Operational Honours List - April 2019

Congratulations to all those recognised in the Operational Honours list April 2019. Click on the name of the award to see the related miniature.
 

OBE (Military)

Acting Captain Donald James MACKINNON, Royal Navy, C036805B.

Lieutenant Colonel James Maccoll CHRISTIE, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 542670.

Wing Commander Matthew John BRESSANI, Royal Air Force, 2654323H.


MBE (Military)

Lance Corporal Lewis STATON, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 30135613.  

Squadron Leader Benjamin David DURHAM, Royal Air Force, 8700229R.


DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)

Flight Lieutenant Alex Fraser VAUGHAN, Royal Air Force, 2672377G.

 

MENTION IN DESPATCHES

Flight Lieutenant Jonathan Blakelock MEADOWS, Royal Air Force, 8304717G.  


QUEEN’S COMMENDATION FOR VALUABLE SERVICE

Commander Elaine Marie BOYD, Royal Navy, V031055B.

Captain Frances Marie BYRNE, Intelligence Corps, 30040482.

Acting Lance Corporal Jacob Francis Campbell FISHER, Royal Army Medical Corps, 30146385.

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Sholto James HEDDERWICK, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 552392.

Lieutenant Colonel Samuel David HUGHES, Corps of Royal Engineers, 546894.

Brigadier Mark Peter KENYON, OBE, 528292.

Major Lucy Diana KIRKPATRICK, MBE, Intelligence Corps, 564762.

Staff Sergeant Patrick Robert Jean LIA, Corps of Royal Engineers, 25127257.

Lieutenant Colonel Owain David LUKE, MBE, The Royal Welsh, 553341.

Colonel Richard Thomas MAUNDRELL, MVO, 529721.

Acting Lieutenant Colonel Francis Simon PARKE-ROBINSON, Intelligence Corps, 551154.

Acting Major Frazer Murray STARK, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 25231330.

Colonel Sion Duncan WALKER, 538839.

Acting Air Commodore Roderick John DENNIS, OBE, Royal Air Force, 8304608R.

Dr Gregory Benjamin FREMONT-BARNES, Ministry Of Defence Civil Servant, 935224H.  

 

QUEEN’S GALLANTRY MEDAL (QGM)

Sergeant Stuart Michael GRIFFITHS, Royal Tank Regiment, 25133731.

Corporal Saimone Matasarasara QASENIVALU, Royal Tank Regiment, 30061679.

For conspicuous courage in the face of extreme danger in extracting 3 crew members including an unconscious soldier from the turret of a tank which still had heat, smoke and flames coming from inside following a huge explosion, in the presence of live armaments, in Wales on 14 June 2017.

 

QUEEN’S COMMENDATION FOR BRAVERY

Lieutenant Colonel Craig PALMER, Royal Regiment of Artillery, 541168. (To be dated 23 November 2018)


DECORATIONS CONFERRED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to grant unrestricted permission for the wearing of the following awards which have been conferred on the undermentioned in recognition of meritorious, gallant and distinguished services during coalition operations in the field:
 

US Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer)

Brigadier Frazer Michael LAWRENCE, OBE, 533497.

Air Commodore Stephen Franklyn LUSHINGTON, CBE, Royal Air Force, 8029807K.

Air Commodore Harvey SMYTH. OBE, DFC, Royal Air Force, 8304516B.


US Legion of Merit (Degree of Legionnaire)

Colonel Denis JAMES, 542199.


US Bronze Star Medal

Major Charles Duncan Thomas BROWN, Corps of Royal Engineers, 560172.

Major Christopher David Ramsay JOSE, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, 562191.

Squadron Leader Kai MACNAUGHTON, Royal Air Force, 5208104B.

Wing Commander Guy Matthew WOOD, Royal Air Force, 8300831L.


DECORATIONS CONFERRED BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION (NATO).


NATO Meritorious Service Medal

Lieutenant Colonel Matthew John BIRCH, Royal Regiment of Artillery, 543599.

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Jonathon BUTTERWORTH, Army Air Corps, 543097.

Major Douglas Ian Davidson WATSON, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 555615.

Warrant Officer Paul Thomas MCKINNON, Royal Air Force, E8191401.

Squadron Leader Avril Janet PORTER, Royal Air Force, 215848L.