2010: Queen's Birthday Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians
141 UK Service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual Birthday Honours list.
Her Majesty The Queen inspects members of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards during the presentation of their new colours [Picture: Sergeant Dan Harmer, Crown Copyright/MOD 2010]
44 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 2010 is below:
ROYAL NAVY
APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH
As Knight Grand Cross
Admiral Sir Mark STANHOPE KCB OBE
As Knight Commander
Lieutenant General James Benjamin DUTTON CBE Royal Marines
As Companions
Major General Garry Stuart ROBISON Royal Marines
Vice Admiral Peter John WILKINSON CVO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Commanders
Commodore Campbell Stuart CHRISTIE
Captain Michael Edward FARRAGE
Captain Richard FARRINGTON OBE
Rear Admiral Ian MONCRIEFF
As Officers
Commander Matthew James AVISON
Commander Darren CARTWRIGHT
Colonel Robert Graham CUNDY MBE Royal Marines
Commander Kevin GOMM
Commodore Steven Charles RAMM
Captain Ian Michael ROBINSON RD Royal Naval Reserve
Commander Thomas Grenville SHARPE
Commander Paul Kenneth SHAWCROSS
Commander Steven Luigi SMITH
As Members
Lieutenant Jeffrey Richard BEVAN
Warrant Officer 1 Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Tactical) Andrew Neil COLLINGS
Major Nicholas Alan GRIFFITHS Royal Marines
Chaplain John HILL
Warrant Officer 2 Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering Submarines) Kevin Alan KEENAN
Lieutenant Commander Brian Stuart LEYSHON
Major Christopher Sydney MIDDLETON Royal Marines
Warrant Officer 1 (Master at Arms) Susan MORGAN
Warrant Officer 2 Gavin O’CONNELL Royal Marines
Sergeant Stephen Kenton PERRY Royal Marines
Lieutenant Commander Richard Michael John SUTTON
Leading Logistician (Catering Services) Rachael TALTON
Lieutenant Commander Dain Jason THORNE
Warrant Officer 1 (Communication Information Systems Specialist) Timothy Mark TREVARTHEN
QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL
Major Mark GIBSON Royal Marine Reserve
APPOINTMENTS TO THE CIVIL DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Member
First Officer Richard LAVENDER Royal Fleet Auxiliary
ARMY
APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH
As Companions
Lieutenant General Richard Arthur David APPLEGATE OBE
Late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Major General Andrew Richard GREGORY
Late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Major General David John RUTHERFORD-JONES
Late The Light Dragoons
PROMOTIONS IN, AND APPOINTMENTS TO, THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Commanders
Colonel Crispian Edward Ian BEATTIE
Late The Royal Green Jackets
Colonel Charles Beaupre Bell CLEE
Late The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)
Brigadier John Patrick Simon DONNELLY OBE
Late The Cheshire Regiment
Colonel Richard Mark James ROLLO-WALKER OBE
Late The Light Infantry
As Officers
Lieutenant Colonel Owen James ADAMS
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Colonel Darrell Peter AMISON
The Royal Logistic Corps
Colonel Alastair Andrew Bernard Ribey BRUCE of CRIONAICH
Late General List Territorial Army
Colonel Peter Andrew CHRISTIAN
Essex Army Cadet Force
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Lewis GAMBLE
Royal Tank Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew David GRIFFITHS
Royal Army Medical Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Francis John HOLLMAN
Corps of Royal Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel Anna Clare LUEDICKE
The Royal Logistic Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Michael John PURNELL
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Arthur ROBINSON
The Royal Irish Regiment
Colonel Charles Patrick Carnegie SLOAN MBE
Late The Royal Irish Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Barry John SPIERS
Royal Corps of Signals
Lieutenant Colonel John Robin Greenwell STEPHENSON
The Parachute Regiment
Colonel Gordon STRAUGHAN TD
Late The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Territorial Army
Colonel David Peter TURNER
Late Army Air Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Gary Paul WILKINSON
Royal Regiment of Artillery
As Members
Staff Sergeant Kenneth BARNETT
Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch) Territorial Army
Major Jonathan David BILLINGS
Royal Tank Regiment
Warrant Officer Class 2 Robert David BIRKENHEAD
The Parachute Regiment
Major Douglas Arthur BLACK
Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Philip Powell BLANCHFIELD
The Royal Anglian Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Ranald Alasdair BLUE
The Rifles
Warrant Officer Class 1 Mark Philip BRAGG
The Royal Logistic Corps
Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class Reverend Colin Sydney BUTLER
Royal Army Chaplains’ Department
Staff Sergeant Paul John BUTLER
Intelligence Corps
Staff Sergeant Annabel Jo BYLES
Army Physical Training Corps
Major Shaun Anthony CASEY
The Mercian Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Allen CLARKE GM QGM
Royal Corps of Signals
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Charles CLEE
Corps of Royal Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Seymore COLLINS
The Rifles
Captain Benjamin Beaupre CREED
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Major Clare Marie DUTTON
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps
Major Kevin David FITCHETT
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Lieutenant Colonel Colin John FRANCIS
The Royal Logistic Corps
Major Christopher HAM
Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Major Donald Andrew HODGSON
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Corporal Lee Martin INNES
Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Michael David JEAVONS
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer 2 Robert KING
Royal Regiment of Artillery Territorial Army
Warrant Officer Class 1 Duncan Sinclair LAMB
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class 2 Stephen Michael MAGLOIRE
The Royal Logistic Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Toni Jane Heather MARTIN
The Royal Logistic Corps
Captain Robert Bruce MATHER
Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Michael McCARTHY
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Warrant Officer Class 2 Lesa McINNES
Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Major Bruce McKAY
Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Major Geoffrey Edward MINTON
The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
Major Gordon MUIRHEAD
The Parachute Regiment
Captain Simon OATS
Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Abigail Ross PACK
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Major Philip Michael PACKER
Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Alexander James PIGGOTT
The Royal Dragoon Guards
Major Julian Michael POTT
The Parachute Regiment
Major Mark PULLAN
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Major Nicole Marie RECORD
Intelligence Corps
Major Andrew Robert REDDING
The Parachute Regiment
Colour Sergeant Graham Clive RICHARDS
The Royal Anglian Regiment
Major Simon Andrew RIDGWAY
Royal Tank Regiment
Captain Keith Richard ROBERTS
The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Territorial Army
Major Leon James ROBERTS
Royal Army Medical Corps
Major Barry James SKINNER
Royal Corps of Signals Territorial Army
Captain Colin Alfred William SMITH
The Parachute Regiment Territorial Army
Lieutenant Colonel Michael VINCE
Buckinghamshire Army Cadet Force
Major Raymond Walter WELLS
Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch) Territorial Army
Captain Huw Gruffydd WILLIAMS
The Royal Logistic Corps
Major Christopher John WILLIS
The Rifles Territorial Army
Captain Robert James WILMONT
Royal Regiment of Artillery Territorial Army
Major Mark Christian Peter WILSON
The Rifles
Major Alan YOUNG
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL
Warrant Officer Class 2 Andrew BANCROFT
The Parachute Regiment Territorial Army
Sergeant Sharon Mary GOODALL
The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Territorial Army
Major Keith Charles GREENOUGH TD
The Royal Logistic Corps Territorial Army
Brigadier Maurice John SHEEN TD
Late The Royal Logistic Corps Territorial Army
ROYAL AIR FORCE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH
As Companions
Air Vice-Marshal Carl William DIXON OBE
Air Vice-Marshal Richard Frank GARWOOD CBE DFC
PROMOTIONS IN, AND APPOINTMENTS TO, THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Commanders
Air Commodore Colin BASNETT
Air Commodore Kenneth Bruce McCANN
Group Captain Michael Christopher NEVILLE
As Officers
Wing Commander Steven Jon CHADWICK
Wing Commander Andrew Kevin JEFFREY
Group Captain Mark Harry Michael KEMSLEY MBE
Wing Commander Richard Andrew KNIGHT
Group Captain James Edward LINTER
Group Captain Ian David SARGEANT
Group Captain Dominic Joseph TORIATI MBE
As Members
Warrant Officer Stephen Roy BELL
Warrant Officer Adrian Charles BETTS
Sergeant Alan David BOWMAN
Squadron Leader Alan John DAWSON
Flight Sergeant William DRAPER
Flight Sergeant Andrew Michael FRY
Flight Lieutenant Andrew David GLOVER
Squadron Leader Ross GOLDSWORTHY
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training)
Warrant Officer Grahame Douglas GRIMSHAW
Flight Sergeant Steven Leslie HEYWOOD
Squadron Leader David Alan HOOD
Warrant Officer Leslie George HOTSON
Squadron Leader James Patrick LENNIE
Warrant Officer Lyndsay Hugh MORGAN
QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL
Squadron Leader Derek MORRISON
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
CIVILIANS IN DEFENCE
COMMANDERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (CBE)
Peter Derrick CLEMINSON
For voluntary service to ex-Serviceman & Women
Mrs Marlene Craigie MORLEY OBE
Ministry of Defence Bath, Somerset
Jon NOBLE
Ministry of Defence London
OFFICERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (OBE)
Barry George ALBIN-DYER
For services to the Armed Forces
Ms Emma BARRETT
Ministry of Defence London
Barry Raymond ENGLAND, DL
For voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Steven Hamilton FREED
Ministry of Defence Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire
Ms Margaret GILMOUR
Ministry of Defence Frome, Somerset
The Lady Catherine GUTHRIE
For voluntary service to the Soldiers’ Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association
John Gale HAMBLY
For services to the Defence Industry
Dr Robin Walter HILEY
Ministry of Defence Sevenoaks, Kent
Jonathan Andrew JEFFERIS
Ministry of Defence Sevenoaks, Kent
Bryn PARRY
For voluntary services to Armed Forces Personnel
Mrs Emma PARRY
For voluntary services to Armed Forces Personnel
MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MBE)**
Ms Ronika AMIN
Ministry of Defence London
Andrew Richard BENNETT, TD
Ministry of Defence Salisbury, Wiltshire
Gerald BLACKBURN
For voluntary service to the HMS Dorsetshire Association
Norman James BONE
For services to the Defence Industry
Mrs Janet BOOTH
Ministry of Defence Ayr, Ayrshire and Arran
Alick BROWN
For voluntary service to the Soldiers’ Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association
Mrs Rosalind CAMPBELL
For voluntary service to the War Widows Association
Terence James CONNELL
Ministry of Defence Telford, Shropshire
Ms Sandra Mary DOCKING
Ministry of Defence London
Mrs Yetti DUTTON
Ministry of Defence Salisbury, Wiltshire
George Edwards FRASER
For voluntary service to the Burma Star Association
Daryl HAYLER
For services to the Defence Industry
Michael Roderick HILL
For voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Peter Lionel Leon HODGE
For voluntary service to the Normandy Veterans Association
Frederick Rockley KAYE
For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion Scotland
Michael Peter KING
Ministry of Defence Little Wakering, Essex
Charles Spencer LEADER
For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion
Lt Col Peter John LOCKYER Retd
Ministry of Defence Worcester, Worcestershire
Mrs Elizabeth Anne MACDERMOTT
Ministry of Defence London
Clive MAY
Ministry of Defence London
Mrs Sheelagh O’FLAHERTY-HOBBS
For voluntary service at RAF Odiham
Gary Frederick PAYNE
For voluntary service to the Sea Cadet Corps
Craig POWELL
Ministry of Defence Llantrisant, Mid-Glamorgan
Alistair Raeburn ROBERTSON, RD
For voluntary service to the Soldiers’ Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association
Mrs Sylvia Elizabeth ROSE
For voluntary service to the Market Garden Veterans Association
Major John Douglas SNEESBY Retd
Ministry of Defence Salisbury, Wiltshire
Jonathan STEWART
For services to the Defence Industry
Mrs Doreen Marion UNDERHILL
For voluntary service to the Army Attache Wives Committee
Mrs Sophia Emma VAN DEN AREND
For voluntary service to the British Red Cross Society
The Reverend William Derek WEIR Chaplain
For voluntary service to Armed Forces Personnel