New Year Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians
120 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
42 civilians have also been honoured either for work in the Ministry of Defence or in other aspects of UK Defence.
The 162 Defence personnel named in the New Year Honours list for 2013 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
Vice Admiral Andrew David Hugh MATHEWS CB
As Companions
Vice Admiral Charles Anthony JOHNSTONE-BURT OBE
Rear Admiral Simon Robert LISTER OBE
Promotions in and appointments to the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire
As Commanders
Rear Admiral Simon Boyce CHARLIER
Colonel Matthew Edward PORTER OBE
As Officers
Captain Andrew BETTON
Commander Nicholas Geoffrey DUNN
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas John GRACE
Commander Timothy Mark HULME
Surgeon Commander Anthony Wayne LAMBERT
Commodore Richard William MASON
Commodore James Mark SLAWSON
As Members
Warrant Officer 1(Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Paul Michael Stewart BARKER Warfare Specialist
Commander Nigel David BOND
Lieutenant Commander Christopher Paul CANNING
Lieutenant Commander Damian Andrew Giles EXWORTHY
Lieutenant Commander Terence GILLARD Royal Naval Reserve (Sea Cadet Corps)
Warrant Officer 1 (Abovewater Warfare Tactical) James Edward HALL Warfare Specialist
Lieutenant Commander Thomas Maxwell Philip HENDERSON
Lieutenant Commander Rodney Leslie LESTER
Lieutenant Commander Brian MEADOWS
Warrant Officer 1 Annette Eileen PENFOLD Royal Naval Reserve
Warrant Officer 1 David John ROACH Royal Marines
Warrant Officer 1 (Air Engineering Technician) David Alun ROWLANDS
Warrant Officer 1 Simon TOTTLE Royal Marines
Appointments to the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire
As Commander
Commodore William Michael WALWORTH OBE Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal
Acting Commander Simon Roscoe COTTAM 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 James Jeffrey Corfield BUCKNALL CBE late Coldstream Guards
As Companions
Major General Shaun Alex BURLEY MBE late Corps of Royal Engineers
Major General Ian Martin COPELAND late The Royal Logistic Corps
Major General Gregory Stephen SMITH QVRM TD DL late The Royal Green Jackets Territorial Army
Promotions in and appointments to the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire
As Commanders
Colonel Gareth Paul COLLETT late The Royal Logistic Corps
Brigadier Peter Andrew FOX late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Brigadier Edward Oliver FORSTER–KNIGHT OBE late Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police
Brigadier John Craig LAWRENCE MBE late The Royal Gurkha Rifles
As Officers
Lieutenant Colonel Barry William BENNETT MBE Royal Regiment of Artillery
Lieutenant Colonel Ian Miles COMERFORD Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel Robert James HEALEY Royal Corps of Signals
Colonel Garry HEARN late Royal Corps of Signals
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Michael LITTLE The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Colonel Nicholas Charles Tristram MILLEN late The Royal Dragoon Guards
Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Marc Piers MOUNTFORD Intelligence Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Robin Charles SMITH The Royal Logistic Corps
Colonel Roger John Nathaniel STEWART late Corps of Royal Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel Simon Philip STOCKLEY Corps of Royal Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel Neil UNSWORTH The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment
Colonel Murray Courtenay WHITESIDE MBE late Army Air Corps
As Members
Staff Sergeant Christopher Charles ATTRILL The Royal Irish Regiment Territorial Army
Major Kenneth Harry BAKER The Royal Logistic Corps
Major Joanna Jane BRAIN Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Bombardier Alexander Robert BUCHANAN Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class 1 Robert James COLLINS The Parachute Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Jonathan DEANS Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services Branch
Major Leigh James DRUMMOND The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Lieutenant Colonel Paul John EDWARDS The Royal Logistic Corps
Major Alastair Neil FIELD The Rifles
Major Darren John FISHER The Royal Logistic Corps
Corporal (Acting Sergeant) Terry John FITZGERALD Royal Corps of Signals
Captain Andrew James FLETCHER Intelligence Corps
Warrant Officer Class 2 James Alexander FORD Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch) Territorial Army
Warrant Officer Class 2 Christopher James FULLER Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Frederick William GREENHOW Royal Regiment of Artillery
Major Rowena Charlotte GRIFFITHS Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Major Charles Edward Digby GRIST The Rifles
Major Barry HEAP Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Cameron Arthur HILL The Royal Logistic Corps Territorial Army
Major Steven Robin HOOK The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class 2 Leslie John HUNT Corps of Royal Engineers Territorial Army
Captain (Acting Major) Christian Glyndwr LAMB The Rifles
Captain (Acting Major) Guy William John LOCK Coldstream Guards
Major Matthew John Frederick MIDDLEDITCH QGM The Royal Logistic Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen John MORGAN Royal Corps of Signals
Staff Sergeant Stuart Andrew NASH Royal Corps of Signals Territorial Army
Major Andrew James PARKER The Royal Logistic Corps
Lance Bombardier Benjamin James PARKINSON Royal Regiment of Artillery
Major Hemchandra RAI BEM Adjutant General’s Corps (Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Major Fabian Andrew David Lechmere ROBERTS MVO Irish Guards
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Mackenzie ROSS The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Major Robert SADLER Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry Territorial Army
Captain Andrew James SANGER Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Mathew Timothy James SHORT Corps of Royal Engineers
Captain Martyn Jonathan THOMPSON Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Major Mark Lloyd WELHAM The Royal Welsh
Captain Nicholas Simon WILSON The Yorkshire Regiment
Major Kevin YOUNG Royal Regiment of Artillery Territorial Army
Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal
Major (Local Lieutenant Colonel) Stephen Wyatt BARTLETT TD The Rifles Territorial Army
Brigadier Simon Michael John BELL TD late The Cheshire Regiment Territorial Army
Major Philip Guy DAVIS Corps of Royal Engineers Territorial Army
Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class Reverend Louis KINSEY TD Royal Army Chaplains’ Department Territorial Army
Sergeant Sonja McCOY Royal Corps of Signals Territorial Army
Royal Air Force
Promotions in and appointments to the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order Of The Bath
As Knight Commander
Air Marshal Timothy Michael ANDERSON CB DSO
Air Marshal Andrew Douglas PULFORD CBE
As Companions
Air Vice-Marshal Raymond Jackson PENTLAND
Air Vice-Marshal Julian Alexander YOUNG OBE
Promotions in and appointments to the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire
As Commanders
Air Commodore Nigel Philip BEET OBE
Air Commodore Margaret Elaine WEST
Group Captain Domonic Anthony STAMP
As Officers
Wing Commander Roderick Alexander BOUNDY
Wing Commander Roderick John DENNIS
Wing Commander Christopher John FISHER RAF Volunteer Reserve (Training)
Group Captain James Cameron McGregor JOHNSTON
Group Captain Michael Dawson LAVENDER
Wing Commander Justine Elizabeth MORTON
Wing Commander Stephen Michael Robert WARD MBE
As Members
Flight Lieutenant Timothy Alexander BARLOW
Chief Technician David Jeremy BRIGGS
Squadron Leader Benjamin John CLARK
Sergeant Benjamin David CROSSLEY
Squadron Leader Glynis Mary DEAN
Warrant Officer Kevin John Patrick FOXWELL
Squadron Leader Phillip Leslie JONES
Squadron Leader Tal Thomas Adam LAMBERT
Flight Sergeant Martin Alan PURVIS
Squadron Leader Simon Edward READE
Flight Sergeant Derek Charles SMITH
Chief Technician Barry John STRINGER
Warrant Officer Paul WHEABLE
Warrant Officer David John WOODHEAD
Flight Sergeant Dale Edward Spencer WOOLMAN-LANE
Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal
Warrant Officer Maureen KENDALL Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Civilians in defence
Knight Bachelor (Kt)
Professor Hew Francis Anthony Strachan For services to the Ministry of Defence
Commanders of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
James Michael Thomas COCHRANE For services to Health
Officers of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Mrs Anthea DOLMAN GAIR Ministry of Defence, Gloucestershire
Mrs Diana DONOVAN For voluntary service to The Gurkha Welfare Trust
James HEPBURN Ministry of Defence, London
Christopher HURRAN Ministry of Defence, London
Dr Vincent MIFSUD, TD For services to Defence Industry
David Charles PENLINGTON Ministry of Defence, Gloucestershire
Dr Cynthia Kit Man SHAW Ministry of Defence, London
Mrs Sylvia Nina QUAYLE, TD For voluntary service to SSAFA Forces Help
Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Mrs Ann Elizabeth CABLE For voluntary service to St John Ambulance
William Andrew CAMBRIDGE For services to the Defence Industry
Mrs Gail CAMPBELL For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion
Colonel Stamford James CARTWRIGHT, TD For voluntary service to the West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association
Horace MacDonald CROSS For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion
George Barrie DAVIES For voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Malcolm DYER Ministry of Defence, London
Jeremy JOBSON Ministry of Defence, London
Lieutenant Colonel Graham John LAWRENCE Ministry of Defence, Andover
Donald Albert MABEY For voluntary service to the RAF Association
Colonel John Robert MacKENZIE, TD For voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Nigel MAIN For services to the Defence Industry
Miss Rachel McLAUGHLIN Ministry of Defence, London
Paul Rossiter NEWSOME, JP For voluntary service to SSAFA Forces Help
Christopher PAGE Ministry of Defence, Yeovil
Ken PAYNE Ministry of Defence, London
Harry PITCHFORTH For services to the Defence Industry
Miss Mary Elizabeth PLUME Ministry of Defence, London
David REES For services to Defence Capability
William John SCOTT For voluntary service in the Air Training Corps
Miss Hannah SEAKINS Ministry of Defence, Hitchin
John UNDERHILL For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion
The British Empire Medal (BEM)
David Arnold BURCHELL For voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Mrs Janet Stewart CAMPBELL For voluntary service to the British Red Cross Society
Robert Paulin CLINTON For services to Veterans Aid
Ian CLOUGH Ministry of Defence, Mid Glamorgan
Mark Ellis GRINNALL Ministry of Defence, Monmouthshire
Mrs Carole Jean HILLMAN For voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Peter William SKELLON For voluntary service to the RAF Association
Mrs Jean SLATER For voluntary service to St John Ambulance
Colonel Alan Ronald TAPP For voluntary service to SSAFA Forces Help