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Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service recipients
Updated 12 February 2025
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The Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service is awarded every year to seafarers who have set an outstanding example to others by their devotion to duty or exemplary service.
This page lists the people who have been awarded the medal and the reason they were awarded it.
The medal is for people who are serving or have served in the Merchant Navy or fishing fleets of the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, the Channel Islands or the British Overseas Territories.
Read more about how to nominate someone for the medal.
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 |