As part of the New Year 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 Joseph Jackson Amankwaa Abakah, Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Suren Ball, The Rifles
Warrant Officer Class One Michael Stephen Bellars, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Mark Bright, Army Air Corps (now Army Reserve)
Warrant Officer Class One Niall Duncan Cameron, Army Air Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two Adam John Coakley, Royal Army Medical Service
Warrant Officer Class One Hayley Simone Cornforth, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Warrant Officer Class One Dominic Neil Daniel Cross, Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Andrew John Devlin, Irish Guards
Warrant Officer Class One Mathew Mark Frederick Eade, Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two Gavin Robert Elliot, Intelligence Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Andrew Lee Fidrmuc, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Daniel Michael Freeman, The Parachute Regiment
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Jayandra Garbuja, The Queen’s Gurkha Engineers
Staff Sergeant Steven John Griffiths, Royal Signals
Warrant Officer Class Two Edward Michael Haynes, The Parachute Regiment
Staff Sergeant Martin Graham Herrington, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Christopher Stuart Hey, Army Air Corps
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Adrian Matthew Hinks, The Rifles
Staff Sergeant Paul Anthony Holland, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Paul Michael Hurton, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Carl Anthony Phillip Jackson, Royal Artillery
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Ryan Kirkbright, The Royal Yorkshire Regiment
Warrant Officer Class One Andrew Lamont, The Parachute Regiment
Warrant Officer Class Two Russell John Lehman, Royal Artillery
Warrant Officer Class One Samantha Martin, The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two Paul David McGinnity, Army Air Corps (now Army Reserve)
Warrant Officer Class One Dianne Mairie Miller, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Jon Miller, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Warrant Officer Class One Christopher James Mills, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Warrant Officer Class One John Neal Morris, Intelligence Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Graham Patterson, The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Dean Anthony Penn, Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Neil James Perkins, MBE, The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Peter Edmund Poole, The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Simon Anthony Rose, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Louise Jane Sheppard, Army Air Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Sharon Smith, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Warrant Officer Class Two Robert Geoffrey Stacey, The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Mark Nicholas Stephen, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Warrant Officer Class One Sherbahadur Tangnami, Brigade of Gurkhas
Warrant Officer Class One David Joseph Todd, The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Jamie John Tyson, The Rifles
Warrant Officer Class Two Nicholas Paul Warren, The Royal Welsh
Warrant Officer Class Two Phillip Glenn Williams, The Royal Logistic Corps
Chief of the General Staff Commendation
Corporal N Ale, Royal Signals
Lieutenant Colonel L P Ashbridge, Royal Wessex Yeomanry
Staff Sergeant L Bayne, Royal Signals
Major I J Bertram, Royal Army Medical Service
Captain (now Major) T M Bonnell, King’s Royal Hussars
Warrant Officer Class One C Bostock, Royal Army Medical Service
Major M Carnevale, Italian Army
Private A T Chalkley, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Lieutenant Colonel J E Chandler, Light Dragoons
Warrant Officer Class Two (now RQMS(Tech)) J A Chapman, Royal Anglian Regiment
Major M Chauhan, Royal Army Medical Service
Major M C Churcher, Intelligence Corps
Captain J V Clarke, Royal Signals
Major S C Clarke, The Parachute Regiment
Major M T Clarke, Adjutant General's Corps (Educational and Training Services)
Major D J Couchman, Royal Artillery
Major N L Cripps, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One V K Darko, Royal Logistic Corps
Major S F Eamer, The Rifles
Staff Sergeant K B Engstrom, Royal Engineers
Major H L C Frere-Cook, Intelligence Corps
Sergeant (now Staff Sergeant) K D Gallacher, Royal Artillery
Major F T Gibson, Army Air Corps
Warrant Officer Class One D S F Glew, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Mr A A Goodwin, Civil Service
Major J P N Graham, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Major (Retd) G Green, Civil Service
Captain O J R Harris, Australian Army
Warrant Officer Class One H R Hilliard, Royal Logistic Corps
Major A Hoggart, Royal Engineers
Major J D Hollas, Royal Dragoon Guards
Miss L Holt, Civil Service
Lieutenant (now Acting Captain) W D J Jack, Scots Guards
Lance Corporal B E James, Intelligence Corps
Major G C Kimberlin MBE MC, Mercian Regiment
Acting Major (now Major) A P Kington, Royal Engineers
Major A Laws, Royal Engineers
Miss K Lewis, Civil Service
Sergeant B C Lovegrove, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Staff Sergeant W P Mapes, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Volunteer Reserve
Sergeant D A Mason, Royal Army Medical Service
Mr D McCusker, Civil Service
Warrant Officer Class One D S C McGregor, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Sergeant (now Staff Sergeant) I McMillan, Royal Artillery
Lance Corporal N A Mensah, Royal Logistic Corps
Mr H T M Methold, Civil Service
Warrant Officer Class One B Molife, Royal Logistic Corps
Acting Corporal A D R Monaghan-Phelps, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Staff Sergeant J Mudd, Royal Artillery
Staff Sergeant A T O'Brien, Intelligence Corps
Captain D L O'Connor, Royal Engineers
Captain (now Major) A Oliver, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Major F Osei Kuffour, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Mr C Pilkington, Civil Service
Sergeant N Rai, Adjutant General’s Corps (Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support)
Lance Corporal S K Raubenheimer, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Captain S Renshaw, Royal Artillery
Lieutenant Colonel S F Roberts, Royal Anglian Regiment
Major A J E Robertson, Royal Lancers
Warrant Officer Class Two L W Rowland, intelligence Corps
Private L Simmons, The Parachute Regiment
Lance Corporal A Singh-Loha, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel J A G Somerville, Army Air Corps
Guardsman D A Stagner, Welsh Guards
Major S Thomas, Royal Anglian Regiment
Major M J Thompson, Royal Artillery
Warrant Officer Class One A P Thornton, Royal Signals
Warrant Officer Class One R Verah, Royal Logistic Corps
Captain T M Warner, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Major S P Watts, The Rifles
Major S R Woods, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two A W Wright, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Commander Field Army Commendation
Major K J Ara, The Rifles
Warrant Officer Class Two J M Archer RHG/D Household Cavalry Regiment
Warrant Officer Class Two P Bains, The Royal Welsh
Major R J Bennett, Army Air Corps
Sergeant S I Boot, Royal Engineers
Major C R Boyden, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One A S Bright Royal Regiment of Scotland
Acting Sergeant T W Brookes, Royal Artillery
Warrant Officer Class Two C S Browne, Royal Lancers
Captain B Budha Magar, Royal Gurkha Rifles
Staff Sergeant R Conway, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Captain G R Davidson, Welsh Guards
Warrant Officer Class One M A Delaney, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One C E Dewhirst, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Major P R Dorsett, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One R J Flynn, Royal Artillery
Sergeant S M Garrett, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two B J Hall, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Captain S P Harrison, Royal Yorkshire Regiment
Warrant Officer Class Two A S Hatt, Royal Artillery
Captain J Heywood, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Lieutenant G-M Higgins, Intelligence Corps
Major S J Hindmarsh, Royal Logistic Corps
Captain (now Acting Major) T B Holder-Williams, Royal Yorkshire Regiment
Major J T Howie, Royal Signals
Major G E L Jackson, Royal Engineers
Major T R Johnston, Army Air Corps
Major A S Kingston Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services)
Captain (now Acting Major) C H H Kipling, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Corporal J C T Lait, Royal Signals
Sergeant S Law, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Lieutenant H C E Leek, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Frau B Lenhardt, German Civilian (3 UK Div)
Captain D K Lorentsen-Bright, Royal Signals
Captain S A C Lowis, Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment
Corporal M L Mackay, Royal Logistic Corps
Major N S Massey, The Rifles
Captain C O McIntyre, Royal Engineers
Sergeant D T McLaughlin, Royal Artillery
Staff Sergeant L J Miles, Royal Logistic Corps
Captain (now Acting Major) A G Nicol, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Major E C O'Sullivan, Army Air Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two M L Peill, Intelligence Corps
Warrant Officer Class One P Rai, Royal Signals
Major E J Shrimpton, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Lance Corporal A R Smart, Royal Logistic Corps
Major G D Smith, Royal Army Medical Service
Staff Sergeant A J Start, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer
Captain L A Steen, Royal Logistic Corps
Captain D A P Swallowe, Royal Logistic Corps
Colour Sergeant D J Sykes, Royal Marines
Corporal N C Taylour, Royal Army Medical Service
Staff Sergeant J R Tompkins, Royal Logistic Corps
Colour Sergeant D A Tudor, Royal Regiment of Scotland
Commander SJC(UK) Commendations
Colour Sergeant P N Blakelock, Coldstream Guards
Major J J Buckley, Royal Engineers
Corporal D P Bucknole, Royal Air Force
Captain J B Buxton, Royal Artillery
Captain M B Cave, Army Cadet Force
Lieutenant Z M Coleman, Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services)
Warrant Officer Class 1 D L Douglass, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Major N Forbes, Royal Army Medical Service
Major A Francis, Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class 1 A S Frewin, Royal Signals
Major R C Gilbert, Royal Logistic Corps
Staff Sergeant M Gurung, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Staff Sergeant B Gurung, Royal Army Medical Service
Captain R S Harden, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Major M W James, Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services)
Warrant Officer Class 2 P Johnstone, Royal Logistic Corps
Captain S M D Leach, The Mercian Regiment
Warrant Officer Class 2 D R Lloyd-Christie, Royal Wessex Yeomanry
Major I Machin, Royal Yorkshire Regiment
Sergeant N J McCarthy, Royal Army Medical Service
Lieutenant T A Moran, Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services)
Guardsman (now Acting Lance Corporal) E W O'Neill, Welsh Guards
Major D W Pridmore, Welsh Guards
Lance Corporal R W Quinn, Intelligence Corps
Warrant Officer Class 2 Y Singh Thakuri, Royal Logistic Corps
Mrs C Smith, Civil Service
Corporal M O Smith, Royal Signals
Major (now Acting Lieutenant Colonel) A J Thackway MBE, Royal Logistic Corps
Staff Sergeant M Thapa, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Flying Officer C E Webster, Royal Air Force
Mrs C R West, Civil Service
Lance Corporal L E Wilde, Royal Army Medical Service
Deputy Chief of the General Staff Commendation
Warrant Officer Class 1 M C Beighton, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)
Warrant Officer Class 1 G Bolitho, Adjutant General’s Corps (Military Provost Guard Service)
Major C A H Boxer, Intelligence Corps
Mrs E Clements, Civil Service
Major J E Conway MBE, Royal Engineers
Mr S Durrans, Civil Service
Lieutenant Colonel A E Gilham, London Guards
Corporal A C Panton, Adjutant General’s Corps (Military Provost Staff)
Mrs L Scratchley, Civil Service
Warrant Officer Class 2 M D Seddon Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
COMARRC Commendation
Captain M J Clegg, Intelligence Corps
Captain J J Cooke, Royal Engineers
Major G R Dickerson, Royal Logistic Corps
Captain G A Edwards, Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services)
Staff Sergeant K E Ray, Royal Artillery
Staff Sergeant S Singh, Royal Signals
Staff Sergeant C J Taber, Royal Engineers
Find out who was recognised in the New Year Honours List 2025