{"id":81649,"date":"2017-06-16T21:32:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T21:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=ff57cb328120324349494d5c53645472"},"modified":"2017-06-16T21:32:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T21:32:00","slug":"news-story-2017-birthday-honours-for-service-personnel-and-defence-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=81649","title":{"rendered":"News story: 2017 Birthday Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians"},"content":{"rendered":"
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113 Service personnel have been granted state honours, and 50 civilians have also been honoured either for work in the Ministry of Defence or in other aspects of UK Defence.<\/p>\n

The Defence personnel named in the Birthday Honours List for 2017 are listed below; the full list is available here<\/a><\/p>\n

Amongst those who were granted state honours are the following:<\/p>\n

Cpl Amber Rose Hollands, 25, received an MBE for her work as a Combat Medical Technician whilst deployed in Sierra Leone with 1st The Queen\u2019s Dragoon Guards. She was the only female in a 58-strong Short Term Training Team that deployed to Sierra Leone to train the nation\u2019s Army in peace support operations.<\/p>\n

Working in stifling 36 degrees heat and 90% humidity, Amber was one of two medics who delivered medical training to over 130 Sierra Leonean troops. The Short Term Training Team also trained more than 850 troops in basic military skills.<\/p>\n

Amber said:<\/p>\n

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I am very proud to receive this honour. Communication was a challenge in Sierra Leone because some of the troops found it difficult to understand my accent. I had to adapt and slow down my speech. I also asked two of the Sierra Leonean medics to translate.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Col Mike Butterwick, whose work with the British Muslim community during his time as deputy Commander of 4th Infantry Brigade based at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire has seen him awarded a CBE, said being told the news left him in \u201ctotal shock\u201d and \u201cslightly embarrassed\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said:<\/p>\n

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I am completely overwhelmed by the award, but it reflects the energy the whole of the 4 Brigade team put into making a difference in this vital area. What we tried to do was change the perceptions of the military in Muslim communities we are working in.<\/p>\n

I am humbled by this award. This is the start of what I hope will continue for many years to come.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Flt Sgt Mark Elliman received an MBE for his role as Acting Warrant Officer Fuels and Lubricants at RAF Akrotiri, supporting Op SHADER and the successful running of the station.<\/p>\n

He said:<\/p>\n

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I am humbled, grateful and overjoyed to receive the MBE. My family will be so proud. I work with a fantastic team who have supported me with professionalism, honesty and pure hard work.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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My time working at RAF Akrotiri as part of Joint Forces Command has been challenging but exciting due to the serviceability and resilience of fixed assets. Contingency and forward planning has been at the forefront of delivering aviation fuel without compromising output.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jonathan Lyle, Chief Executive of Dstl, has been made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in recognition of his contribution to Defence science and engineering over the past 41 years.<\/p>\n

He said:<\/p>\n

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I have had the priviledge to work with so many talented and committed people. I am deeply honoured to have been recognised with the CB and really do feel this is a reflection of a combined team effort across the lab.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The military division of The Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours list 2017<\/h2>\n

Royal Navy Awards<\/h3>\n

PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH<\/h4>\n

As Knight Commander<\/p>\n

Vice Admiral Simon Robert LISTER, CB, OBE<\/p>\n

As Companions<\/p>\n

Surgeon Vice Admiral Alasdair James WALKER, OBE, QHS<\/p>\n

Rear Admiral Simon Paul WILLIAMS, CVO<\/p>\n

PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE<\/h4>\n

As Commanders
\nRear Admiral Timothy Miles LOWE, QCVS<\/p>\n

Rear Admiral John Robert Hamilton CLINK, OBE<\/p>\n

Brigadier Richard Anthony Winchcombe SPENCER, OBE
\nAs Officers
\nCommodore Richard Mark ALLEN<\/p>\n

Captain Mark John CAMERON<\/p>\n

Colonel Michael John TANNER, QCVS<\/p>\n

Commander James WYPER<\/p>\n

As Members<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer 1 Logistician (Catering Services) Wayne BURBURY<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Commander Simon James CHURCH<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer 1 Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Iain CUNNINGHAM<\/p>\n

Chief Petty Officer Air Engineering Technican (Avionics) Andrew Smyth FLEMING<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Deborah Daphne HARMER<\/p>\n

Leading Logistician (Writer) Claire HUGHES<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Commander (Acting Commander) James Alistair Delange KIRKWOOD<\/p>\n

Commander Robert Graeme SPENCE<\/p>\n

Commander Stephen Michael THOMAS<\/p>\n

Commander Michael Leslie WOOD<\/p>\n

QUEEN\u2019S VOLUNTEER RESERVE MEDAL<\/h4>\n

Sergeant David HOLMAN<\/p>\n

ARMY AWARDS<\/p>\n

PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH<\/p>\n

As Companions<\/p>\n

Major General Mark Jarvis GAUNT<\/p>\n

Major General John Robert PATTERSON<\/p>\n

PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE<\/h4>\n

As Commanders<\/p>\n

Colonel Michael Robert BUTTERWICK<\/p>\n

Colonel William Pemble Owen ENGLISH<\/p>\n

Brigadier Colin Thomas McCLEAN, MBE<\/p>\n

Brigadier Tom Richardson COPINGER-SYMES, OBE<\/p>\n

Major General Ralph William WOODDISSE, MBE, MC<\/p>\n

As Officers<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Colonel Hamish George Gordon CORMACK, MBE, The Duke of Lancaster\u2019s Regiment<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher David DAVIES, MBE, The Princess of Wales\u2019s
\nRoyal Regiment<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Colonel Jamie Ian HARTLEY, The Rifles<\/p>\n

Colonel Thomas Jonathan MURRAY<\/p>\n

Colonel Andrew Keith ROBINSON<\/p>\n

Colonel Christopher John Strathern ROSE<\/p>\n

Colonel Khashayar Dominic SHARIFI<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Colonel Jason SHEFFIELD, Royal Tank Regiment<\/p>\n

Colonel Jonathan Roderick Henry TIMMIS<\/p>\n

Acting Colonel Richard George WALKER, Corps of Royal Engineers<\/p>\n

As Members<\/p>\n

Major Levi Vincent ASHLEY, The Royal Logistic Corps<\/p>\n

Major John Mark BARRY, The Rifles<\/p>\n

Major Richard Allan BELL, Royal Corps of Signals<\/p>\n

Major Denis BURTON, The Royal Welsh, Army Reserve<\/p>\n

Major Kevin Charles CAMMACK, Royal Regiment of Artillery<\/p>\n

Major David CAMPEY, Corps of Royal Engineers<\/p>\n

Colonel Frances Elizabeth CASTLE, ADC<\/p>\n

Sergeant Arun Lewis COFAX, Corps of Royal Engineers<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Colonel Dominic Martin Lyall COOPER, The Royal Logistic
\nCorps<\/p>\n

Major Richard John CRANE, The Royal Logistic Corps<\/p>\n

Captain Anthony Angelo DAVIES, Corps of Royal Engineers<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer Class 2 Marc David ELLIOTT, Corps of Royal Engineers<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer Class 1 Gavin Arran EMMERSON, The Royal Logistic Corps<\/p>\n

Major Simon William EVERETT, The Royal Irish Regiment<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Colonel Alison Helen FALCON, The Royal Logistic Corps, Army
\nReserve<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Mark GEE, Royal Regiment of Artillery<\/p>\n

Major Prembahadur GURUNG, The Royal Gurkha Rifles<\/p>\n

Captain Andrew HAINES, Royal Regiment of Artillery, Army Reserve<\/p>\n

Acting Major Tobias Robin Sanford HARRIS, The Parachute Regiment<\/p>\n

Sergeant Andrew Craig HARRISON, Corps of Royal Engineers<\/p>\n

Major William Derek HODGKINSON, The King\u2019s Royal Hussars<\/p>\n

Corporal Amber Rose HOLLANDS, Royal Army Medical Corps<\/p>\n

Colonel Stephanie Lotte Eleanor Louise JACKMAN, TD,
\n Army Reserve, The Royal Logistic Corps<\/p>\n

Acting Lieutenant Colonel Ami JONES, Royal Army Medical Corps, Army Reserve<\/p>\n

Acting Lieutenant Colonel Norman Owen JONES, ARRC, Queen Alexandra\u2019s
\nRoyal Army Nursing Corps, Army Reserve<\/p>\n

Major Pauline MURRAY-KNIGHT, Adjutant General\u2019s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)<\/p>\n

Acting Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Thomas LAMB, Combined Cadet Force<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Charlotte Anne LIVINGSTONE, Royal Army Medical Corps, Army Reserve<\/p>\n

Major Paul LOGIE, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers<\/p>\n

Captain James William LYONS, Army Air Corps<\/p>\n

Major David Robert MACKLIN, The Rifles<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer Class 1 Iain Crichton MARTIN, The Royal Logistic Corps<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer Class 2 Rolf Alan MASON, Royal Regiment of Artillery<\/p>\n

Corporal Jessica Layla MASTERMAN, The Royal Logistic Corps<\/p>\n

Lance Corporal Rossa Dominick McPHILLIPS, Intelligence Corps, Army
\nReserve<\/p>\n

Colour Sergeant David Malcolm MILLS, Irish Guards<\/p>\n

Captain Ian David STOKES, Royal Regiment of Artillery<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer Class 2 Karen Ann STYLES, Adjutant General\u2019s Corps (Staff
\nand Personnel Support Branch)<\/p>\n

Major Fergus Keegan SULLIVAN, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers<\/p>\n

Major William John TOWER, Coldstream Guards<\/p>\n

Acting Major Richard Simon WOOD, The Parachute Regiment<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Robert Edward WOOLGAR, The Royal Lancers<\/p>\n

ROYAL RED CROSS<\/h4>\n

As an Ordinary Associate of the Royal Red Cross, Second Class<\/p>\n

Major Jennifer Ann BUCK, Queen Alexandra\u2019s Royal Army Nursing Corps<\/p>\n

Major Rosemary GODFREY, Queen Alexandra\u2019s Royal Army Nursing Corps,
\n Army Reserve<\/p>\n

QUEEN\u2019S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL<\/h3>\n

Major Paul Harry JACKSON, General List, Army Reserve<\/p>\n

Staff Sergeant Hayley Elizabeth JUST, Corps of Royal Engineers, Army
\nReserve<\/p>\n

Colonel Mark Christopher SHERIDAN<\/p>\n

Staff Sergeant Careen Gillian THORN, The Royal Logistic Corps,
\nArmy Reserve<\/p>\n

ROYAL AIR FORCE AWARDS<\/h3>\n

PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH<\/h4>\n

As Companions<\/p>\n

Air Vice-Marshal Malcolm Andrew John BRECHT, CBE<\/p>\n

Air Vice-Marshal Edward Jackson STRINGER, CBE<\/p>\n

PROMOTIONS IN AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION<\/h4>\n

OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE<\/p>\n

As Commanders<\/p>\n

Group Captain Stephen Alec BENTLEY<\/p>\n

Air Commodore Dawn Allison MCCAFFERTY<\/p>\n

As Officers<\/p>\n

Wing Commander Gareth John BRYANT<\/p>\n

Wing Commander Mark Thomas DUNLOP<\/p>\n

Wing Commander James Alexander FREEBOROUGH<\/p>\n

Wing Commander Andrew MASSIE<\/p>\n

Wing Commander Elizabeth Joan NICHOLL<\/p>\n

Wing Commander Michael John Edward SUTTON<\/p>\n

As Members<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer Anthony Joseph BARKER<\/p>\n

Squadron Leader Darren BASSETT<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer Alan Roy BUTTERFILL<\/p>\n

Wing Commander Davis Charles COX, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve<\/p>\n

Flight Sergeant Mark James ELLIMAN<\/p>\n

Sergeant Alan Albert FENNEY<\/p>\n

Sergeant Matthew Ian FOSTER<\/p>\n

Squadron Leader Adrian MORRIS<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer Michael George MORRIS<\/p>\n

Squadron Leader Hugh John Warr NICHOLS<\/p>\n

Flight Lieutenant Derek Vincent OLDHAM, Royal Auxiliary Air Force<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer Adrian Mark PATON<\/p>\n

Warrant Officer Michelle SMITH<\/p>\n

ROYAL RED CROSS<\/h4>\n

As an Ordinary Associate of the Royal Red Cross, Second Class<\/p>\n

Corporal Clare Louise HARVEY<\/p>\n

Flight Lieutenant Laura Jane HODSON<\/p>\n

QUEEN\u2019S VOLUNTEER RESERVES MEDAL<\/h4>\n

Sergeant Philip Baden BOWER, Royal Auxiliary Air Force<\/p>\n

Senior Aircraftman Shane Victor STANIFORTH, Royal Auxiliary Air Force<\/p>\n

CIVILIAN RECIPIENTS<\/h4>\n

COMPANION, ORDER OF THE BATH (CB)<\/h3>\n

Jonathan Henry LYLE, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (CBE)<\/p>\n

Alan Frank SMITH, For voluntary service to RAF personnel<\/p>\n

OFFICERS, ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (OBE)<\/p>\n

William John CHRISPIN, For services to Defence acquisition and to military capability<\/p>\n

Maj Gen Patrick Anthony John CORDINGLEY, For voluntary service<\/p>\n

John Sebastian COX, For services to the Royal Air Force and aviation heritage<\/p>\n

Michael GOODHAND, For services to Disaster Relief<\/p>\n

Dr Deborah Katherine GOODWIN, For services in support of Armed Forces staff education<\/p>\n

Ms Carmel Jane GRANT, For services to Army reform<\/p>\n

Dr Julie Patricia GREEVES, For services to military operational effectiveness<\/p>\n

Philip HORROCKS, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

Dr Cheryll Denise PITT, For services to aviation safety<\/p>\n

Paul John RUSSELL, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

Rakesh SHARMA, For services to defence capability<\/p>\n

Richard THOMASON, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

Mrs Melanie Dawn WATERS, For services to ex-Service personnel<\/p>\n

MEMBERS, ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MBE)<\/p>\n

Mrs Saeeda ALI, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

Andrew Donald BALLANTYNE, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

Lt Colonel Robert Henry Lynn BLOMFIELD TD, For services to the Reserves and Cadets<\/p>\n

Peter Alan BLYTH, For services to the Reserve Forces & Cadets on Tyneside<\/p>\n

Patrick Joseph CONWAY, For services to industrial relations and the community in Yeovil, Somerset<\/p>\n

Christopher DAVIES,\tFor services to drug awareness in the Armed Forces<\/p>\n

Captain (Rtd) Gaubahadur GURUNG, For services in support of Service personnel<\/p>\n

Mohamed Amin ISSA, For services to the Defence Centre for Languages & Culture<\/p>\n

David McALLISTER, For voluntary service to Service personnel<\/p>\n

Frederick MILLES, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

Mrs Irene MILNE, For services in support of military operations<\/p>\n

Miss Nicola Ann MURDOCH, For services to Armed Forces personnel and their families<\/p>\n

Philip NEAME, For voluntary service to Reserve Forces and Cadets<\/p>\n

Mrs Angela Gwen O\u2019SULLIVAN, For voluntary service to First Aid<\/p>\n

Nicholas Mark SALES, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

Richard SALMON, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

Grahame SHEPHERD, For voluntary service to the children of military personnel<\/p>\n

Mrs Dawn WALKER, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

Colonel Michael Robert Lorne WARD, For voluntary service to veterans<\/p>\n

THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL (BEM)<\/p>\n

Mrs Carol Margaret BRATTY, For voluntary service to ex-Service personnel\t\tpersonnel<\/p>\n

Mrs Eileen Fiona BUCHAN, For voluntary service to young people<\/p>\n

Mrs Carol Margaret CHAPMAN, For voluntary service to St John Ambulance<\/p>\n

Mrs Helen CHAPMAN, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

Dean FAULKNER, For voluntary service to St John Ambulance<\/p>\n

Barry Anthony FURNESS, For voluntary service to ex-Service personnel<\/p>\n

Raymond GRIFFITHS, For voluntary service to ex-Service personnel<\/p>\n

Mrs Marie HAWTHORNE, For voluntary service to the Army Cadet Force<\/p>\n

Dr Samantha Georgina HEALY, For services to apprenticeship and graduate programmes in the Defence Industry<\/p>\n

Ronald William Godfrey JONES, For voluntary service to ex-Service personnel and their families<\/p>\n

Jacqueline LONGDEN, For services to veterans<\/p>\n

Mrs Mary McGOWAN, For voluntary service to First Aid in Aberdeen<\/p>\n

Mrs Barbara Liddle MORTIMER, For voluntary service to ex-Service personnel<\/p>\n

Mrs Trudi SHAW, For services to Defence<\/p>\n

Mrs Teresa Maria SMITH, For voluntary service to the Sea Cadet Corps<\/p>\n

Miss Marie TAYLOR, For services to veterans and the community in York<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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