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Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service recipients
Updated 3 September 2024
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Recipients of the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service
| Year of award | Recipients name | Title | Reason for award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mark Bobby | Mr | For services to training and education |
| 2024 | Ben Owen Bramwell | Mr | For services to support, safety and rescue |
| 2024 | Steven Mark Jones | Mr | For services to safety, welfare and training |
| 2024 | Richard Gascoyne Kirkby | Captain | For services to support, welfare and rescue |
| 2024 | Nicholas Lee | Captain | For services to safety, training and education |
| 2024 | Jeremy Kirwan Mooney | Captain | For services to innovation, training and education |
| 2024 | Louise Sara | Captain | For services to welfare, safety, diversity and inclusion |
| 2024 | Trystan Tanner | Mr | For services to support, welfare and rescue |
| 2024 | Ashley Oliver West | Mr | For services to support, welfare and rescue |
| 2023 | Alan Stephen Bury | Dr | For services to supporting mental health in seafarers |
| 2023 | Philip Cave | Captain | For services to sea cadets and maritime safety |
| 2023 | Allan Dickson | Mr | For services to the promotion of STEM learning |
| 2023 | Martin Andrew Etwell | Mr | For services to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) |
| 2023 | John Lloyd | Captain | For services to maritime education |
| 2023 | Donnacha O’Driscoll | Mr | For services to supporting the cruise sector throughout the pandemic |
| 2023 | William John Pearn | Captain | For services to maritime safety and pilotage |
| 2023 | Ewan Rattray | Captain | For services to maritime safety and pilotage |
| 2023 | Raymond Strachan | Mr | For services to rescue at sea |
| 2023 | Kathleen Womersley | Ms | For services to education, diversity, and training |
| 2023 | Charles Cecil Woodward | Captain | For services to the Merchant Navy Association |
| 2022 | Ann Pletschke | Captain | For services to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing in the maritime sector |
| 2022 | David Warden-Owen | Captain | For services to maritime charities |
| 2022 | Andrew Shearer | Captain | For services to supporting Sea Cadets |
| 2022 | Paul James Scotter | Mr | For services to safety in the fishing industry |
| 2022 | Peter Scott Roberts | Captain | For devotion to duty, services to training and contribution to charity. |
| 2022 | Mark Ranson | Mr | For services to workboat safety standards and training |
| 2022 | Iain Macneil DUNIV MNI AFRIN | Captain | For services to maritime safety and technical publications |
| 2022 | Les Hesketh CMMAR FNI | Captain | For services to maritime education and training |
| 2022 | Stephen G Gudgeon HCMM | Captain | For services to seafarer welfare |
| 2022 | Robert J Greenwood MNI | Mr | For services to safety in the fishing industry |
| 2022 | Heather Enness | Captain | For services to promotion of diversity and wellbeing within the maritime sector |
| 2022 | Daniel J Cross | Captain | For services to the preservation of a maritime history and towage sector |
| 2022 | Andrew K Cassels | Captain | For services to the Merchant Navy Welfare Board |
| 2022 | David Barnicoat | Captain | For services to raising awareness of the maritime sector and supporting sefarer welfare in Falmouth |
| 2021 | Phillip Belcher | Dr | For services to seafarer welfare during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Susan Emma Cloggie – Holden | Captain | For services to maritime diversity and inclusion |
| 2021 | Brian Cushing | Captain | For services to the maritime voluntary sector and mentoring |
| 2021 | John L. David FNI SCR | Captain | For services to the Merchant Navy, maritime careers and education |
| 2021 | Gordon Foot MA MSc FNI FIMarEST FCMI FILM FIIRSM | Mr | For services to maritime career promotion |
| 2021 | Roy Leslie Glencross | Mr | For services to the Merchant Navy and maritime charities |
| 2021 | Stephen M. Gobbi JP FNI FIMarEST | Captain | For services to the maritime sector and charities |
| 2021 | Bryan Jennings | Captain | For services to the maritime Industry including during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Ian Kelly | Mr | For services to fishing safety |
| 2021 | Simon Jeremy (Jebb) Kitchen | Mr | For services to the maritime sector |
| 2021 | Vishal Kumar | Captain | For services to seafarer welfare during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Paul Owen | Mr | For services to equality and maritime diversity |
| 2021 | Christopher Scothern | Chief Mate | For services to the Merchant Navy and maritime sector |
| 2021 | Eric Smith | Captain | For services to maritime safety and education |
| 2021 | Susan Thomson | Captain | For services to women in maritime and diversity |
| 2021 | Claire Womersley | Ms | For services to women in maritime and diversity |
| 2020 | Neil Atkinson | Captain | For services to maritime education |
| 2020 | Maximillian (Max) Alan Bingle | Mr | For services to maritime safety |
| 2020 | Colin Brown | Captain | For services to the Merchant Navy and maritime careers |
| 2020 | Frankie Horne | Mr | For services to fishing safety |
| 2020 | Trevor Jones | Mr | For services to fishing safety |
| 2020 | Derrick Kemp | Captain | For services to maritime careers and training |
| 2020 | Fazilette Khan | Ms | For services to the marine environment |
| 2020 | Christopher Locke | Captain | For services to ports and seafarer welfare |
| 2020 | Malcolm Mathison, FEI, MNI | Captain | For services to the Merchant Navy |
| 2020 | Anthony D Muncer RD RNR | Lt Cdr | For services to the Merchant Navy and maritime charities |
| 2020 | Helene Peter-Davies | Mrs | For services to women in maritime |
| 2020 | Guy Platten | Mr | For services to the maritime sector |
| 2020 | Joanne Rawley | Ms | For services to seafarer wellbeing and mental health |
| 2020 | Martin Shaw | Mr | For services to maritime safety |
| 2020 | Nicholas Spencer | Captain | For services to the Merchant Navy |
| 2020 | Kenneth John Usher | Mr | For services to the maritime unions |
| 2020 | Kevin Vallance | Captain | For services to maritime safety |
| 2020 | Alan Wall | Dr | For services to maritime education and safety |
| 2020 | Jonathan Warren | Captain | For services to maritime education |
| 2020 | Stephen Watkins | Mr | For services to maritime apprenticeships |
| 2019 | John William Bennett | Captain | For services to the welfare and safety of seafarers |
| 2019 | Ian Chapman | Captain | For services to the careers of young seafarers and a maritme charity |
| 2019 | Fran Collins | Captain | For services to the marine passenger sector |
| 2019 | Michael Davies | Mr | For services to the maritime industry |
| 2019 | Philip Dick | Chief Engineer Officer | For services to the maritime industry |
| 2019 | Rachel Dunn | Captain | For services to the careers of young seafarers |
| 2019 | Matthew Easton | Captain | For services to the maritime industry and the careers of young seafarers |
| 2019 | Nigel Hope | Captain | For services to a maritime charity |
| 2019 | John Howard | Mr | For services to the jack-up barge sector |
| 2019 | Adrian McCourt | Captain | For services to maritime safety |
| 2019 | Angus McDonald | Captain | For services to the safety of seafarers and to the maritime industry |
| 2019 | John Mark Meade | Captain | For services to the Workboat sector |
| 2019 | Sunil Kumar Menon | Captain | For services to maritime safety |
| 2019 | Andrew Parker | Mr | For services to the maritime industry and a maritime charity |
| 2019 | Alain Reynier | Mr | For services to the careers of young seafarers and seafarer welfare |
| 2019 | Kevin Slade | Captain | For services to seafarer training and a maritime charity |
| 2019 | David Smith | Commodore | For services to maritime training and the careers of young seafarers |
| 2019 | Jessica Tyson | Captain | For services to the careers of young seafarers and women in maritime |
| 2019 | David Wheal | Captain | For services to maritime safety |
| 2019 | Michael Willis | Mr | For services to seafarer employment, training and the careers of young seafarers |
| 2018 | Belinda Bennett | Captain | For services to the promotion of the maritime sector |
| 2018 | Derek Cardno | Mr | For services to the welfare of fishermen |
| 2018 | David Carter | Lieutenant Commander | For services to the careers of young seafarers and seafarer welfare |
| 2018 | Stephen Chamberlain | Mr | For an act of bravery in saving a life |
| 2018 | Timothy Charlesworth | Captain | For services to UK ports and the maritime industry |
| 2018 | Mark Dickinson | Mr | For services to seafarer employment, training and welfare |
| 2018 | Antonio Gatti | Captain | For services to UK research expeditions |
| 2018 | John Halsall | Mr | For services to the careers of young seafarers |
| 2018 | Nigel Jardine | Captain | For services to UK ports and the maritime industry including the small port sector |
| 2018 | Robin Lock | Captain | For services to a maritime charity |
| 2018 | George Lonie | Mr | For services to the careers of young seafarers and seafarer welfare |
| 2018 | Michael Morley | Mr | For services to a maritime charity |
| 2018 | Nicholas Nash | Captain | For services to maritime training |
| 2018 | John Rankin | Captain | For services to the Merchant Navy |
| 2018 | Michael Reeves | Captain | For services to the careers of young seafarers and seafarer welfare |
| 2018 | Andrew Schofield | Captain | For services to the large yacht industry |
| 2018 | Ian Shields | Captain | For services to a maritime charity |
| 2018 | Keith Thompson | Mr | For services to a maritime charity |
| 2018 | Thomas Woolley | Captain | For services to harbour towage and safety standards |
| 2017 | Andrew Armstrong | Mr | For services to seafarer training |
| 2017 | Anthony Cash | Mr | For services to seafarer welfare and the Merchant Navy Association |
| 2017 | Stephen Clinch | Captain | For services to the safety of ships and seafarers |
| 2017 | Geoffrey Cowap | Captain | For services to the careers of young seafarers |
| 2017 | Patrick Dolby | Mr | For services to international ship safety standards and seafarer welfare |
| 2017 | Allan Graveson | Mr | For services to seafarer training, welfare and safety |
| 2017 | Mark Holden | Captain | For services to the offshore maritime industry |
| 2017 | John Hughes | Captain | For services to environmental protection at sea |
| 2017 | Francis Kelly | Mr | For services to apprenticeships for ratings |
| 2017 | Charles Kelso | Captain | For services to the shipping industry and sea cadets |
| 2017 | Mark Kemmis Betty | Lieutenant commander | For services to the Merchant Navy and seafarer welfare |
| 2017 | Andrew O’Brian | Captain | For services to maritime careers and charity |
| 2017 | Francis O’Neill | Mr | For services to marine engineering |
| 2017 | Ian Spreadborough | Mr | For services to seafarer training and careers |
| 2017 | Stephen Todd | Mr | For services to seafarer employment, training and welfare |
| 2017 | Jamie Wilson | Captain | For services to the rescue of refugees in peril |
| 2016 | RH Barker | Captain | For services to the Merchant Navy |
| 2016 | LAJ Dalrymple | Mr | For services to the welfare of seafarers |
| 2016 | S Harrison | Captain | For services to the shipping and ports industries |
| 2016 | NJ Jeffery | Captain | For services to the promotion of Merchant Navy careers |
| 2016 | GT Jones | Mr | For services to the Merchant Navy and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| 2016 | RJ Jones | Mr | For services to the welfare of seafarers |
| 2016 | PJ McArthur | Captain | For services to the Merchant Navy |
| 2016 | DS McCallum | Captain | For services to the Merchant Navy |
| 2016 | N McIntyre | Captain | For services in the rescue of refugees |
| 2016 | MF Morgan | Mr | For services to the Merchant Navy and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| 2016 | PD Peters | Captain | For services to the welfare of seafarers |
| 2016 | P Rentell | Captain | For services to the Merchant Navy |
| 2016 | R Towner | Captain | For services to seafarer certification and training |
| 2016 | W Tripp | Captain | For services in the rescue of refugees |