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Military honours for serving in Afghanistan and Iraq
Here is a list of all those who received medals for service in Afghanistan and Iraq for the period 1 April to 30 September 2009. They include two awarded posthumously to Staff Sgt Olaf Schmid and Capt Daniel Shepherd. Their names are marked with an asterisk. Names in blue link to BBC stories about the individuals.
George Cross
Awarded for acts of bravery of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger. Holders may use the post nominal letters 'GC' after their names.
Name Rank Unit
Kim Spencer HUGHES Staff Sergeant The Royal Logistic Corps
Olaf Sean George SCHMID* Staff Sergeant The Royal Logistic Corps
Commander of The Order of The British Empire (CBE)
Awarded for meritorious service. It is generally given to those in command for their service over a number of years.
Name Rank Unit
Thomas Anthony BECKETT Brigadier late The Parachute Regiment
David Arthur HOOK Brigadier Royal Marines
Greville Kenneth BIBBY MBE Colonel late Coldstream Guards
Officer of The Order of The British Empire (OBE)
Awarded for meritorious service. It is generally given to those in command for their service over a number of years.
Name Rank Unit
Andrew DENNIS Colonel Late The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Charles Simon CALDER Lieutenant Colonel The Royal Anglian Regiment
Douglas McKenzie CHALMERS MBE Acting Colonel The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
James Robert DEAN Commander Royal Navy
Michael Robin James CAMPBELL Lieutenant Colonel The Royal Logistic Corps
Simon James BANTON Lieutenant Colonel The Mercian Regiment
Simon Peter HAMILTON Major Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Stephen John CARTWRIGHT Lieutenant Colonel The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Member of The Order of The British Empire (MBE)
Awarded for meritorious service. It is generally given to those in command for their service over a number of years.
Name Rank Unit
Eldon Nicholas Somervile MILLAR Major Corps of Royal Engineers
Keith TATE Captain Intelligence Corps
Oliver Jerome KINGSBURY Major The Parachute Regiment
Samuel Joseph PLANT Major The Light Dragoons
Thomas Edward John BRENNAN Staff Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps
Distinguished Service Order
Awarded for highly successful command and leadership during active operations. Originally instituted to reward junior officers in the Army, following a review it was replaced by the all service, all ranks Conspicuous Gallantry Cross. Although available to all ranks, the DSO is now awarded only to the more senior officer ranks. Further acts of bravery attract additional "bar" hence, the award "Bar to Distinguished Service Order" given to Lieutenant Colonel Angus Fair.
Name Rank Unit
Angus George Costeker FAIR DSO Lieutenant Colonel The Light Dragoons
Giles Richard HARRIS MBE Major Welsh Guards
Robert John THOMSON MBE Acting Colonel The Rifles
Timothy Buchan RADFORD OBE Brigadier late The Light Infantry
Associate Royal Red Cross Medal
The Royal Red Cross is only awarded to members of the Nursing Services. It consists of two classes. Recipients of the Royal Red Cross 1st Class are known as Members, while recipients of the 2nd Class are known as Associates. The ARRC is awarded for "special devotion and competency in the performance of actual nursing duties".
Name Rank Unit
Gail Lesley WHITTLE Captain Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
Awarded in recognition of acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy. Was instituted in 1993 to replace three previous awards: the DSO (issued to officers), the Distinguished Conduct Medal (Army other ranks) and the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (RN other ranks).
Name Rank Unit
Alan Gordon DENNIS Sergeant The Mercian Regiment
Gary PROUT Lance Bombardier Royal Regiment of Artillery
Jaime MONCHO Serjeant The Rifles
Kyle Patrick SMITH Lance Corporal The Mercian Regiment
Marc Kevin GILES Sergeant The Mercian Regiment
Steven William GADSBY Gunner Royal Regiment of Artillery
Military Cross
Awarded to all ranks of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and RAF in recognition of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land in the presence of the enemy.
Name Rank Unit
Alexander James SMITH Lance Corporal The Parachute Regiment
Alexander John PHILLIPS Lieutenant The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Alexander Robert KENNEDY Private The Mercian Regiment
Christopher Sean REYNOLDS Corporal The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Craig ADKIN Corporal The Mercian Regiment
Craig Richard SHARP Corporal The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Edward Robert BROWN Captain The Mercian Regiment
Jo BUTTERFILL Major The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Karl Christian HICKMAN Major The Rifles
Mathew Robert TOMLINSON Warrant Officer Class 2 CGC Royal Marines
Matthew Philip TURRALL Lance Sergeant Irish Guards
Neil Darren GRANT Major The Mercian Regiment
Paul Edward MATHER Corporal Army Air Corps
Richard CLARK Corporal The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Simon Nicholas THOMPSON Warrant Officer Class 2 The Rifles
Steven Graham CHILDS Corporal The Rifles
Tresham Dame Rowley GREGG Lieutenant The Light Dragoons
William James Archie HIGNETT Lieutenant The Rifles
Distinguished Flying Cross
Awarded to all ranks of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and RAF in recognition of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy in the air in the presence of the enemy.
Name Rank Unit
Marc Alan HEAL Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force
George Medal
Awarded to military personnel for those acts for which military honours would not normally be granted, such as acts of great bravery not in the presence of the enemy.
Name Rank Unit
Daniel Marc SHEPHERD* Captain The Royal Logistic Corps
Paul Raymond JACOBS Rifleman The Rifles
Queen's Gallantry Medal
Awarded in recognition of acts of gallantry of a slightly lower degree than that required for the George Cross or George medal.
Name Rank Unit
Carl Peter THOMAS Corporal The Rifles
David James TIMMINS Lance Corporal The Royal Logistic Corps
Peter John BURNEY Warrant Officer Class 2 The Rifles
Wayne Edward James OWERS Captain The Royal Logistic Corps
Additional awards were also announced on Friday. They include Mention in Dispatches, Queen's Commendation for Bravery, Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, and Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air. A full list can be found here.
Here is a list of all those who received medals for service in Afghanistan and Iraq for the period 1 April to 30 September 2009. They include two awarded posthumously to Staff Sgt Olaf Schmid and Capt Daniel Shepherd. Their names are marked with an asterisk. Names in blue link to BBC stories about the individuals.
George Cross
Awarded for acts of bravery of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger. Holders may use the post nominal letters 'GC' after their names.
Name Rank Unit
Kim Spencer HUGHES Staff Sergeant The Royal Logistic Corps
Olaf Sean George SCHMID* Staff Sergeant The Royal Logistic Corps
Commander of The Order of The British Empire (CBE)
Awarded for meritorious service. It is generally given to those in command for their service over a number of years.
Name Rank Unit
Thomas Anthony BECKETT Brigadier late The Parachute Regiment
David Arthur HOOK Brigadier Royal Marines
Greville Kenneth BIBBY MBE Colonel late Coldstream Guards
Officer of The Order of The British Empire (OBE)
Awarded for meritorious service. It is generally given to those in command for their service over a number of years.
Name Rank Unit
Andrew DENNIS Colonel Late The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Charles Simon CALDER Lieutenant Colonel The Royal Anglian Regiment
Douglas McKenzie CHALMERS MBE Acting Colonel The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
James Robert DEAN Commander Royal Navy
Michael Robin James CAMPBELL Lieutenant Colonel The Royal Logistic Corps
Simon James BANTON Lieutenant Colonel The Mercian Regiment
Simon Peter HAMILTON Major Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Stephen John CARTWRIGHT Lieutenant Colonel The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Member of The Order of The British Empire (MBE)
Awarded for meritorious service. It is generally given to those in command for their service over a number of years.
Name Rank Unit
Eldon Nicholas Somervile MILLAR Major Corps of Royal Engineers
Keith TATE Captain Intelligence Corps
Oliver Jerome KINGSBURY Major The Parachute Regiment
Samuel Joseph PLANT Major The Light Dragoons
Thomas Edward John BRENNAN Staff Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps
Distinguished Service Order
Awarded for highly successful command and leadership during active operations. Originally instituted to reward junior officers in the Army, following a review it was replaced by the all service, all ranks Conspicuous Gallantry Cross. Although available to all ranks, the DSO is now awarded only to the more senior officer ranks. Further acts of bravery attract additional "bar" hence, the award "Bar to Distinguished Service Order" given to Lieutenant Colonel Angus Fair.
Name Rank Unit
Angus George Costeker FAIR DSO Lieutenant Colonel The Light Dragoons
Giles Richard HARRIS MBE Major Welsh Guards
Robert John THOMSON MBE Acting Colonel The Rifles
Timothy Buchan RADFORD OBE Brigadier late The Light Infantry
Associate Royal Red Cross Medal
The Royal Red Cross is only awarded to members of the Nursing Services. It consists of two classes. Recipients of the Royal Red Cross 1st Class are known as Members, while recipients of the 2nd Class are known as Associates. The ARRC is awarded for "special devotion and competency in the performance of actual nursing duties".
Name Rank Unit
Gail Lesley WHITTLE Captain Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
Awarded in recognition of acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy. Was instituted in 1993 to replace three previous awards: the DSO (issued to officers), the Distinguished Conduct Medal (Army other ranks) and the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (RN other ranks).
Name Rank Unit
Alan Gordon DENNIS Sergeant The Mercian Regiment
Gary PROUT Lance Bombardier Royal Regiment of Artillery
Jaime MONCHO Serjeant The Rifles
Kyle Patrick SMITH Lance Corporal The Mercian Regiment
Marc Kevin GILES Sergeant The Mercian Regiment
Steven William GADSBY Gunner Royal Regiment of Artillery
Military Cross
Awarded to all ranks of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and RAF in recognition of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land in the presence of the enemy.
Name Rank Unit
Alexander James SMITH Lance Corporal The Parachute Regiment
Alexander John PHILLIPS Lieutenant The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Alexander Robert KENNEDY Private The Mercian Regiment
Christopher Sean REYNOLDS Corporal The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Craig ADKIN Corporal The Mercian Regiment
Craig Richard SHARP Corporal The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Edward Robert BROWN Captain The Mercian Regiment
Jo BUTTERFILL Major The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Karl Christian HICKMAN Major The Rifles
Mathew Robert TOMLINSON Warrant Officer Class 2 CGC Royal Marines
Matthew Philip TURRALL Lance Sergeant Irish Guards
Neil Darren GRANT Major The Mercian Regiment
Paul Edward MATHER Corporal Army Air Corps
Richard CLARK Corporal The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Simon Nicholas THOMPSON Warrant Officer Class 2 The Rifles
Steven Graham CHILDS Corporal The Rifles
Tresham Dame Rowley GREGG Lieutenant The Light Dragoons
William James Archie HIGNETT Lieutenant The Rifles
Distinguished Flying Cross
Awarded to all ranks of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and RAF in recognition of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy in the air in the presence of the enemy.
Name Rank Unit
Marc Alan HEAL Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force
George Medal
Awarded to military personnel for those acts for which military honours would not normally be granted, such as acts of great bravery not in the presence of the enemy.
Name Rank Unit
Daniel Marc SHEPHERD* Captain The Royal Logistic Corps
Paul Raymond JACOBS Rifleman The Rifles
Queen's Gallantry Medal
Awarded in recognition of acts of gallantry of a slightly lower degree than that required for the George Cross or George medal.
Name Rank Unit
Carl Peter THOMAS Corporal The Rifles
David James TIMMINS Lance Corporal The Royal Logistic Corps
Peter John BURNEY Warrant Officer Class 2 The Rifles
Wayne Edward James OWERS Captain The Royal Logistic Corps
Additional awards were also announced on Friday. They include Mention in Dispatches, Queen's Commendation for Bravery, Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, and Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air. A full list can be found here.
