Following the release of the Military Division of the New Year Honours List 2026, the Army has awarded some of its outstanding personnel, civil servants and contractors 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 One Kerry Anne Bale The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Matthew Bavington, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Luke Angus Biggs, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class One Christopher Adam, Brooks, The Royal Anglian Regiment
Warrant Officer Class One Andrew Charles Owen Burton, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class Two (now Warrant Officer Class 1) Craig Cardy, MBE, Corps of Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two (now Captain) Neil Samue Carr, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class One David Thomas Chadwick, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class One Daniel Edward Collins, The Rifles
Warrant Officer Class One Mark Collins, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One James Couper, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Warrant Officer Class One Paul Richard Davies, The King’s Royal Hussars
Warrant Officer Class Two Benjamin David De-Ronde, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Neil Martin Ellis, Small Arms School Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Keith Emmerson, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Warrant Officer Class One John Garrity, The Royal Yorkshire Regiment
Captain Christopher Phillip Hastings, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Warrant Officer Class Two Simon David Wray Hepburn, Grenadier Guards
Warrant Officer Class Two Paul Geoffrey Holford, Corps of Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Lee John Howard, Adjutant General’s Corps, Royal Military Police)
Colour Sergeant (now Captain) Stuart Frank Jackson, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Patrick Robert Jean Lia, Corps of Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Francis Peter Lyness, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class One Nathan Reece Mays, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Captain Philip John McBride, Corps of Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Robert George McCutcheon, Scots Guards
Warrant Officer Class One Paul Edmund Medd, Army Air Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two (now Warrant Officer Class 1) Lee Anthony Oddy, Irish Guards
Warrant Officer Class Two Benjamin Christopher Palmer, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Steven Joseph Paterson, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Warrant Officer Class One Sarah Elizabeth Paton, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One James Radcliffe, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Warrant Officer Class One Praveenkishor Rai, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Warrant Officer Class One David John Rourke, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Warrant Officer Class One Nicholas Smart, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class One Craig Smith, Corps of Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Daniel Martin Smith, Royal Army Medical Service
Warrant Officer Class One Thomas Brian Stone, The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) Christopher Stephen Sweeney, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class One Damian Paul Thomas, Grenadier Guards
Warrant Officer Class One Steven Thomas, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Steven Michael Tyler, The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Benjamin Matthew Vine, The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class One Aaron David Lee Whitehead, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Sergeant Peter John Womersley, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two Steven Ian Woods, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Warrant Officer Class One Julie Wright, Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Chief of the General Staff Commendations
Colour Sergeant K V Andrews, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Warrant Officer Class Two L P Andrews, Small Arms School Corps
Major (now Acting Lieutenant Colonel) F K Atkins, Royal Anglian Regiment
Acting Major S L Aymard, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Mrs N Bevan, Civil Service
Ms A Boocock, Civil Service
Ms J Boyle, Civil Service
Major S Bunker, Army Cadet Force
Captain M J Charlton, The Rifles Regiment
Acting Major I D Cohen, General Service Corps
Lieutenant Colonel V J Crompton MBE, Royal Logistic Corps
Major (now Acting Lieutenant Colonel) T R B Docker, Corps of Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two B R Donaldson, Royal Corps of Signals
Acting Major (now Major) S J Dower, The Royal Yorkshire Regiment
Major A J Drenon, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Warrant Officer Class One J A Easton, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Sergeant C J Eden, The Royal Logistic Corps
Captain K I Errington, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Major G O Evitts, Corps of Royal Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel A Eyre, Corps of Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two D J Featherstone, The Royal Logistic Corps
Mrs C Fox, Civil Service
Ms M Gallagher, Civil Service
Major M Gardiner, Corps of Royal Engineers
Major A A Gilmour, Royal Army Medical Service
Major N Gould, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Lance Corporal Z Graham, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class Two D A G Harling, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Major A W Honeyman, The Royal Logistic Corps
Captain R W Hopla, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
Major S L Hoyland, Royals Corps of Signals
Maj A L Hutchinson, Royal Army Medical Services
Mrs J Johns, Civil Service
Acting Lieutenant Colonel (now Major) S J Johnson, Royal Tank Regiment
Major R M Jones, Army Air Corps
Major W A O Kellard, The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth's Own)
Ms G Kendrick, Civil Service
Lt E J Kershaw-Houghton, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Lance Corporal D Lambert, Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Captain B Limbu, Adjutant General's Corps (Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support)
Mr R Lismore, Civil Service
Major W Litster, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Staff Sergeant C Little, The Royal Logistics Corps
Major (now Lieutenant Colonel) F J C MacNair, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Mr J McMillan, Contractor
Captain J G McNaught, Royal Corps of Signals
Acting Major J A Moloney, Corps of Royal Engineers
Warrant Officer Class Two B J Morris, Corps of Royal Signals
Major J Murdoch, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Major P Murray-Knight MBE, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Major M Nizolak, US Army
Major A D Orme, Royal Corps of Signals
Sig E D Owen, Royal Corps of Signals
Mr M Parr, Civil Service
Major D A Pickering, Royal Army Medical Services
Warrant Officer Class Two M E Pollit, The Royal Logistic Corps
Sergeant (now Staff Sergeant) A J Saltmarsh, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)
Sergeant D P Saunders, Royal Air Force
Major D J Schenk, Canadian Army
Captain M A Scott, The Royal Logistic Corps
Major N Shah, Royal Army Medical Services
Major D E Sheridan, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Acting Warrant Officer Class Two L W Smith, Army Air Corps
Major (now Lieutenant Colonel) G C Sprake, Irish Guards
Major C L Stalker, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Warrant Officer Class Two B P Steane, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) C S Sweeney, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Sapper J J Thompson, Corps of Royal Engineers
Captain P A Ward, Army Cadet Force
Lieutenant Colonel R S B Whitelegge, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Acting Major S R Wilkie, Adjutant General's Corps (Educational and Training Services)
Mr G Wright-Rivers, Civil Service
ARMY THREE STAR COMMENDATIONS
Commander Field Army Commendations
Acting Sergeant (now Corporal) J Allen, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Captain M J N Andrews, Royal Anglian Regiment
Major T M Atkinson, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Captain M R Atkinson, The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two J Bell, Intelligence Corps
Staff Sergeant (now Acting Warrant Officer Class Two) J F S Berridge, The Royal Logistic Corps
Warrant Officer Class Two A J Bolton, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanic Engineers
Lieutenant (now Captain) J S Carvell, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class Two K D K Chapman, The Royal Logistic Corps
Captain W P Dale, Scots Guards
Sergeant R J Davies, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)
Captain C D P Dennison, The Royal Yorkshire Regiment
Sergeant A C Dore, Corps of Royal Engineers
Acting Warrant Officer Class Two (now Warrant Officer Class Two) B J Evans, Intelligence Corps
Staff Sergeant A A Farrington, Corps of Royal Engineers
Captain K Z Franklin, The Royal Logistic Corps
Captain (now Acting Major) S J Griffiths, The Royal Logistic Corps
Lieutenant Colonel K Haigh, The Royal Logistic Corps
Captain D G Hall, Corps of Royal Engineers
Major B Johnson, Army Air Corps
Captain (now Acting Major) L A Jones, The Rifles Regiment
Corporal of Horse M Jordan, The Blues and Royals
Captain J P Lambert, Corps of Royal Engineers
Colour Sergeant P L Lenord, The Royal Yorkshire Regiment
Major A G Maxwell, The Royal Logistic Corps
Mr R May, Contractor
Major A V Mills, The Royal Welsh
Mr G Millward, Civil Service
Major L C Mitchell, TD The Royal Logistic Corps
Major M G Mitchell, The Rifles Regiment
Major S G Pearson, US Army
Major C G Preston, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Staff Sergeant A Rea, Royal Corps of Signals
Warrant Officer Class One (now Captain) D J Roberts, Corps of Royal Engineers
Captain C R Sharpe, Corps of Royal Engineers
Captain (now Major) E S Smith, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Lieutenant Colonel S C Stott, The Light Dragoons
Colour Sergeant W A K Swain, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
Warrant Officer Class Two (now Warrant Officer Class One) S A Turner, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Sergeant (now Staff Sergeant) V L VanVeen, The Royal Logistic Corps
Corporal (now Acting Sergeant) K D Victor, Intelligence Corps
Major A J Walch, The King's Royal Hussars
Ms M E Walker, Civil Service
Major S T Wright, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Lieutenant T A Wright, Intelligence Corps
Commander SJC(UK) Commendations
Warrant Officer Class One A T Adams, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)
Warrant Officer Class Two A Barr, Royal Corps of Signals
Mrs G Bell, Civil Service
Captain M R Bourne, Army Cadet Force
Major E A Cranfield, Army Air Corps
Staff Sergeant B Gurung, Royal Corps of Signals
Staff Sergeant S Gurung, Royal Corps of Signals
Mr K J Jessop, Civil Service
Major C A Johnson, Combined Cadet Force
Major M Larsen, Corps of Royal Engineers
Major (now Lieutenant Colonel) I McGuirec, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) J Moss, Contractor
Major G K Page, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Captain S A Pollock, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Ms L Robinson, Civil Service
Capt A F Scott, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)
Warrant Officer Class Two L A Swan, Grenadier Guards
Colour Sergeant A Williams, The Royal Irish Regiment
Headquarters Army Air Corps Personnel Branch - Team Award
Army Cadet Safeguarding Team - Team Award, Cadets Branch, Regional Command
Cottesmore Station HQ Team - Team Award, HQ JMC Centre, Regional Command.
J4 Team Operation Lazurite - Team Award
Deputy Chief of the General Staff Commendations
Mr A Borton, Civil Service
Staff Sergeant N L Chadwick, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Major O C Davey, The Royal Dragoon Guards
Warrant Officer Class Two S P Ellerby, The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own)
Major R H E Price, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Maj R J Roberts, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Commarrc Commendations
Major J R Harris, The Royal Logistic Corps
Captain D M Hudson, Corps of Royal Engineers
Corporal R A Moore, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Major J M Rann, The Royal Logistic Corps
Staff Sergeant J R Sanderson, The Royal Logistic Corps
Captain N Sunuwar, Royal Corps of Signals
Major B L Swatridge, Royal Corps of Signals
Captain J R Tabor, Intelligence Corps
Sergeant (now Staff Sergeant) A J Tomkins, The Royal Logistic Corps
Staff Sergeant M J Walker, Royal Corps of Signals
Major H L Warwick, Corps of Royal Engineers