Medals and Commendations in the Birthday Honours List 2025

As part of the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025, we have awarded some of our 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 Three Star Commendations, as follows:

Meritorious Service Medal

Warrant Officer Class One Peter William Baldry, Intelligence Corps

Warrant Officer Class One David Paul Batterham, Adjutant General’s Corps (Military Provost Staff Branch)

Warrant Officer Class One Daniel Alan Benton, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Warrant Officer Class One Teresa Margaret Black, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)

Staff Sergeant Michael George William Blower, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Staff Sergeant Ronald William Caunter, Corps of Royal Engineers

Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Gary Paul Collier, The Rifles

Warrant Officer Class One Robert Martin Collins, The Royal Logistic Corps

Warrant Officer Class One Jonathan Colvan-Graham, Royal Regiment of Artillery

Warrant Officer Class Two Adam Benjamin Croser, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Warrant Officer Class One Robert Jonathan Davies, Royal Army Physical Training Corps

Warrant Officer Class Two Thomas David Eatough, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Warrant Officer Class Two Colin Brian Faires, Adjutant General’s Corps, (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)

Warrant Officer Class One Jonathan Alan Farish, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Warrant Officer Class One Christopher Fearn, Royal Corps of Signals

Warrant Officer Class One Anthony Ferla, The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own)

Warrant Officer Class Two Dhanprasad Ghale, The Royal Gurkha Rifles

Warrant Officer Class Two Matthew James Albert Goodwill, Royal Corps of Signals

Warrant Officer Class Two, Yambahadur Gurung, The Royal Gurkha Rifles

Warrant Officer Class One James Halliwell, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Warrant Officer Class One Urie Andrew Thomas Hill, The Royal Logistic Corps

Warrant Officer Class One Lewis Carl Hughes, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)

Warrant Officer Class One Matthew Hunter, The Royal Logistic Corps

Warrant Officer Class One Matthew Robert Jones, Army Air Corps

Warrant Officer Class One Charles John Land, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

Warrant Officer Class One Christopher James Littlewood, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)

Warrant Officer Class Two Philip Logan, Royal Regiment of Artillery

Warrant Officer Class One David Joseph Walter Lutunatabua, The Royal Logistic Corps

Warrant Officer Class Two Christopher Macneill, The Royal Logistic Corps

Warrant Officer Class One Jason Scott Marriott, The Rifles

Warrant Officer Class One Dwain Oliver, Grenadier Guards

Warrant Officer Class Two David John Pepper, The Royal Irish Regiment

Warrant Officer Class Two Rupert Mansell Reynolds, The Parachute Regiment

Warrant Officer Class Two Guy Alan Roberts, The Parachute Regiment

Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Martyn Anthony Ruddy 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards

Warrant Officer Class Two (Acting Warrant Officer Class One) Colin George Simpson, The Royal Regiment of Scotland

Warrant Officer Class One Benjamin David Smith, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Warrant Officer Class One Keith Thomas Stubbs, Corps of Royal Engineers

Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Jamie Weaver, The Parachute Regiment

Warrant Officer Class Two Gareth Wyn George Williams, The Royal Welsh

Chief of the General Staff Commendation

Signaller S Acar, Royal Corps of Signals

Leading Hand R J Allan, Royal Navy

Sergeant K M Allen, Queens Royal Hussars

Staff Sergeant J S Allen, Intelligence Corps

Mr B Atkins, Civil Service

Staff Sergeant P Baker, Intelligence Corps

Staff Sergeant M Ben-Moussa, Royal Logistic Corps

Sergeant M J Benson, Intelligence Corps

Lieutenant E Benz von Albkron, Royal Corps of Engineers

Major J J Cameron, Royal Logistic Corps

Captain I L Carlisle, Royal Regiment of Scotland

Corporal S H Cochrane, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)

Captain J D J A Cooke, Royal Logistic Corps                     

Captain A D Cregg, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment

Corporal R Cross, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)

Acting Major D W-I Dewick, Royal Gurkha Rifles

Captain K Dowell, Corps of Royal Signals

Lieutant Colonel R J C Eaton, Royal Dragoon Guards

Major M B Evans, Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment

Warrant Officer Class Two J T StJ Fox, Royal Regiment of Artillery

Lieutenant Colonel A S Frank, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)

Corporal S A Garrity, Royal Logistic Corps

Major T C Geddes, Royal Army Medical Service

Major S J Goodwin, Royal Yeomanry

Captain (now Acting/Major ) G T Harvey, Royal Logistic Corps

Warrant Officer Class One M T Hemmings, Corps of Royal Engineers

Major J J Hill, Royal Logistic Corps

Warrant Officer Class Two B S Isherwood, Corps of Royal Engineers

Lieutenant Colonel O V Kashmiri, United States Army

Major G Logan, Royal Army Physical Training Corps

Major M J Martin, Royal Regiment of Artillery

Major G M Milne, Royal Army Medical Service

Major A T T Pattison, Queens Royal Hussars

Sergeant C F Preece, Royal Logistic Corps

Warrant Officer Class One I R P Reason, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Captain J-M Roberti, Royal Regiment of Scotland

Major J M P Roberts, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)

Captain O S Rogers, Royal Logistic Corps

Mrs M Sanders, Civilian

Corporal E Sedeqi MBE, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)

Mr K Smith, Civil Service

Lance Corporal J A Strasynski, Royal Yorkshire Regiment

Colour Serjeant B E Street, The Rifles

Captain P Tamang, Royal Gurkha Rifles

Lance Corporal (now Corporal) N G Taylor, Intelligence Corps

Major E D O Upham, Intelligence Corps

Captain S Whitnall, Army Air Corps

Mrs R Williams, Civil Service

Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) C R Wilson, Royal Army Medical Service

Staff Sergeant J G Wright, Royal Regiment of Artillery

Commander Field Army Commendation

Major D Aldridge, New Zealand Army

Sergeant A R Almond, Intelligence Corps

Major R Beckett, Coldstream Guards

Major W R Berry, Royal Yorkshire Regiment

Serjeant R E Carpenter, The Rifles

Captain P D Christie, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Staff Sergeant J D Cope, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Captain A Farthing, Intelligence Corps

Maj C T Galvez, United States Army

Flight Lieutenant D Graham, Royal Air Force

Sergeant N T S Guest, Royal Regiment of Artillery

Captain J E Howard, Adjutant General's Corps (Education and Training Services)

Warrant Officer Class Two T S Jacobs, Royal Logistic Corps

Sergeant T K Julian, Corps of Royal Signals

Major R D Keane, Royal Regiment of Artillery

Captain S D Kitridge, Royal Yorkshire Regiment

Captain T H B Kowalewski, Corps of Royal Engineers                 

Warrant Officer Class One M J Loveridge, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Sergeant J G McGee, Intelligence Corps                

Sergeant M S Namisi, Royal Regiment of Artillery

Corporal W M Newing, Intelligence Corps

Captain (now Major) M C Newman, Corps of Royal Engineers

Staff Sergeant L T Nolan, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)

Corporal A C Pearce, The Rifles

Warrant Officer Class Two S J Ravenscroft, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Sergeant S Richards, Royal Regiment of Artillery

Major J W Shirley-Mansell, Royal Army Medical Service

Staff Sergeant S Thakali-Sherchan, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)

Staff Sergeant M J Thorn, Royal Tank Regiment

Sergeant C L Watson, Royal Logistic Corps

Ms V C Wildin, Civil Service

Acting Major M T Woodward, Corps of Royal Engineers

Commander SJC Commendation

Lieutenant Colonel D L Aspin, Royal Logistic Corps

Warrant Officer Class One I F Bigger, Royal Logistic Corps

Warrant Officer Class Two A D Bishop, Royal Logistic Corps

Lieutenant R Braisby, Adjutant General's Corps (Education and Training Services)

Staff Sergeant C R Brittan, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)

Mrs T Brown, Civil Servant

Officer Cadet (now Second Lieutenant) M W Burgess, Royal Army Medical Service

Petty Officer Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) D J Carney, Royal Navy

Captain P Chhantyal, Corps of Royal Engineers

Staff Sergeant K L Clarke, Corps of Royal Signals

Major D R Connolly, Adjutant General's Corps (Education and Training Services)

Second Lieutenant (now Lieutenant) P B Cooke, Army Cadet Force

Major G Dhenga, Royal Gurkha Rifles

Mr J Forde, Civil Servant

Lieutenant S C Gorniak, Royal Navy

Lieutenant S Gurung, Corps of Royal Engineers

Mrs G Guy, Civil Servant

Warrant Officer Class Two (now Acting Warrant Officer Class One) G A Hudson, Grenadier Guards

Acting Staff Sergeant G W Ivory, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)

Captain D W C  Knott, Royal Logistic Corps

Squadron Leader R A Lee, Royal Air Force

Mr N McDonald, Civil Servant

Colour Sergeant S McKenry, Coldstream Guards

Sergeant J O Obazee, Royal Logistic Corps

Corporal D  Rai, Corps of Royal Engineers

Acting Major C M Smith, Royal Logistic Corps

Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) M D Sumner, The Mercian Regiment

Major C A Taylor, Welsh Guards

Major I P Taylor, Corps of Royal Engineers

Acting Lieutenant Col L M Thomas, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)

Major S J Thomson, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)

Captain C D Venn, Royal Logistic Corps

Mrs K L Wood, Civil Servant

Warrant Officer C L Wheeler, Royal Air Force

Captain S Wilson, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

Deputy Chief of General Staff Commendation

Ms J Charter, Civil Service

Captain T J Henderson, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)

Corporal D L Hurwood, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)

Major A J Kelly, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)

Staff Sergeant D M Kerr, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)

Mrs J Pulling, Civil Service

Mrs A Tait, Civil Service

COMARRC Commendation

Major A P Beeton, Corps of Royal Engineers

Sergeant C A Brown, Royal Air Force

Major R A C Gibbs, Royal Logistic Corps                        

Major R S Lambert, Royal Logistic Corps

Sergeant B Lewis, Intelligence Corps

Captain C R H  Morgan-Welch, The Rifles

Staff Sergeant R R Spaull, Royal Logistic Corps

Captain K M Taylor, Royal Corps of Signals

Corporal S Turner, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)

 

Find out who received honours in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025.