An RAF Chinook helicopter coming in to land (library image) [Picture: Captain Malcolm Dalzel, Crown copyright]
A total of 114 members of the armed forces and 3 civilians have been named in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List.
The full list, which recognises service on operations in Afghanistan
and national operations for the period April to October 2013, is below.
AFGHANISTAN
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Brigadier Duncan Francis CAPPS, late The Royal Logistic Corps
Brigadier Rupert Timothy Herbert JONES MBE, late The Rifles
Colonel Robert James RIDER, late Corps of Royal Engineers
Brigadier Maurice John SHEEN QVRM TD, late The Royal Logistic Corps
Acting Air Commodore (now Air Commodore) Christopher Edward John BRAZIER, Royal Air Force
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Surgeon Commander Joanna Mary Elizabeth LEASON, Royal Navy Acting Colonel (now Colonel) Simon John SCOTT, Royal Marines Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Howard BEWICK MBE, The Rifles Lieutenant Colonel Jason Richard KERR, Corps of Royal Engineers Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan SWIFT, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Major Richard Charles MORRIS, Royal Marines Acting Major Ross Thomas BOYD, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Major Kieth Anthony Bryan CHILD, Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services Branch) Major Stephen Philip DALLARD, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Captain James Jackson DEAR, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Acting Lieutenant Colonel (now Major) Christopher John FISHER, Royal Tank Regiment Staff Sergeant James FORSTER, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Captain (now Acting Major) Euan James GRANT, The Parachute Regiment Major James Andrew HADFIELD, The Rifles Warrant Officer Class 2 Alan Fraser HAMILTON, Corps of Royal Engineers Major (now Acting Lieutenant Colonel) Rupert Edward Charles KITCHING, Scots Guards Major Gary ROBERTSON, The Parachute Regiment Major James Samuel SKELTON, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Reverend (Wing Commander) Giles Leslie LEGOOD, Royal Air Force
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC)
A Tornado GR4 prepares for take-off at Kandahar Airfield
in Afghanistan (library image) [Picture: Corporal Babbs Robinson, Crown
copyright]Corporal Anthony STAZICKER, Royal Marines Lance Corporal Simon George MOLONEY, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)
Military Cross (MC)
Major Geoffrey Richard BROCKLEHURST, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Warrant Officer Class 1 Patrick HYDE, The Rifles Private (now Lance Corporal) Wesley Robert MASTERS, Royal Army Medical Corps Corporal William Joseph MILLS, The Rifles Captain Alexander Ryland PICKTHALL, The Life Guards Corporal (now Sergeant) James Richard Lawrence WALKER, The Parachute Regiment
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Flight Lieutenant Charles Peter LOCKYEAR, Royal Air Force
Associate Royal Red Cross Medal (ARRC)
Major Kerry Jane MCFADDEN-NEWMAN, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps
Queen’s Gallantry Medal (QGM)
Captain Michael Robert John KENNEDY, Corps of Royal Engineers
Mention in Despatches (MiD)
Acting Corporal (now Corporal) Jonathan Robert MCNAIR, Royal Marines Corporal Craig TUCKER, Royal Marines Acting Corporal (now Corporal) Donald Boadu AMOAH, Royal Army Medical Corps Major Thomas James ARMITAGE, The Life Guards Sergeant Matthew Lee BALDWIN, Royal Tank Regiment Rifleman Rajeev BHOYRAZ, The Rifles Guardsman Ronan BOYCE, Irish Guards Corporal (now Staff Corporal) of Horse Alexander James CAWLEY, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) Major Andrew John CHILD, The Rifles Acting Major (now Major) Adrian Paul Thomas CLAYTON, The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment Lieutenant Alexander Edward FLOYD, Irish Guards Trooper (now Lance Corporal) Jake John FOSTER, Royal Tank Regiment Acting Lance Corporal (now Lance Corporal) Christopher James HARRIS, Royal Tank Regiment Private Alexander Francis HOAR, The Parachute Regiment Sergeant (now Staff Sergeant) Richard Charles KERRY, The Parachute Regiment Sapper James Ieuan MCDERMOTT, Corps of Royal Engineers Corporal Jonathan Kevin RICHARDS, Royal Army Medical Corps Lance Corporal of Horse Kevin John SEDGWICK, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) Flight Lieutenant Jason Andrew HUNT, Royal Air Force Master Aircrew Robert Sean SUNDERLAND, Royal Air Force
Queen’s Commendation for Bravery (QCB)
Corporal Neil BOWNESS, Royal Army Medical Corps Sapper Sean Alexander Alan CAMERON, Corps of Royal Engineers Lance Corporal Sinead DODDS, Royal Army Medical Corps Corporal Conner Ryan GRANT, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Lance Corporal Neil MEYER, The Royal Logistic Corps Sergeant Saiasi Nuku VONO, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVS)
Lieutenant Commander Lawrence John DUNNE RD, Royal Naval Reserve Staff Sergeant (now Warrant Officer Class 2) Christopher ANDERSON, Intelligence Corps Lieutenant Colonel (now Acting Colonel) Stephen ARCHER ARRC, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps Lieutenant Colonel Edward Graham St John BROCKMAN, Royal Regiment of Artillery Captain Kempley McKnight Alexander BUCHAN-SMITH, The Rifles Acting Lieutenant Colonel (now Lieutenant Colonel) Douglas John Scott COCHRAN, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Captain Rachael Joanne CULL, Adjutant General’s Corps (Military Provost Staff) Major Timothy James Jonathan DRAPER, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Captain Maria Elizabeth EGAN, Royal Regiment of Artillery Lieutenant Colonel (now Acting Colonel) Michael Richard ELVISS MBE, Royal Regiment of Artillery Captain Jonathan Robert FRANKLING, The Royal Logistic Corps Warrant Officer Class 2 Kevin Stuart Anthony GAHGAN, The Rifles Corporal (now Acting Sergeant) Mark Gerald HARRIS, The Royal Logistic Corps Lieutenant Colonel Timothy David HOW, Royal Tank Regiment Captain Thomas William JOHNSTONE-BURT, Intelligence Corps Staff Sergeant Adam Landers MARSHALL, Corps of Royal Engineers Major Edward David Lionel MASKELL-PEDERSEN, Royal Corps of Signals Major Gary Allen MCGOWN MBE, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Colonel (now Acting Brigadier) Stephen Christopher MCMAHON MBE, late The Royal Logistic Corps Warrant Officer Class 1 (now Warrant Officer Class 2) Colin Lee NUFER, The Rifles Lieutenant Colonel David Robert ORR EWING OBE, The Royal Regiment of Scotland Sapper Adam Robert OXLEY, Corps of Royal Engineers Major Jonathan Anthony Evett PALMER MBE, Irish Guards Colonel Andrew William PHILLIPS, late Corps of Royal Engineers Corporal (now Sergeant)) Aaron Michael RENNIE, Royal Army Medical Corps Staff Sergeant Clinton SHERRATT, Royal Corps of Signals Lieutenant Colonel Paul Terence TEDMAN, Army Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel Jason Michael WILLIAMS, Royal Tank Regiment Lance Corporal Alexander Edwin William PRICE, Royal Air Force Mrs Lisa Pamela GARDNER, Civil Servant Miss Penny HUGHES, Civil Servant Inspector Danny Johnston MAY, Ministry of Defence Police
A young soldier who helped to save his friend who had been shot in the
neck by an Afghan insurgent is among more than 100 members of the armed
forces recognised in the latest round of military honours.
[...]
They include Lance Corporal Wes Masters, 25, from The Royal Army
Medical Corps, who is awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry and
courage in assisting a comrade who was wounded during a dawn firefight
with Taliban insurgents.
LCpl Masters, then a private, landed along with his troop by helicopter to conquer an enemy base. As the troop began to search for targets, LCpl Masters' detachment
came under fire and one of the group's number, LCpl Simon Moloney, 23,
was shot through the neck by a Taliban sharpshooter.
Without waiting for orders, LCpl Masters crossed 300 metres of open
ground under heavy fire while carrying 60kgs of equipment to reach his
fallen friend.
LCpl Moloney said: "At approximately 6.20am I sustained a gunshot wound to the neck and it just went on from there.
"I called it in for a medic not really thinking that it would happen but he managed to get there through fire very soon.
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