2009: Queen's Birthday Honours
140 UK Service personnel have been granted State honours by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual Birthday Honours list.
51 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 2009 is below: |
| Royal Navy |
Appointments to the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of Bath |
| KCB |
Vice Admiral Alan Michael MASSEY CBE ADC |
As Knight Commander |
| CB |
Rear Admiral David John COOKE MBE |
As Companion |
Rear Admiral Neil MORISETTI |
As Companion |
Rear Admiral Anthony John RIX |
As Companion |
Appointments to the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire |
| KBE |
Commodore Eric FRASER |
As Commander |
Commodore David John JARVIS |
As Commander |
Commodore David George STEEL |
As Commander |
| OBE |
Commander Alan Joseph DORRICOTT |
As Officer |
Commander Paul Edward DUNN |
As Officer |
Commodore Richard Culworth HAWKINS |
As Officer |
Commander Colin Ross MACKAY |
As Officer |
Colonel John Alexander McCARDLE Royal Marines |
As Officer |
Commander Mark Anthony POMEROY |
As Officer |
Commander David SHUTTS |
As Officer |
Captain John Stuart WEALE |
As Officer |
| MBE |
Chief Petty Officer Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) Garry Alexander ADAMS |
As Member |
Petty Officer Logistics (Personnel) Jonathan Andrew CROCKETT |
As Member |
Warrant Officer 1 Marine Engineering Mechanic Paul Wilfred DREWBALL |
As Member |
Chief Petty Officer Logistics (Catering Services) Mark James FINNIGAN |
As Member |
Major Paul Scott GELLENDER Royal Marines |
As Member |
Major Benjamin Eric HALSTED Royal Marines |
As Member |
Surgeon Lieutenant Lara Jane HERBERT |
As Member |
Chaplain Michael John HILLS |
As Member |
Chief Petty Officer Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Christopher Philip PARRY |
As Member |
Warrant Officer 2 Philip Albert SHUTTLEWORTH Royal Marines |
As Member |
Lieutenant Commander Kevan William SLIMMON |
As Member |
Chief Petty Officer Air Engineering Artificer (Mechanical) Ian Macmillan SMITH |
As Member |
Warrant Officer 1 (Communication Information Systems Specialist) Julie Marie WILDE |
As Member |
| QUEEN'S VOLUNTEER RESERVE MEDAL |
Chief Petty Officer Air Engineering Artificer (Electrical) Christopher BAILES Royal Naval Reserve |
Queen's Volunteer Reserve Medal |
Lieutenant Commander Clive Francis LANGMEAD RD Royal Naval Reserve |
Queen's Volunteer Reserve Medal |
| ARMY |
Appointments to the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of Bath |
| KBE |
Lieutenant General Nicholas Ralph PARKER CBE
Late The Royal Green Jackets |
As Knight Commander |
Lieutenant General Peter Anthony WALL CBE
Late Corps of Royal Engineers |
As Knight Commander |
| CB |
Lieutenant General John COOPER DSO MBE
Late The King's Own Scottish Borderers |
As Companion |
Major General Christopher Colin WILSON CBE
Late Royal Regiment of Artillery |
As Companion |
Appointments to the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire |
| CBE |
Colonel Kevin Thomas HAUGH MBE
Late The Staffordshire Regiment |
As Commander |
Major General Alan HAWLEY OBE QHP
Late Royal Army Medical Corps |
As Commander |
Major General David McDOWALL MBE
Late Royal Corps of Signals |
As Commander |
Brigadier Christopher John Raymond PARKER OBE
Late Royal Army Medical Corps |
As Commander |
| OBE |
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Lister BALDWIN
The Parachute Regiment |
As Officer |
Colonel Robert James CARRUTHERS TD
Warwickshire and West Midlands (South Sector) Army Cadet Force |
As Officer |
Colonel Neil James DALTON
Late Army Air Corps |
As Officer |
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Giles DE LA HAYE
The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
As Officer |
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Ernest HARGREAVES
Royal Corps of Signals |
As Officer |
Lieutenant Colonel Frazer Micheal LAWRENCE
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment |
As Officer |
Colonel Derek Arthur McAVOY
Late Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
As Officer |
Colonel Nicholas Paul McROBB
Late Royal Regiment of Artillery |
As Officer |
Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Gareth PARKER
Corps of Royal Engineers |
As Officer |
Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Charles PRICE MBE
The Yorkshire Regiment |
As Officer |
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Antony STANWORTH TD
Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Army |
As Officer |
Lieutenant Colonel George Clark WILSON
The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
As Officer |
| MBE |
Major Mark David BAIRSTOW
Adjutant General's Corps (Educational and Training Support Branch) |
As Member |
Major John Robert Timothy BALDING GM
The Royal Logistic Corps |
As Member |
Major Hugh James BARDELL
Royal Corps of Signals |
As Member |
Major Erik Jan BENGTSSON
Royal Regiment of Artillery |
As Member |
Major Alexandra Emily Carol BENN
Corps of Royal Engineers |
As Member |
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Glen BISHOP
Army Air Corps |
As Member |
Major Paul Jason BLAKESLEY
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment |
As Member |
Major Mark William BOWER QGM
The Yorkshire Regiment |
As Member |
Major David Simon CLARKE
Royal Regiment of Artillery |
As Member |
Major Paul James CLAYTON
The Royal Welsh |
As Member |
Warrant Officer Class 1 Simon Darran COOK
Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch) |
As Member |
Major Joanne Sarah DEVITT
Royal Army Medical Corps |
As Member |
Captain Martyn GRIFFITHS
The Rifles |
As Member |
Major (Queen's Gurkha Officer) Guptaman GURUNG MVO
The Royal Gurkha Rifles |
As Member |
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hans HAY
Corps of Royal Engineers |
As Member |
Staff Sergeant Jacqueline Linda HERBERT
Royal Corps of Signals |
As Member |
Major Robert John HEWSON
Corps of Royal Engineers |
As Member |
Major John HOWELL-WALMSLEY
Royal Corps of Signals |
As Member |
Warrant Officer Class 1 Peter John HURRY
Army Air Corps |
As Member |
Major Robert Charles JONES
Gwynedd Army Cadet Force |
As Member |
Captain Albert Thomas KEELING
Royal Army Medical Corps |
As Member |
Major Mark Railton LEGH-SMITH
Royal Regiment of Artillery |
As Member |
Warrant Officer Class 2 Neil Gavin MACDONALD
Royal Regiment of Artillery |
As Member |
Major Brian Hillon MACINTYRE
The Royal Logistic Corps |
As Member |
Lance Corporal David Alexander MAIR
Royal Corps of Signals Territorial Army |
As Member |
Captain Thomas MALLOY
The Parachute Regiment |
As Member |
Warrant Officer Class 2 Ian MARTINEZ
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment |
As Member |
Major John Stuart Douglas McCRANN
The Royal Logistic Corps |
As Member |
Major John Michael McMASTER
Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Army |
As Member |
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Alfred McPHERSON
Royal Regiment of Artillery |
As Member |
Sergeant Paul Thomas MOODY
Royal Regiment of Artillery |
As Member |
Captain Paul Malcolm NICHOLSON
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Territorial Army |
As Member |
Major Neil John PAINTER
Corps of Royal Engineers |
As Member |
Captain Christopher Patrick PAWLOWSKI
The Rifles |
As Member |
Captain Robert Alaric PETERS
The Parachute Regiment |
As Member |
Major Victoria Caroline REID
The Royal Logistic Corps |
As Member |
Warrant Officer Class 1 Ian Stewart RICHARDSON
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
As Member |
Captain Ian John ROBINSON
The Royal Anglian Regiment |
As Member |
Major James Christopher RODDIS
The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
As Member |
Warrant Officer Class 2 Neil ROYSTON
The Rifles |
As Member |
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas John RYNN
The Yorkshire Regiment |
As Member |
Major Samantha Jayne SHEPHERD
Royal Regiment of Artillery |
As Member |
Major Richard Harris SINCLAIR
Scots Guards |
As Member |
Warrant Officer Class 1 Nicholas James SMITH
The Royal Logistic Corps |
As Member |
Major David John STUBBINGTON
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
As Member |
Major Matthew Charles Richard THORP
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers |
As Member |
Major Milan TORBICA TD
The London Regiment Territorial Army |
As Member |
Lieutenant Colonel John Sydney WALKER
The Queen's Royal Hussars |
As Member |
Captain Richard George WAYGOOD
The Life Guards |
As Member |
| ROYAL RED CROSS |
Captain Christine BIRKBY
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps |
Second Class |
Warrant Officer Class 2 Angela Allison JONES
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps |
Second Class |
| QVRM |
Warrant Officer Class 2 Thomas Sayoue BARNEY
The Parachute Regiment Territorial Army |
Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal |
Colonel Maria Alicia Josephina GUZKOWSKA TD
Late Intelligence Corps Territorial Army |
Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal |
Colonel Richard Clive HAMBLETON TD
Late The Royal Logistic Corps Territorial Army |
Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal |
Warrant Officer Class 2 Peter Arthur MUDD
The Royal Logistic Corps Territorial Army |
Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal |
Brigadier Gregory Stephen SMITH TD DL
Late The Royal Green Jackets Territorial Army |
Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal |
| ROYAL AIR FORCE |
Appointments to the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of Bath |
| sd |
Air Chief Marshal Stephen Gary George DALTON CB |
As Knight Commander |
| CB |
Air Vice-Marshal Timothy Michael ANDERSON DSO |
As Companion |
Air Vice-Marshal Martin John ROUTLEDGE |
As Companion |
Promotions in, and Appointments to, the Military Devision of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire |
| CBE |
Group Captain Russell William LA FORTE MBE |
As Commander |
Air Commodore Gordon MOULDS MBE |
As Commander |
Group Captain Mark Andrew SIBLEY |
As Commander |
| OBE |
Group Captain Kevin Douglas CONNOR |
As Officer |
Group Captain Antony James INNES |
As Officer |
Group Captain Michael Christopher LONGSTAFF |
As Officer |
Group Captain Gavin Douglas Anthony PARKER |
As Officer |
Group Captain Paul Christopher RIDGE |
As Officer |
Wing Commander James Edwin SAVAGE |
As Officer |
Wing Commander Martin George SMITH |
As Officer |
| MBE |
Flight Sergeant Christopher Charles ALMOND |
As Member |
Squadron Leader Shane William ANDERSON DFC |
As Member |
Flight Lieutenant Paul Richard BARTON |
As Member |
Squadron Leader John Lee CHAPPELL |
As Member |
Warrant Officer Eileen Patricia FEARON |
As Member |
Sergeant Douglas Mark FREEMAN |
As Member |
Warrant Officer Graham GLYNN |
As Member |
Corporal Julie Ann GORMAN |
As Member |
Warrant Officer Dennis HAWKINS |
As Member |
Wing Commander Piers Timothy Westcott HOLLAND |
As Member |
Squadron Leader Tara Alexandra McLUSKIE-CUNNINGHAM |
As Member |
Warrant Officer Stephen Anthony McMILLAN |
As Member |
Squadron Leader Stephen Paul NEW
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training) |
As Member |
Corporal Martin James O'HARA |
As Member |
Wing Commander David Christopher TAIT |
As Member |
| QUEEN'S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL |
Flight Sergeant Allan McFarlane ROBERTSON
Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
|
| CIVILIANS IN DEFENCE |
Companion of the Order of Bath |
| CB |
Desmond John BOWEN CMG
Ministry of Defence, London |
|
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire |
| CBE |
Stephen John POLLARD
Ministry of Defence, London |
|
Philip Francis ROBINSON
For services to the Defence Industry |
|
Peter SEBASTIAN
Ministry of Defence, London |
|
Officers of the Order of the British Empire |
| OBE |
Derek BROWN |
For services to the Defence Industry |
Mrs Mary Elizabeth BROWN |
For voluntary service to the Association of Wrens |
Mrs Alison Mary Egerton CORBETT |
For voluntary service to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association |
Alan Eric HEPPER |
Ministry of Defence, Devizes, Wiltshire |
Group Captain John MIDDLETON RAFR |
Ministry of Defence, York, Yorkshire |
Michael Andrew NEWMAN |
For services to the Ministry of Defence |
Steven PICKERING |
Ministry of Defence, London |
Timothy George Alexander PRINCE |
For services to the RAF Charitable Trust |
Colonel Piers Atherley David STORIE-PUGH MBE TD DL |
For services to the Royal British Legion |
Dr Richard Ellison RAISTRICK |
Ministry of Defence, Gosport, Hampshire |
Mrs Kim RICHARDSON |
For services to the Royal Navy |
Peter Anthony Lloyd ROBERTS |
Ministry of Defence, East Cowton, North Yorkshire |
Dr John Richard SHORTLAND |
For voluntary service to the St John Ambulance Brigade |
Brian Paul SHRUBSALL |
Ministry of Defence, London |
Leonard TYLER |
For services to Defence Industry |
Members of the Order of the British Empire |
| MBE |
Ms Susan ASHBY |
Ministry of Defence, Ottery St Mary, Devon |
Dr Ian Martin BAKER |
For services to Defence Industry |
John Kenneth BANFIELD |
For voluntary service to the RAF Ex-Prisoners of War Association |
Mark Anthony BELAMARICH |
Ministry of Defence, Plymouth, Devon |
Colin Dale CHITTY |
For services to the Aviation Industry |
Victor Emanuel CHRISTOPHER |
For public and voluntary service |
Philip Edmund CRAWLEY |
For services to the Burma Star Association |
Eric Alwyn GREEN |
For voluntary service to the Air Training Corps |
Mrs Rosalind Eleanor Jane HALL |
For voluntary service to the RAF & Dependants' Disabled Holiday Trust |
Timothy William HOCKENHULL |
Ministry of Defence, Bristol |
Reginald John HORNER RD |
For voluntary service to the Sea Cadet Corps |
Malkit KHARPAL |
Ministry of Defence, London |
Julian Gordon LININGTON TD |
For voluntary service to the Reserve Forces and Cadets |
David Trevor LUNEY |
Ministry of Defence, Portishead, Bristol |
John David Richard LYON |
For services to the Armed Forces |
Graham MASTERMAN |
Ministry of Defence, London |
Keith MEAKIN |
For services to the British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association |
Raymond John Kentigern MOORE |
For voluntary service to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association |
Frank NEWHOUSE |
For voluntary service to the Arnhem Veterans' Club |
James Desmond O'MAHONY |
For voluntary service to the Air Training Corps |
George PATIENCE |
For voluntary service to the Algerines Association |
Mrs Madeleine PEARCE |
For voluntary service to St John Ambulance Brigade |
Mrs Agnes Joan RADCLIFFE |
For voluntary service to the St John Ambulance Brigade and to the community in the Isle of Man |
Christopher Allen ROLLASON |
For voluntary service to the Royal Sussex Regimental Association |
Ricky Joseph SCHEMBRI |
Ministry of Defence, Rainham, Essex |
Philip SHARP |
For services to Defence Industry |
Ms Jean Margaret SMITH |
Ministry of Defence, London |
David Brian STEVENS |
Ministry of Defence, Sutton, Surrey |
David John TYMON |
For services to Science |
Miss Caroline Jayne VAUGHAN |
Ministry of Defence, Telford, Shropshire |
Mrs Petronelle FOWLER-WATTS |
For services to the Royal British Legion |
Iain YOUNG |
For services to the Aviation Industry |