leader Stuart John Sayer TALTON Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Civilians in Defence
Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)
Bruce Fiddes HOULDER QC DL for services to Defence
Commanders of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Jeffrey Thomas Robert MITCHELL for services to Defence
Officers of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Andy BAXENDINE for services to Defence
Bernard COOK for services to ex-Servicemen and Women
Christopher Thomas DOVEY for voluntary service to Naval Personnel
Nicholas Robert FEBBRARRO for services to the Royal Navy
Asim HAFIZ for services to Defence
Iain Christopher HARRISON for services to Defence
Nigel McILWAINE for voluntary service to the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
Major David Allister John NOBLE DL for voluntary service to Ex-Servicemen and Women in Scotland
Mrs Doreen ROWLAND for services to Armed Forces personnel
Andrew William SIMONS for services to Defence Information Capability
Benjamin WICKS for services to Defence
Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Peter John BENNION for voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Iain BROWN for services to the Armed Forces and the Defence Industry
Keith Noel CRAWFORD for voluntary service to Navy Personnel, Veterans and their families
Harry Frederick David DYMOND for voluntary service to First Aid and Older People
Mrs Denise Laraine ENGLEFIELD for services to the Army Welfare Service
David Eveleigh GIBBINGS for services to Aviation Heritage and the Defence Industry
Mrs Rosemary Florence GUTTERIDGE, JP, DL for voluntary and charitable service to the British Red Cross
Anthony Philip HIGGINS for services to Defence
Mrs Ruth MARSHALL for services to Defence
Paul Ian McDERMOTT for services to operational helicopter capability
Miss Dominique MURPHY for services to Defence
Dr Peter Cliver Crawford PITT, TD for voluntary service to the Royal British Legion and the Heroes Return project
Jason Paul PURVEUR for services to Defence Acquisition
Graham William REDGRAVE for services to the RAF and Defence Industry
Flight Lieutenant (Retired) James Douglas SCOTT for voluntary service to the RAF Association
Edward SLATER for voluntary service to Normandy Veterans
Mrs Wendy Catherine TOWNSHEND for services to the Royal Navy
Mrs Maureen Ann UPTON for voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Mrs Catherine Mary WALKER for services to SSAFA
Matthew David WHITTINGTON for services to helicopter operational safety
Roy WILLIAMS for services to Defence Engineering
The British Empire Medal (BEM)
Mrs Janet Anne BREWER for voluntary service to SSAFA
Malcolm George COLLIE for voluntary service to the RAF Association
Major David DAVIES, TD* for voluntary service to SSAFA
William Edwin Reginald DAY for voluntary service to RAF Heritage
Miss Florence Anne DEVINE for pastoral support to Armed Forces Personnel
Mrs Marian Margaret DOWNING for voluntary service to St John Ambulance
William Parnham DUNCAN for voluntary service to the Royal British Legion Scotland
Mrs Nellie Ann GARROD for voluntary service to SSAFA
Frederick Gordon GOODE for voluntary service to the Burma Star Association
Mrs Nicola Jane GOUDIE for voluntary service to the Royal Marines and their families
Mrs Janet Ann TOOTAL for services to Battle of Britain veterans
Mrs Teresa WALTON for voluntary service to the Army Cadet Force
Mrs Eleanor Letitia WRIGHT for voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Jonathan YATES for voluntary service to the Royal Marines Association Concert Band