As part of the New Year Honours List 2023, the Army has awarded some of its outstanding personnel and civil servants with a selection of commendations and medals including the Meritorious Service Medal, Chief of the General Staff Commendation, and Army 3 Star Commendations, as follows:
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
Warrant Officer Class Two Abby Abdulrahman, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Gerald Barnes, Parachute Regiment
Warrant Officer Class Two Ian Peter Barrett, Parachute Regiment
Staff Sergeant Timothy John Bartlett, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class One James Douglas Bennett, Grenadier Guards
Warrant Officer Class Two Michael Braithwaite, The Light Dragoons
Warrant Officer Class One Stewart James Chalmers, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One David Chant, 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards
Warrant Officer Class One Daniel Alexander Coombs, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Warrant Officer Class One (now Warrant Officer Class Two) Clive Maurice Cooper, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch) (now Army Reserve)
Warrant Officer Class One Richard Lewis Andrew Edwards, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Barry Kieron Green, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class One Basantajang Gurung, Royal Gurkha Rifles
Warrant Officer Class One Graeme Walter Hannah, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Warrant Officer Class Two Jason Lionel Hartland, Queen’s Royal Hussars
Warrant Officer Class One Philippa Louise Henderson, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Warrant Officer Class Two Keith Andrew Holland, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Jason David Hopkin, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Matthew Louis John Kovacs, Army Air Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Ian Lamming, The Rifles
Warrant Officer Class One Martin David Lindsay, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Sam James Lingwood, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Mark Lynch, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Peter MacGregor, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Staff Sergeant (now Acting Warrant Officer Class Two) James Machin, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class One Thomas Stuart McComiskie, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Andrew Robert McLellan, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Warrant Officer Class Two Paul William Morey, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Alan Michael Murrell, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Nikotimo Nakalevu Nakalevu, Ranger Regiment
Warrant Officer Class Two Richard Steven Pantrey, Royal Corps of Army Music
Warrant Officer Class Two (now Acting Warrant Officer Class One) Warren Nicholas Petersen, Ranger Regiment
Warrant Officer Class Two Wayne Reynolds, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two Kirsty Louise Robertson, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Royston Shepherd, Grenadier Guards
Warrant Officer Class One Mark Skinner, Parachute Regiment
Warrant Officer Class One Colin Raymond Smith, Royal Corps of Signals
Captain Christopher Sutherland, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two Jitendra Tamang, Royal Gurkha Rifles
Warrant Officer Class One Michael Stephen James Thompson, Corps of Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Craig Simon Thomson-Hay, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One James Walker, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Lee Stuart Crosbie Welden, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Acting Warrant Officer Class Two Peter James Williams, Royal Army Medical Corps
CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF COMMENDATION
Corporal DR Alexander, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Major SD Burkill, The Rifles
Captain HRJ Barry, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Sergeant L Barry, Mercian Regiment
Staff Sergeant C Brooke, Intelligence Corps
Corporal TC Bull, Royal Engineers
Sergeant JB Bullard, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Staff Sergeant ES Cairns, Royal Artillery
Mr BK Cherot, US Civil Service
Major SM Coles, Royal Logistic Corps
Lieutenant Colonel GJ Complin, Royal Signals
Corporal RJ Craggs, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Captain CGJ Dougherty, Grenadier Guards
Corporal LJ Driver, Royal Army Medical Corps
Major GJN Duffield, Royal Lancers
Captain RI Duggan, The Rifles
Lieutenant GRN Ellis MBE, General Service Corps
Corporal M Freeman, Royal Engineers
Major AC Gardner, Household Cavalry Regiment
Staff Sergeant SNRP Gascoigne, Royal Artillery
Staff Sergeant S-L Goodwin, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps
Warrant Officer Class One AL Gray, Adjutant General’s Corps (Military Provost Guard Service)
Acting Lance Corporal P Gurung, Royal Gurkha Rifles
Ms S Hannam, Civil Service
Major TDE Haskell, Royal Artillery
Major ER Hivey, Royal Army Medical Corps
Private KJ Insley Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Corporal RT Kerr, Royal Engineers
Mr J Levy, Civil Service
Major J Long, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Air Trooper A Lucaci, Army Air Corps
Ms C McTavish, Civil Service
Acting Sergeant S Mooney, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One TW O’Neill, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Mr D Phillips, Civil Service
Major AJ Phillips, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Major JA Preshaw, Royal Army Medical Corps
Major EMJ Presell, Royal Army Medical Corps
Captain S Rai, Royal Gurkha Rifles
Mr S Rai, Civil Service
Lieutenant Colonel DF Reid MC, Royal Army Medical Corps
Lieutenant Colonel D Reith, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Major LE Roberts, The Rifles
Major MC Saunders, Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment
Sapper ZA Sealy, Royal Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel AKM Seth, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Sergeant PJ Sherman, Royal Irish Regiment
Major CSP Spencer, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Ms H Stone, Civil Service
Major PJ Sweeny, Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel TA Tamplin, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Lance Corporal A Thami Magar, Royal Logistic Corps
Lieutenant Colonel T-D Wilcox, Royal Logistic Corps
Captain S Willis, Adjutant General’s Corps, Staff and Personnel Support
Mr C Woodley MBE, Civil Service
COMMANDER FIELD ARMY COMMENDATION
Staff Sergeant TE Arnold, Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two JD Beilken, Australian Army
Captain KP Breeze, Army Air Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two JE Bullingham, Parachute Regiment
Acting Sergeant HM Cameron, Royal Logistic Corps
Captain R Cooke, Royal Engineers
Mrs M Darvill, Civil Service
Warrant Officer Class Two, RJ Davies, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Private CJ Dawson, Parachute Regiment
Staff Sergeant SR Dove, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Sergeant CAS Etherington, Royal Army Medical Corps
Acting Major RJ Evans, The Rifles
Captain M Gibbons, The Rifles
Sergeant JN Greathead, Yorkshire Regiment
Lance Bombardier DJ Greene, Royal Artillery
Major TJ Groome, Intelligence Corps
Warrant Officer Class One A Gurung, Royal Gurkha Rifles
Warrant Officer Class One KDD Hart, Royal Signals
Acting Captain GRD Hill, Intelligence Corps
Captain PJ Ingram, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Warrant Officer Class Two KJ Jones, Parachute Regiment
Major BA Labuschagne, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Mr CAJ Litherland-Payne, Civil Service
Major RC Mansel, 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards
Sergeant KN McGrath, Royal Army Medical Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two AL Nixon, Royal Corps of Army Music
Warrant Officer Class Two SG Noble, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Major ADE Orme, Royal Signals
Major F Osei Kuffour, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Warrant Officer Class Two ML Peill, Intelligence Corps
Private JL Platt, Royal Army Medical Corps
Captain TJD Reames, Grenadier Guards
Warrant Officer Class Two PHJ Roadnight, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Warrant Officer Class Two KL Scott, Royal Artillery
Corporal ED Simmons, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Captain MP Smith, Royal Artillery
Acting Major HM Taylor, Yorkshire Regiment
Sergeant RRL Thorley, Scots Guards
Acting Sergeant DJ Toshack, Royal Army Medical Corps
Second Lieutenant DP Woodruff, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
COMMANDER SJC(UK) COMMENDATION
Staff Sergeant AJ Corbett, Royal Signals
Captain MB Meredith, Army Air Corps
COMMANDER HOME COMMAND COMMENDATION
Major G Boardman, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Warrant Officer Class Two LA Biggs, Royal Artillery
Ms T Brudenall, Civil Service
Mrs S Bryant, Civil Service
Mrs L Connor, Civil Service
Warrant Officer Class Two LJ Cubbage, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Major KJ Finnamore, The Rifles
Mr J Giddings, Civil Service
Major N Gurung, Adjutant General’s Corps (Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support)
Captain T Gurung, Roya Gurkha Rifles
Major TE Hackett, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Mrs V Harker, Civil Service
Mr J Hart, Civil Service
Sergeant MA Irwin, Royal Signals
Warrant Officer Class Two SM Jeramiah, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two GD Knott, Royal Logistic Corps
Major EH Millwater-Mather, Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services)
Warrant Officer Class Two SB Priestley, Royal Artillery
Major SR Richardson, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Mrs A Savage, Civil Service
Warrant Officer Class Two MJ Sellers Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Mrs L Shadbolt, Civil Service
Mrs R Stewart, Civil Service
Colour Sergeant LD Stoddart, Parachute Regiment
Mrs A Terry, Civil Servant
Warrant Officer Class Two GT Till, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Staff Sergeant CL Watson, Royal Engineers
Captain H Willis, Rifles
Mr R Willmott, Contractor
DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF COMMENDATION
Major BB Ashurst, Adjutant General’s Corps, Royal Military Police
Major J Buitenhuis, Parachute Regiment
Major KE Cooke, Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services)
Acting Major HR Holden, Royal Artillery
Mr G Palmer, Civil Service
Major JE Roberts, Royal Signals
COMARRC COMMENDATION
Major CO Bentley, Royal Artillery
Lance Corporal JRN Cole, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One CJ French, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel RNH Greenwood, Queen’s Royal Hussars
Warrant Officer Class Two PM Hunter, Royal Logistic Corps
Major REV Jordan, Royal Logistic Corps
Sergeant HM Mason-Young, Royal Logistic Corps