As part of the Military Division of the New Year Honours List 2024, 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 List
Warrant Officer Class 1 Matthew James ANDERSON, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class 1 Rupert St John Hardington BANFIELD, DFC, Army Air Corps
Warrant Officer Class 1 Peter BERNTHAL, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Staff Sergeant Troy David BINDINGy, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class 2 Aarron David BUTTERWORTH, Corps of Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class 1 (now Captain) Adam Daniel COOKSEY, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class 1 (now Captain) Leslie Trevor DINSMORE, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class 2 Darren Lee DUCKITT, The Royal Yorkshire Regiment
Warrant Officer Class 2 Kulbahadur GHALE, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Warrant Officer Class 1 (now Captain) Marc Kevin GILES, CGC, The Mercian Regiment
Warrant Officer Class 1 Philip John GREENAWAY, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class 1 Adam Charles IRELAND, The Parachute Regiment
Warrant Officer Class 1 Manojkumar JUGJALI, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Warrant Officer Class 1 Carley Lorraine LAMBERT, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class 1 James Lee LIGHTFOOT, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class 1 (now Captain) Daniel Andrew LONG, The Rifles
Warrant Officer Class 1 James Derek MAYOH, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class 1 (now Captain) Stuart Russell McCREADIE, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class 1 Peter Steven MEAGER, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class 1 (now Captain) Ryan Daniel O’NEILL, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Warrant Officer Class 1 James Edward PHILLIPS, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class 2 Michael John POTTS, Royal Army Medical Corps
Warrant Officer Class 2 Prakash RAI, Royal Army Medical Corps
Warrant Officer Class 2 Kyle REAINS, Irish Guards
Warrant Officer Class 1 James Wright REID, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class 1 James Oliver RICHARDSON, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class 1 Aran Christopher RUSHE, Royal Army Medical Corps
Warrant Officer Class 1 Grant Spencer SEWELL-JONES, Royal Corps of Army Music
Warrant Officer Class 1 Paul SHENNAN, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class 1 Melanie Louise SILVESTER, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Warrant Officer Class 1 (now Captain) Garry Andrew SMURTHWAITE, The Parachute Regiment
Warrant Officer Class 2 David Robert John STEEL, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Warrant Officer Class 1 John Ian SWEENEY, Army Air Corps
Warrant Officer Class 2 (now Captain) Trevor Albert TUHEY, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Warrant Officer Class 1 Russell James UNDERWOOD, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class 2 George Ferguson Francis Wong VESI, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Warrant Officer Class 1 (now Captain) Jonathan George WERRETT, The Mercian Regiment
Warrant Officer Class 1 Joseph Thomas WILLIAMS, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class 1 Michael James WILLIAMS, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class 1 David WOOD, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class 1 Craig Michael WOODALL, Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Warrant Officer Class 2 Robert Steven YOUNG, Welsh Guards
Chief of the General Staff Commendations
Sergeant (now Staff Sergeant) W D Balcombe, RAMC
Acting Lance Corporal of Horse J W Bayliss, RHG/D
Mr M Berry, Civil Service
Corporal R D Bies, REME
Captain J T C Billington, AAC
Staff Sergeant J Bowes, RLC
Craftsman (now Acting Lance Corporal) H K Brown, REME
Major D O B Buck, RAMC
Major V A Bulleid, QARANC
Colour Sergeant (now Acting Warrant Officer Class 2) N W Butcher, PWRR
Mr W Cadman, Civil Service
Captain A G Collister, SCOTS
Major R J Cummings, REME
Acting Sergeant (now Sergeant) T Davids, RAMC
Captain P M Davies, RDG
Captain T M Davison, PWRR
Warrant Officer Class 1 J F Detoeuf, RLC
Sergeant S M C Duke, RAF
Ms C Evans, Civil Service
Major S J Falinski, RLC
Mrs N Fedoronchuk, UKR Civilian
Major A G Fortune, REME
Lieutenant Colonel A J Galvin, HCR
Major B J Gray, AGC(RMP)
Major L Gurung, MVO RGR
Ms D Hamilton, Civil Service
Mrs S Hamilton-Freeman, Civil Service
Lieutenant Colonel B C Hardwick, RE
Major (now A/Lt Col) S Harlen, INT Corps
Warrant Officer Class 1 K C Hastings, PARA
Captain A D Hobson, RLC
Warrant Officer Class 1 L A Illingworth, REME
Serjeant S F Jackson, RIFLES
Captain A James, RE
Major D J R Jarman, REME
Corporal N L Jones, INT Corps
Lieutenant L R Laine, RLC
Major M J Lee, RLC
Major M C Lewis, R WELSH
Acting Major S J Macey, RLC
Captain C Marrs, AGC(RMP)
Major P Marshall, SCOTS
Captain G S Maslin, RAPTC
Major D S Matthews, RLC
Sergeant K S McHardy, RAF
Captain L C McIlwaine, REME
Lieutenant Colonel G W Muir, MBE SCOTS
Lance Corporal M C O'Connell, RA
Warrant Officer Class 2 R Olliver, INT Corps
Captain N T Osborne, PWRR
Major J P Oxley, RLC
Mr G Palir, Civil Service
Major I H Pilbeam, RE
Major M F R Pomfrett, RLC
Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 C Poulter, R SIGNALS
Major (now Acting Lieutenant Colonel) H W Raikes, AAC
Major J S Revell, RLC
Warrant Officer Class 1 A R Robinson, RLC
Major R A H Robinson, RE
Major (now Acting Lieutenant Colonel) J P Sewell, REME
Captain T Sheppard, RLC
Captain S V Soanes, GSC
Major T W J Sobik, R WELSH
Major (now A/Lt Col) C G Stafford, RE
Major H E H Travis, RLC
Warrant Officer Class 2 S M Tyler, RLC
Major G K Waller, AAC
Warrant Officer Class 2 M R Watkins, RLC
Rev (Captain) G D Watt, RAChD
Major (now Lieutenant Colonel) A L K Webb, REME
Major D J White, R YORKS
Lieutenant Colonel P J White, ACF
Major C E R Winstanley, RIFLES
ARMY THREE STAR COMMENDATIONS
Commander Field Army Commendations
Staff Sergeant (now Warrant Officer Class 2) E A K Agblekey, RLC
Staff Sergeant L G Allen, RL
Major A Armstrong, PARA
Staff Sergeant J E Biddulph, RE
Captain J E Bladon, RAVC
Major P G Bland, RE
Captain (now Acting Major) A S Broadfoot, RE
Corporal (now Lance Sergeant) G Brown, INT Corps (now LONDONS)
Major D M Burgess, AGC(ETS)
Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 C L Butcher, AGC(SPS)
Acting Major E L Caddy, AGC(ETS)
Warrant Officer Class 2 (now Acting WO1) D J Constantine, RLC
Warrant Officer Class 2 C Crow, RIFLES
Major A H Cunningham, SCOTS
Corporal B D Dalton, RE
Flight Lieutenant M D Dearden, RAF
Warrant Officer Class 1 L S Elliott, REME
Field Army Logistic Support Clothing Team
Major T E Foote, RE
Major A E Genillard, RGR
Staff Sergeant P Gurung, QOGLR
Staff Sergeant J L Hampson, REME
Captain E J Hulston, REME
Corporal B D Iredale-Taylor, INT Corps
Private E J Johnson, RAMC
Warrant Officer Class 2 G L Kelly, REME
Captain S R Kerr, LANCS
Mr G Lewry, Civil Service
Captain T A S Long, PWRR
Major G Main, SCOTS
Major R K Malla, R SIGNALS
Major J P Martin, NZ-A
Major G McIntosh, SCOTS
Major A D Murray, REME
Major J Nguyen, CAN-A
Lieutenant J A Noble, INT Corps
Sergeant G Owusu-Ansah, RLC
Staff Sergeant (now Warrant Officer Class 2) O A Palmer, RL
Warrant Officer Class 2 S A Parker, RIFLES
Fusilier C Price, R WELSH
Warrant Officer Class 1 (now Captain) P Robinson, REME
Major D S Rumney, RLC
Warrant Officer Class 2 D M Shenton, REME
Major M A Shimmings, RAMC
Captain J E Simpson, RIFLES
Lance Bombardier R Stoner, RA
Captain A J Turner, RLC
Major P J White, R WELSH
Staff Sergeant (now Warrant Officer Class 2) C M Williams, RAMC
Commander SJC(UK) Commendations
Lieutenant Colonel S R Hibbs, RA
Captain J H Keir, AGC(ETS)
Captain (now Major) S J Middleton, RLC
Captain (now Major) M N Tovey, R ANGLIAN
Commander SJC(UK) Op Golden Orb Commendations
Captain A J Beckett MBE, RCAM
Colour Sergeant L Blackstock, SG
Sergeant A J Moorcroft, RLC
Major (now Acting Lieutenant Colonel) E A Moore, R SIGNALS
Warrant Officer Class 1 D Oliver, GREN GDS
Major P K Richards, RA
Major G M Rowan MBE, SCOTS
Commander Home Command Commendations
Major A J Brett, RE
Mr A Coutts, Civil Service
Corporal (now Acting Sergeant) P A Duncan, AGC(MPGS)
Captain C J Hatchard, RE
Warrant Officer Class 2 P D Hounsell, R SIGNALS
Major C D Lee, PWRR
Lieutenant (now Captain) A Radford, AAC
Mrs K Raymond, Civil Service
Warrant Officer Class 2 M P Rowson, RE
Major D Shahi, RGR
Major N Skipper, RCAM
Captain (now Acting Major) M L Slade-Jones, AGC(SPS)
Captain L Thapa, QGS
Captain J P R Tiffin, AGC(ETS)
Deputy Chief of the General Staff Commendations
Acting Flight Lieutenant S A Bennison, RAF
Major K K H Desai, RLC
Warrant Officer Class 2 C A Grant, AGC(SPS)
Wing Commander R E Howard, RAF
Captain M McLean, AGC(RMP)
Mrs M Pratten, Civil Service
Major S A Walker, RRF
Commarrc Commendations
Captain L G P Beesley-Peck, INT CORPS
Major J L Gallagher, RLC
Lieutenant J D Laundon, REME
Mrs A Merritt, Civil Service
Staff Sergeant (now Warrant Officer Class 2) E L Miller, R SIGNALS
Warrant Officer Class 2 S Prince, INT CORPS
Mrs B Simon, Civil Service
