Queen's Birthday Honours List 2019 - Military Division
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Queen's Birthday Honours List 2019 - Military Division
The formal announcement is at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-military-division-of-the-queens-birthday-honours-list-2019
and full details attached for ease of reference.
Good to see that the original Captain of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH has been appointed as a CBE - as well as having gone from Commodore to Vice Admiral and become Fleet Commander in five months, but better still if they had spelled Rear Admiral Pentreath's name correctly.
Jack
ROYAL NAVY AWARDS
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH
As Companions
Rear Admiral Jonathan Patrick PENTHREATH, OBE
Major General Charles Richard STICKLAND, OBE
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Commanders
Commodore Paul Dominic BURKE, OBE
Major General Matthew John HOLMES, DSO
Commodore (now Vice Admiral), Jeremy Paul KYD
As Officers
Commodore Stephen Michael ALLEN
Commander Richard Charles BONE
Commander (Acting Captain) Christopher John CONNOLLY
Commander Steven Ronald DRYSDALE
Commander Martin John FREEMAN
Commodore Rupert Patrick HOLLINS
As Members
Commander Adam Gregory CLARKE
Chief Petty Officer Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) Thomas Michael ELAND
Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Class 1 Matthew Kenneth Gallimore
Warrant Officer 1 (Physical Trainer) Natasha PULLEY
Lieutenant Commander James REYNOLDS
Commander Kevin Francis ROBERTSON
Lieutenant Commander Martin SHAKESPEAR
Chief Petty Officer Engineering Technician (Communication and Information Systems) Helena Gail WARD
QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER RESERVE MEDAL
Lieutenant Commander David COOPER, RD
ARMY AWARDS
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH
Knight Grand Cross
General Sir Nicholas CARTER, KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen
As Knight Commanders
Lieutenant General Nicholas Arthur William POPE, CBE
As Companions
Major General Nicholas John CAVANAGH
Lieutenant General Paul William JAQUES, CBE
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Commanders
Brigadier Paul Robert BURNS
Acting Brigadier John Lockhart CLARK, MBE
Colonel Guy Hugh John DEACON, OBE ADC
Deputy Chaplain General The Reverend Michael Paul Dare FAVA, QHC
Brigadier Ian Jonathan GIBB
Acting Brigadier George Alexander John MACINTOSH, OBE
As Officers
Lieutenant Colonel Simon Leslie BLAKE
Colonel Jo BUTTERFILL MC
Colonel Joseph Edward FOSSEY
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Simon James HEPPELL
Acting Colonel Brian Keith HOWARD
Acting Colonel Simon Nicholas MEADOWCROFT, BEM
Colonel Edward Dixon SANDRY
Colonel Anthony TAIT
Lieutenant Colonel Neil Kirkby Gow TOMLIN
As Members
Acting Staff Sergeant Lorraine BENNETT, VR
Alexander Edward BINKS
Acting Major Gregory Philip BLEZARD
Matthew Stewart BRAGG
Tracey Elizabeth BROOKS
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Neil BYFIELD
Captain Gary CASE
Major Robert John COLQUHOUN
Lieutenant Colonel Paul David DENTON
Stephen Christian DIXON
Major John Hutchison DUNN
Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Colin EHLEN
Major Rosamund Veronica ELLIOTT
David Robert EVANS, VR
Major Roy FALSHAW, VR
Jonathan David FERMAN
Major Storm William GREEN
Major David Charles GROCE
Major Nicholas Alexander HEPPENSTALL
Captain Martin James HOWLIN
Captain Christian Lee HUGHES
Captain Louise JAMES
Warrant Officer Class 2 David KERR
Warrant Officer Class 2 Donna LONGHURST
Major Mark McGROARTY
Major Nigel Ian MUDD
Major Gordon William MUIR
Acting Major Geoffrey John NICHOLLS
Corporal Netrabahadur RANA
Major Fiona Jill ROGERS
Major Taitusi Kagi SAUKURU, QGM
Philip John SMITH
Captain Darren Lee TAYLOR
Warrant Officer Class 1 Marc THOMSON
Acting Major John Dennis WHARTON
ROYAL RED CROSS
As an Ordinary Member of the Royal Red Cross, First Class
Lieutenant Colonel Deborah Louise INGLIS, TD VR
QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL
Lieutenant Colonel Graham Norman COX, VR
Lisa Jane INGRAM, VR
Lieutenant Colonel John Robert LONGBOTTOM, MBE VR
ROYAL AIR FORCE AWARDS
KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE MOST EXCELLENT OREDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Air Marshal Stuart David ATHA, CB DSO
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH
As Companions
Air Vice-Marshal Christopher James LUCK, MBE
Air Vice-Marshal Gavin Douglas Anthony PARKER, OBE
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Commanders
Group Captain Hamish Roy Callender CORMACK
Group Captain Teresa Anne GRIFFITHS, OBE ARRC
Group Captain Shaun HARRIS, MBE
As Officers
Wing Commander Mark Christopher BUTTERWORTH
Group Captain Joanne Lorraine CAMPBELL
Group Captain Ian Derek CHESWORTH
Group Captain Jason Clarke DAVIES
Wing Commander Edwin Sebastian KENDALL
Wing Commander Jennifer ROBINSON
Wing Commander James Richard SIMMONDS
As Members
Warrant Officer John ALPERT
Squadron Leader Beverley CARTWRIGHT
Flight Lieutenant Neil COTTLE
Sergeant Andrew James FLOYD
Squadron Leader Robert Lockhart MCCARTNEY
Squadron Leader Andrew Paul MILLIKIN
Squadron Leader Roisin Mary O’BRIEN
Wing Commander Tara Elizabeth SCOTT
Flight Sergeant Adrian Terry SHEPHERD
Flight Lieutenant Michael Anthony STOKES
Acting Flight Sergeant Ann THOMAS
Warrant Officer John Vaughan WILLIAMS
and full details attached for ease of reference.
Good to see that the original Captain of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH has been appointed as a CBE - as well as having gone from Commodore to Vice Admiral and become Fleet Commander in five months, but better still if they had spelled Rear Admiral Pentreath's name correctly.
Jack
ROYAL NAVY AWARDS
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH
As Companions
Rear Admiral Jonathan Patrick PENTHREATH, OBE
Major General Charles Richard STICKLAND, OBE
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Commanders
Commodore Paul Dominic BURKE, OBE
Major General Matthew John HOLMES, DSO
Commodore (now Vice Admiral), Jeremy Paul KYD
As Officers
Commodore Stephen Michael ALLEN
Commander Richard Charles BONE
Commander (Acting Captain) Christopher John CONNOLLY
Commander Steven Ronald DRYSDALE
Commander Martin John FREEMAN
Commodore Rupert Patrick HOLLINS
As Members
Commander Adam Gregory CLARKE
Chief Petty Officer Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) Thomas Michael ELAND
Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Class 1 Matthew Kenneth Gallimore
Warrant Officer 1 (Physical Trainer) Natasha PULLEY
Lieutenant Commander James REYNOLDS
Commander Kevin Francis ROBERTSON
Lieutenant Commander Martin SHAKESPEAR
Chief Petty Officer Engineering Technician (Communication and Information Systems) Helena Gail WARD
QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER RESERVE MEDAL
Lieutenant Commander David COOPER, RD
ARMY AWARDS
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH
Knight Grand Cross
General Sir Nicholas CARTER, KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen
As Knight Commanders
Lieutenant General Nicholas Arthur William POPE, CBE
As Companions
Major General Nicholas John CAVANAGH
Lieutenant General Paul William JAQUES, CBE
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Commanders
Brigadier Paul Robert BURNS
Acting Brigadier John Lockhart CLARK, MBE
Colonel Guy Hugh John DEACON, OBE ADC
Deputy Chaplain General The Reverend Michael Paul Dare FAVA, QHC
Brigadier Ian Jonathan GIBB
Acting Brigadier George Alexander John MACINTOSH, OBE
As Officers
Lieutenant Colonel Simon Leslie BLAKE
Colonel Jo BUTTERFILL MC
Colonel Joseph Edward FOSSEY
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Simon James HEPPELL
Acting Colonel Brian Keith HOWARD
Acting Colonel Simon Nicholas MEADOWCROFT, BEM
Colonel Edward Dixon SANDRY
Colonel Anthony TAIT
Lieutenant Colonel Neil Kirkby Gow TOMLIN
As Members
Acting Staff Sergeant Lorraine BENNETT, VR
Alexander Edward BINKS
Acting Major Gregory Philip BLEZARD
Matthew Stewart BRAGG
Tracey Elizabeth BROOKS
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Neil BYFIELD
Captain Gary CASE
Major Robert John COLQUHOUN
Lieutenant Colonel Paul David DENTON
Stephen Christian DIXON
Major John Hutchison DUNN
Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Colin EHLEN
Major Rosamund Veronica ELLIOTT
David Robert EVANS, VR
Major Roy FALSHAW, VR
Jonathan David FERMAN
Major Storm William GREEN
Major David Charles GROCE
Major Nicholas Alexander HEPPENSTALL
Captain Martin James HOWLIN
Captain Christian Lee HUGHES
Captain Louise JAMES
Warrant Officer Class 2 David KERR
Warrant Officer Class 2 Donna LONGHURST
Major Mark McGROARTY
Major Nigel Ian MUDD
Major Gordon William MUIR
Acting Major Geoffrey John NICHOLLS
Corporal Netrabahadur RANA
Major Fiona Jill ROGERS
Major Taitusi Kagi SAUKURU, QGM
Philip John SMITH
Captain Darren Lee TAYLOR
Warrant Officer Class 1 Marc THOMSON
Acting Major John Dennis WHARTON
ROYAL RED CROSS
As an Ordinary Member of the Royal Red Cross, First Class
Lieutenant Colonel Deborah Louise INGLIS, TD VR
QUEEN’S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL
Lieutenant Colonel Graham Norman COX, VR
Lisa Jane INGRAM, VR
Lieutenant Colonel John Robert LONGBOTTOM, MBE VR
ROYAL AIR FORCE AWARDS
KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE MOST EXCELLENT OREDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Air Marshal Stuart David ATHA, CB DSO
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH
As Companions
Air Vice-Marshal Christopher James LUCK, MBE
Air Vice-Marshal Gavin Douglas Anthony PARKER, OBE
PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
As Commanders
Group Captain Hamish Roy Callender CORMACK
Group Captain Teresa Anne GRIFFITHS, OBE ARRC
Group Captain Shaun HARRIS, MBE
As Officers
Wing Commander Mark Christopher BUTTERWORTH
Group Captain Joanne Lorraine CAMPBELL
Group Captain Ian Derek CHESWORTH
Group Captain Jason Clarke DAVIES
Wing Commander Edwin Sebastian KENDALL
Wing Commander Jennifer ROBINSON
Wing Commander James Richard SIMMONDS
As Members
Warrant Officer John ALPERT
Squadron Leader Beverley CARTWRIGHT
Flight Lieutenant Neil COTTLE
Sergeant Andrew James FLOYD
Squadron Leader Robert Lockhart MCCARTNEY
Squadron Leader Andrew Paul MILLIKIN
Squadron Leader Roisin Mary O’BRIEN
Wing Commander Tara Elizabeth SCOTT
Flight Sergeant Adrian Terry SHEPHERD
Flight Lieutenant Michael Anthony STOKES
Acting Flight Sergeant Ann THOMAS
Warrant Officer John Vaughan WILLIAMS
I realize that as someone who really doesn't understand the UK Honors system this looks as if the higher your current rank the higher the decoration?
So its not really based on what you've done but the job you had at the time???
I suppose it 's cheaper than paying people properly.................
So its not really based on what you've done but the job you had at the time???
I suppose it 's cheaper than paying people properly.................
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Broadly speaking ... yes. although in may cases the recipient will already have a lower level award.
But it’s a strange system, and I don’t think anyone has devised a better one.
But it’s a strange system, and I don’t think anyone has devised a better one.
Well done to all on list with particular congratulations to Seb Kendall and Jake Alpert.
The French system is pretty good. Chevalier in place of our LS&GC followed by promotions based on combination of passage of time and achievement.
Batco
The French system is pretty good. Chevalier in place of our LS&GC followed by promotions based on combination of passage of time and achievement.
Batco
I realize that as someone who really doesn't understand the UK Honors system this looks as if the higher your current rank the higher the decoration?
Fascinating, is it not?
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You work hard and for the right boss to get an MBE.
You work hard and get the right job for your OBE.
Above that collect the box tops in the right job and you get your K.
You work hard and get the right job for your OBE.
Above that collect the box tops in the right job and you get your K.
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I realize that as someone who really doesn't understand the UK Honors system this looks as if the higher your current rank the higher the decoration?
So its not really based on what you've done but the job you had at the time???
I suppose it 's cheaper than paying people properly.................
So its not really based on what you've done but the job you had at the time???
I suppose it 's cheaper than paying people properly.................
Jack
PS Must remember to congratulate CDS on his GCB, which in the Royal Navy stands for Good Conduct Badge, which I suppose in a way it is!
The nearer to HQ we served, the more likely to get an award. A no-brainer ..... I did two stints at HQ, one of 19 weeks, one of 12 weeks. No gong, but four overseas tours totalling 16 years, and a host of good times and good memories. Beats an OBE in a box in the drawer with the socks and the cuff links. And the collar studs. Remember them?
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Agree with a lot said above but the system does need a revamp. Individuals should not be getting an honour for doing their job - that is what a salary is for.
The best one I heard of was a MBE for the visits officer in the ARRC before it came back to the UK.
Atha probably didn’t get the top job because there are easier people to work with and for. End of.
The best one I heard of was a MBE for the visits officer in the ARRC before it came back to the UK.
Atha probably didn’t get the top job because there are easier people to work with and for. End of.
As was ever thus:
There are those who do the dirty jobs at considerable risk and those who are floating around the fringes when the dirty jobs are done.
I watched Forces TV last night. The RM were on ops in AFG, great respect, even for the embedded TV crew. The palpable sense of fear and expectation of early termination by IED was visible.
As real professionals, they all deserved much more than any of the armchair warriors apparent on the pages above.
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There are those who do the dirty jobs at considerable risk and those who are floating around the fringes when the dirty jobs are done.
I watched Forces TV last night. The RM were on ops in AFG, great respect, even for the embedded TV crew. The palpable sense of fear and expectation of early termination by IED was visible.
As real professionals, they all deserved much more than any of the armchair warriors apparent on the pages above.
IG
Stu Atha got MOST EXCELLENT OREDER, what ever that might be.
But serious congratulations! I too had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of years back and he seemed to made of stern enough stuff.
But serious congratulations! I too had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of years back and he seemed to made of stern enough stuff.
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Imagegear, the problem in the weeds, or sand, can be two fold. Someone who can write a good citation - easier done at HQ - and a quota system.
Can't have too many gongs dished out to one unit or in one campaign.
From my father in law's story he should have got some recognition but the action was an embarrassing disaster, few officers were in a position to see what happened, too many truly heroic actions in the dark.
Can't have too many gongs dished out to one unit or in one campaign.
From my father in law's story he should have got some recognition but the action was an embarrassing disaster, few officers were in a position to see what happened, too many truly heroic actions in the dark.
PN
I agree with your first, but I still contend that gongs should find their way to the most deserving. Having written a number of citations, both on the inside and on the outside, I needed to trust that they would be acted upon in a fair and reasonable manner.
Most were successful but some were not and must have presented a very difficult challenge to assess the justification for an award.
But weighting the awards based on keeping the balance of numbers in proportion across many units and organisations remains controversial to me.
IG.
I agree with your first, but I still contend that gongs should find their way to the most deserving. Having written a number of citations, both on the inside and on the outside, I needed to trust that they would be acted upon in a fair and reasonable manner.
Most were successful but some were not and must have presented a very difficult challenge to assess the justification for an award.
But weighting the awards based on keeping the balance of numbers in proportion across many units and organisations remains controversial to me.
IG.
A wan*ker with a gong is still a wan*ker. A good bloke without a gong is still a good bloke. Your professional reputation in your community is the only thing that really has any value.
There’s only two names I know on the RAF list; neither are hangers-on and both richly deserve the State Honours.
I went to a Branch dining-in recently (I wished I hadn’t...). Loads of people with OBEs and MBEs awarded for doing their jobs on RAF stations or at Air - few (from what I know) received them for working in the joint or OGD environment. As said, it relies on a good boss to do the write-up and being in a light blue reporting chain. But very few had more than one or two operational medals; several officers actually had to ask about the Balkans medals and a Gp Capt derided them in front of me, with “oh, that’s for spending time in Italy”. She wasn’t joking and I challenged her on the matter. She had an Afghan OSM for a 2 month stint in Kabul and an OBE for “transformation” (ie closing a base). And one Diamond Jubilee medal.
I left that Dining in fuming about a bunch of very-self-satisfied ops-dodgers who have had very dull careers; I have had the satisfaction of delivering effect by both military and diplomatic means on a series of challenging op tours and overseas postings. And a huge range of experiences all over the world.
I went to a Branch dining-in recently (I wished I hadn’t...). Loads of people with OBEs and MBEs awarded for doing their jobs on RAF stations or at Air - few (from what I know) received them for working in the joint or OGD environment. As said, it relies on a good boss to do the write-up and being in a light blue reporting chain. But very few had more than one or two operational medals; several officers actually had to ask about the Balkans medals and a Gp Capt derided them in front of me, with “oh, that’s for spending time in Italy”. She wasn’t joking and I challenged her on the matter. She had an Afghan OSM for a 2 month stint in Kabul and an OBE for “transformation” (ie closing a base). And one Diamond Jubilee medal.
I left that Dining in fuming about a bunch of very-self-satisfied ops-dodgers who have had very dull careers; I have had the satisfaction of delivering effect by both military and diplomatic means on a series of challenging op tours and overseas postings. And a huge range of experiences all over the world.