Operational Honours and Awards List: 18 March 2016
A total of 55 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List.
HMS Bulwark in the Mediterranean Sea. Crown Copyright.
The full list which includes awards in respect of worldwide operations for the period 1 January to 30 September 2015 as well as others for non-operational gallantry.
OPERATIONS
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Major General Robert Bernard BRUCE, DSO
Brigadier James Richard Hugh STOPFORD
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Captain Nicholas COOKE-PRIEST, Royal Navy
Major Edward Gilbert Robin CARTWRIGHT, The Parachute Regiment
Acting Colonel (now Colonel) Edward James Marston DAWES, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Colonel (now Acting Brigadier) Angus George Costeker FAIR, DSO
Wing Commander Michael Robert FORMBY, Royal Air Force
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Lieutenant Commander Andrew Scott BROWN, Royal Navy
Major Andrew Richard NICKLIN, Royal Corps of Signals
Major Richard Darren WALKER, The Royal Dragoon Guards
Flight Lieutenant Rebecca Jane HUTCHINGS, Royal Air Force
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Captain Michael Olaf Chetwynd DOBBIN, Grenadier Guards
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Sergeant (now Acting Colour Sergeant) Robert Baden John COLLEY, Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Sergeant Nicholas James HILLYARD, Royal Corps of Signals
Colour Sergeant Jordan Edward MCKENZIE, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Mention in Despatches (MID)
Colour Sergeant Stephen James WALKER, Royal Marines
Colour Sergeant Andrew Neil BRAYSHAW, The Parachute Regiment
Colour Sergeant Ian George GALLAGHER, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Queen’s Commendation for Bravery (QCB)
Marine (now Acting Lance Corporal) Kieran Robert SCOTT, Royal Marines
Sergeant James LYNDON, Royal Marines
Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVS)
Acting Major (now Major) Henry DOWLEN MBE, Royal Marines Reserve
Petty Officer Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) Luke EBSWORTH, Royal Navy
Warrant Officer 1 Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Alan EVANS, Royal Navy
Commander Stuart Andrew FINN, Royal Navy
Corporal Matthew GOLDSWORTHY, Royal Marines
Chief Petty Officer (Underwater Warfare) Julian LEE, Royal Navy
Marine August Emanuel Nils LERSTEN, Royal Marines
Petty Officer (Diver) Stuart Russell RICE, Royal Navy
Captain David Bissett SMITH, Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Sergeant Lewis David ARTHEY, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel (now Colonel) Dominic Stead James BIDDICK MBE MC, The Royal Anglian Regiment
Staff Sergeant Andrew John COY, Army Air Corps
Sergeant (now Acting Staff Sergeant) Thomas Edward Trevithick DAWSON, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
Sergeant (now Acting Staff Sergeant) Paul Anthony DILLOWAY, Royal Army Medical Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Clement GIDLOW-JACKSON MBE, The Rifles
Staff Sergeant Gregory Mitchell HASKINS, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Brigadier Andrew Gordon HUGHES MBE
Warrant Officer Class 2 Paul Michael KEARNEY, The Royal Anglian Regiment
Staff Sergeant Richard Charles KERRY, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Lieutenant Colonel (now Acting Colonel) Eldon Nicholas Somerville MILLAR MBE, Corps of Royal Engineers
Brigadier Charles Spencer Thomas PAGE MBE
Major Samuel James ROBERTS, Intelligence Corps
Captain Philip Charles ROWLAND, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class 2 Jamie RUFUS, The Rifles
Acting Staff Sergeant Gareth David TAYLOR, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Captain Timothy James Hamilton TOWLER, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Flight Lieutenant Samuel John BAKER, Royal Air Force
Wing Commander Matthew Edward LAWRENCE, Royal Air Force
Non-operational gallantry
Queen’s Commendation for Bravery (QCB)
Staff Sergeant Peter James ASHTON, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Staff Sergeant Edward James CLINTON, The Royal Logistic Corps
Staff Sergeant Richard Thomas MCKINNON, The Royal Logistic Corps
Sergeant Dhaniram RAI, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Lance Corporal Sean Joseph WILSON, The Mercian Regiment
Senior Aircraftsman Shane Joseph MITCHLEY, Royal Air Force
Queen’s Commendations for Bravery in the Air (QCBA)
Sergeant Michael Edward BEAMISH, Royal Air Force