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Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall

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Jan 242014

Edwin Noel Westby Bramall

Field Marshal Edwin Noel Westby Bramall, Baron Bramall KG, GCB, OBE, MC, JP, DL was born 18th of December 1923 was a British Army Officer who served as Chief of General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1979 to 1982, and as Chief of the defence Staff, professional head of the British Armed Forces, from 1982 to 1985. he developed the concept of the “Fifth pillar” pulling together the activities of defence attaches to form a structure for intervention in smaller countries.

Born the son of Edmund Haselden Bramall and Katherine Bridget Bramall (née Westby),and educated at Eaton Collage, Bramall was commissioned into the King`s Royal Rifle Corps on 22nd May 1943.He took part in the Normandy landings in 1944and served with his regiment in Northwest Europe during the later stages of World War II, receiving the Military Cross on 1st March 1945.He was promoted to lieutenant on 18th June 1946and served in the occupation of Japan from 1946, before becoming an instructor at the School of Infantry in 1949.Promoted to captain on 18th December 1950,he was stationed in the Middle East from 1953 and was then promoted to major on 18th December 1957.Continuing his military career, he served two years as an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley from 1958, and then was appointed to serve on Lord Mountbatten`s staff in 1963.

Appointed OBE in the New Year Honours in 1965, and promoted to lieutenant colonel on 25th January 1965, he was appointed Commanding Officer of 2nd Royal Green Jackets which was deployed to Borneo in Spring 1966 during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation where his actions earned him a mention in despatches. He was given command of 5th (Airportable) Infantry Brigade in November 1967 with promotion to Brigadier on 31st December 1967.

He was made General Officer Commanding on the 1st Division on the 6th January 1972, with the substantive rank of Major-General from the 6th April 1972,Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong with the rank of Lieutenant-General on the 1st December 1973and appointed KCB in the New Year Honours 1974. He also went on to be Commander-in-Chief, UK Land Forces on the 15th May 1976 and was promoted to full General on the 25th June 1976. He was appointed Vice-Chief of Defence Staff(Personnel and Logistics) on the 20th March 1978, advanced to GCB in the New Year Honours 1979, before being made ADC General to the Queen on the 26th June 1979 and appointed Chief of General Staff on the 14th July 1979. In this role he strongly supported the plan in May 1982 to land troops at San Carlos Water and then advance rapidly from those positions at the early stages of the Falkland War.

He was promoted to Field Marshal on the 1st August 1982 and appointed to Chief of Defence Staff on the 1st October 1982. In this capacity he developed the concept of the “Fifth Pillar” pulling together the activities of defence attaches to form a structure for intervention in smaller countries. He retired in November 1985.

He was also Colonel of the 3rd Battalion the Royal Green Jackets from December 1973, Colonel of the 2nd King Edward VII`s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)from the 14th September 1976 and Colonel Commandant of the SAS from the 19th May 1985.

After his retirement Bramall served as Lord-Lieutenantof Greater London from 1986 to 1998. He was created Baron Bramall, of Bushfield in the County of Hampshire, in 1987, then further invested as a Knight of the Garter in 1990. He was a former President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is now an Honorary Life Vice President of the MCC. His other interests include painting and travel and he is a Vice-President of the welfare organisation (SSAFA) Forces Help.

As a Life Peer, he spoke out in the House of Lords against the involvement of the United Kingdom in the Second Iraq War warning that ‘unlike naked aggression, terrorism cannot be defeated by massive military means’ but by ‘competent protection and positive diplomacy’.

On the 27th August 2006, the Mail on Sunday reported that Bramall hit Lord Janner, 78, a veteran campaigner for Holocaust victims and a senior member of Britain’s Jewish community, after making what witnesses claim were a series of ‘anti-Israel’ comments during an argument over the Lebanon conflict. The newspaper reported that the incident took place in one of the rooms close to the debating chamber and the peers who witnessed the incident were extremely shocked by Bramall’s behavior. The newspaper reported that Bramall later apologised by phone to Lord Janner who accepted his apology. No action was taken by the Lords authorities and Lord Janner has made no complaint.

Following the leak of a purported list of members of the far-right British National Partyin October 2009 there was a short-lived claim that Lord Bramall was a member of the party, due to the appearance of a “Lord Bramhall” on the list. There is no such peer in the House of Lords and Lord Bramall swiftly denied being a member, while his naming as such was rapidly acknowledged to be a case of mistaken identity.

On the 25th April 2013 he retired from service in the House of Lords, although he retains his title.

In 1949 he married Dorothy Avril Wentworth Vernon; they had one son and one daughter.His older brother Ashley Bramall was a barrister, Labour politician and Leader of the Inner London Education Authority.

2015 Please search google on Bramall, for events than took place in the April of 2015

2016 Please search google on Bramall, for events than took place in the January of 2016

2017 Please search google on Bramall, for events than took place in the March 2017

2018 Please search google on Bramall, for events than took place in the November 2017

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Nick Parker

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Jan 242014

Nick Parker

General Sir Nicholas Ralph “Nick” Parker KCB CBE (Born in 1954) is a former British Army Officer who served as Commander Land Forces (formaly Commander-in-Chief , Land Forces) until December 2012.

As a general officer, Parker served in Northern Ireland as well as in Sierra Leone, Iraq, Afghanistan and in staff roles including Governor of Edinburgh Castle, Also commandant of Joint Services Command and Staff College and commander of regional forces, a role that also gave him the duties of inspector-general of the Territorial Army. Between 2005 and 2006. Parker served as deputy commanding general of multi-national force Iraq, before appointment to General Officer Commanding, Northern Ireland, in which role he had the responsibility of overseeing the withdrawal of troops from the streets of Northern Ireland for the first time in over 30 years.

While on holiday in 2009, Parker and his wife received news that their son, Harry, a captain with The RIFLES, had been seriously wounded in Afghanistan. Harry eventually lost both legs as a result of his injuries from a road side bomb attack while leading his patrol.

Parker later gave interviews about the ordeal the family went through with his sons Harry`s injuries, calling the whole experience ” foul “. Later the same year Parker himself deployed to Afghanistan on a 12 month tour, becoming commander of the British forces of the country and deputy commander of the International Security Assistance Force, second in command to American General Stanley A, Mc Chrystal. In June Mc Chrystal was relieved of his command of ISAF by President Barack Obama, leaving Parker as acting commander of ISAF for just over a week until General David Petraeus was confirmed as the new commander.

Parker, was born the son of Captain Herbet Blake Parker and Diana Katherine Barnwell, Parker was educated and attended the independent Sherbourne School in north-west Dorset and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, he has listed Coronation Street and fishing amongst his interests.

Parker was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets as a second lieutenant in January 1974, he was promoted to full lieutenant in November 1975. He was mentioned in despatches in January 1980 for service in Northern Ireland the previous year and promoted captain in May 1980. He attended the Army Staff Course in 1986 prior to promotion to Major in October the same year.

He was promoted to lieutenant Colonel in 1991, he was subsequently appointed to Commanding Officer of the second battalion of the Royal Green Jackets from 1994 to 1995 before promotion to Colonel in 1996, having attended the Higher Command and Staff Course at the Staff Collage, Camberley. Parker was promoted to Brigadier in December in 1997, with seniority from 30th June 1997 and given command of the 20th Armoured Brigade, which deployed to Bosnia 1999.

Parker served as commander of the British task force in Sierra Leone and advisor to the country`s president in 2001 and went to become General Officer Commanding, 2nd Division in November 2002, being promoted to major general on the same date. As General officer Commanding 2nd Division, he was also Governor of Edinburgh Castle.

In 2004 he served as Commandant of the joint Services Command and Staff Collage, before taking over as Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps, Iraq, holding the position from August 2005 to February 2006.

Parker was appointed General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland and promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general on the 18th July 2006. In Northern Ireland he was responsible for reducing the UK`s troop commitment in the Province and is quoted as saying “that the military had made a significant contribution to security in Northern Ireland that has allowed other people to make the difference through politics, social programmes and economics”. Parker oversaw the closure of the base at Bessbrook, County Armagh, which, he said, “signifies a time when the army stops being part of the security forces and moves into being part of the community.

Parker was awarded the American Legion of Merit “in recognition of gallant and distinguished services during coalition operations in Afghanistan” in 2007. In October 2007, he became Commander of Regional Forces at Land Command, a dual-hatted role as Inspector-General of the Territorial Army in which role he advocated for the TA and the regular Army to be regarded as a single organisation, pointing out that both face identical risks on deployment and saying “the TA soldier brings maturity and a wider understanding of the world — the end result, more so now than ever before, is the one Army and everyone should feel part of the same team”. As Commander, Regional Forces, Parker was responsible for overseeing the £3 billion overhaul of the Army’s Royal Engineer`s Royal School of Military Engineering in a public-private partnership in September 2008 as well as accepting the Freedom of the City of Bath on behalf of The Rifles in October 2008, and campaigning for the creation of an Armed Forces Day for the UK, a proposal that was implemented in July 2009.

In September 2009, it was announced that Parker would succeed Royal Marine Lieutenant General Sir Jim Dutton as Deputy Commander of ISAF in Afghanistan. During his tenure as deputy commander, Parker denied claims that British personnel in Afghanistan were suffering from a lack of equipment and helicopters, saying in an interview “rather than asking for more helicopters — which may be a requirement – we’ve got to develop tactics that get you out and amongst the people and re-establish ourselves as a force for good in the community” and that he was “absolutely convinced that what Harry (Parker’s son) was given was right for what he was doing. However, nothing was ever going to stop his leg getting blown off”. Parker was serving in Afghanistan on Christmas Day 2009 and undertook a tour of British bases in the area to visit troops.

On 23 June 2010, Parker assumed temporary command of all 140,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan, following the departure of American General Stanley Mc Chrystal. British Prime Minister David Cameron told U.S. President Barack Obama that Parker had assured him that the operation would “not miss a beat” during the transition period. He held the role until 3 July, General David Petraeus was confirmed as Mc Chrystal’s replacement.

As of 2010, Parker was Honorary Colonel of the Manchester and Salford Universities Officer`s Training Corps and served as Colonel Commandant of 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets. When the Royal Green Jackets were merged with others to form The Rifle, he became Colonel Commandant of the new regiment.

On 29 July 2010 Parker was named as the next Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces in succession to General Sir Peter Wall.

Parker took over as Commander-in-Chief Land Forces on 1 October 2010 and was granted the substantive rank of general. For his service in Afghanistan, General Parker was presented with his NATO ribbon by the overall allied commander in Afghanistan, US General David Petraeus, in addition to this Petraeus also presented General Parker with a US Meritorious Service Medal; furthermore Parker also received the Afghan President’s Award from its Minister of Defence.

Under a major army command re-organisation effective 1 November 2011 Parker’s role was re-designated Commander Land Forces.

Parker’s post as Commander Land Forces was assumed by Lieutenant General Adrian Bradshaw in January 2013.

n 1979 he married Rebecca Clare Wellings: they have two sons, one of whom, Harry, was seriously injured in July 2009 while serving as a captain with 4 Rifles in Afghanistan. Harry lost both legs after the patrol he was commanding ran over a roadside bomb. Parker later spoke about the aftermath of the incident, saying “it was pretty bad at that stage: they didn’t know if Harry would survive or not. It helped being a soldier because all your training is about remaining as calm and calculating as you can in very difficult circumstances. But it was foul.” Harry was injured shortly before Parker was due to take up the position of deputy commander of the International Security Assistance Force, but Parker took up the post on schedule, later saying in an interview “Harry would be horrified if I didn’t go. He’d think I was a wimp”.

Parker was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2001 in the rank of brigadier and appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2009 Birthday Honours in the rank of lieutenant general

Parker inspecting the re-enactment troops for the

200th Anniversary of the Battle of Salamanca

pictures from the peninsular war 200 groups face book site

https://www.facebook.com/PeninsularWar200?fref=ts

95th Rifles re-enactment group in Salamanca

Parker is also the President of the Peninsular War 200 Group

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Christopher Wallace

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Sir Christopher Wallace

Wallace - MAP

3rd January 1943 – 7th January 2016

Lieutenant-General Sir Christopher Brooke Quentin Wallace KBE DL ( 3rd January 1943 – 7th January 2016) was a retired British Army General and a trustee of the Imperial War Museum.

Wallace was educated at Shrewsbury and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He was commissioned in 1962. His regimental service in The Royal Green Jackets concluded with command of the 3rd Battalion in Germany and Northern Ireland from 1983 to 1985.

This is an earlier picture of Wallace wishing a certain person in NI a Merry Christmas

He later commanded the 7th Armoured Brigade from 1986 to 1988 and was Director of Public Relations (Army) in the Ministry of Defence from 1989 to 1990.

He commanded the 3rd Armoured Division from 1990 to 1992 in Germany and was Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley from 1993 to 1994.

He established the Permanent Joint Headquarters (UK) at Northwood during a tour from 1994 to 1966, and then became the UK`s first Chief of Joint Operations there from 1966 to 1999.

He was Colonel Commandant of the Royal Green Jackets from 1995 to 1998 and Colonel Commandant of the Light Division from 1998 to 1999.

Wallace was Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from January 2001 until January 2005 and was first appointed to the Board of the Imperial War Museum in July 1999 and served one term. He his also the Chairman of Trustees of The Royal Green Jackets Museum from 1999.

He was Deputy Lieutenant for Hampshire in 2004.

Wallace as also written a number of books

A Brief History of The King`s Royal Rifle Corps 1755 to 1965, by Christopher Wallace (2005)

Focus on Courage: The 59 Victoria Crosses of The Royal Green Jackets, by Christopher Wallace and Ron Cassidy (2006)

Rifles and Kukris: Delhi 1857, by Christopher Wallace (2007)

Chairman of the Museum Trustees, Lieutenant-General Sir Christopher Wallace

with Field Marchal the Lord Bramall, Lady Bramall and Nicolas Bramall

with the Baton at the handover on 23rd July 2011.

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RGJ to The Rifles 31st Jan 2007

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RGJ to The Rifles

This post was written by a fellow rifleman Keith Kneller who attended the passover to The Rifles in the Serjeants (Sergeants) mess at Sir John Moore Barracks (in his own words as he remembers the event)

[jwplayer mediaid=”8090″] Light Division (Please Play Me)

The evening started with invited guests arriving at the Serjeants (Sergeants) mess at Sir John Moore Barracks, Flowerdown at 1930 for a well set out regimental curry and a few drinks, before getting to grips with the task in hand, i.e. the ceremony of laying the regiments who had been chosen to form a New Light Infantry Regiment to be called The Rifles, to rest and consign them to History !.

The regiments who were to form The Rifles were:

The Devon and Dorset Light Infantry

The Light Infantry

The Royal Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Light Infantry

The Royal Green Jackets

When reborn on the 1st February 2007, they would then be called collectively, The Rifles and there would be 7 Battalions, 5 Regular and 2 Territorial:

1st Battalion Commando Infantry – Beachley Barracks, Chepstow.

2nd Battalion Light Role – Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinley.

3rd Battalion Light Role – Redford Barracks, Edinburgh.

4th Battalion Mechanised Infantry – Kiwi Barracks, Bulford.

5th Battalion Armoured Infantry – Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn, Germany.

6th Battalion TA Unit Army Reserve – Wyvern Barracks, Exeter.

7th Battalion TA Unit Army Reserve – Brock Barracks, Reading.

The new regiment had to come about because of change and uncertainty in the International Security Environment as well as within the British Army.

Just before midnight 4 coffins draped in the flags of

The Devon and Dorset Light Infantry

The Light Infantry

The Royal Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Light Infantry

The Royal Green Jackets

The 4 coffins were slowly carried into the Serjeants mess and placed upon a table.

A member of each of the now ` former` Regiments then spoke

about some of the attributes of their particular Regiment and what they would bring to the NEW Regiment.

The Senior Officer present and the Regimental Quarter Masters Serjeant were then invited to issue the serving members of the newly born Regiment The Rifles with their new cap badge.

The Senior Officer then proceeded to speak about the exciting future ahead of The Rifles

as the newest and largest regiment in the British Army

and wished them a long and successful journey.

The Senior Officer then stated they must all forge their own way in this new venture and remember that a RIFLEMAN is not just a rank, it is something that applies to all members of the regiment and has to be earned, All who serve in The Rifles are RIFLEMEN, regardless of rank.

The term RIFLEMAN is an expression of common united identity, embodying a close bond of comradeship rooted in respect, trust and pride forged through shared experiences and hardship. It invokes a spirit of equality within the hierarchy of command, which recognises that good ideas can and will come from everyone !!.

P.S. I was one of those who received one of the new RIFLES Badges

not because i was still serving at the time, but because

I was a good scrounger and i still have the Badge to this day.

(Serjeants derives from the Ox and Bucks Light Infantry and ALL RIFLES use the spelling now

Written by Keith Kneller

Other Awards

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Jan 092014

Sultan of Muscat Commendation

Maj TF Taylor

Sultan of Oman’s Distinguished Medal for Gallantry

Capt SDG McKinley

Sultan of Muscat’s Distinguished Service Medal

Capt CRM Kemball

The Sultan of Oman’s Distinguished Service Medal

Maj RP Montgomery

The Order of Mahkota Brunei (3rd Class)

WO1 M Brown

Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal

Cpl EJ Smith

Royal Victorian Medal

The Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) is a decoration established by Queen Victoria in April 1896. On 14 May 1912, King George V further confirmed the institution of the medal with an additional royal warrant. A part of the Royal Victorian Order, it is a reward for personal service to the Sovereign or the royal family, and is the personal gift of the sovereign. Although the Medal is related to the Royal Victorian Order, it differs in appearance and in the way it is worn.

The medal has three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold (silver gilt). Bars may be awarded to each level of Medal to denote subsequent awards. Recipients may continue to wear their original medal if they are awarded a higher level for further service. The medal may also be worn in addition to the badge of the Royal Victorian Order if this is later given to them

Former Bugle Major John Powell RVM (Silver)

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In creating the Royal Victorian Order in 1896, Queen Victoria decided to make a medal a part of the order as well. This medal would be used to reward those who had rendered faithful service to the monarch and the royal family, but were not eligible to be appointed to any orders due to their position or class. This creation followed the precedent of other European monarchs who had royal household medals with which to reward servants. The first medals were received 7th July 1896 and were presented to Russians by the Duke of Connaught while he was in Russia for the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II.

The medal has been historically used to recognize the service of policemen who work in protective services, gardeners, housekeepers, drivers, valets and other similar type staff. Non-commissioned members of the military may also be awarded the medal for services. The medal is often awarded for service to the monarch and royal family during royal visits. The medal may be looked upon as a long service medal, but the service must be of a meritorious character to warrant its award.

Originally ranked near the end,the medal now ranks ahead of campaign, jubilee, efficiency, and long service medals in the United Kingdom Order of Wear.This gradual increase in importance was marked by the July 1980 approval, by the Queen, to allow the use of the post-nominal RVM by recipients of the medal.

The late Bugle Major John Powell on the left

Order of the Keys Ceremony

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original source from www.thegazette.co.uk

British Empire Medal BEM

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British Empire Medal

The British Empire Medal (BEM) is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown.It was established in 1922 to replace the Medal of the Order of the British Empire. Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters “BEM” and it is divided into civil and military medals in a similar way to the Ordedr of the Britsh Empire itself. While recipients are not technically counted as members of the Order, these medals are nevertheless affiliated with it. The BEM was awarded to subjects of the United Kingdom until 1993, after which time it lay in abeyance in the United Kingdom, although was still awarded in some Commonwealth realms. It was brought out of abeyance in June 2012, for the Queens Diamond Jubilee.

Regimental Awards

WO1 FGR Tibble – BEM

Sgt GI Morgan – BEM

Cpl PK Sumner – BEM

CSgt A Iles – BEM

Sgt JH Stokes – BEM

CSgt C Green – BEM

CSgt A Notley – BEM

Sgt F Ward – BEM

Cpl AJ Pierce – BEM

Cpl DA Brittain – BEM

WO2 BE Darvill – BEM

CSgt JEC Clifton – BEM

CSgt B Edwards – BEM

CSgt MJ O’Hara – BEM

CSgt KG Cox – BEM

Sgt T Evans – BEM

Sgt JJV McEvoy – BEM

CSgt G Morrish – BEM

CSgt JHA Needham – BEM

CSgt GB Ternent – BEM

Sgt CM Cooper – BEM

WO2 IS Roberts – BEM

Sgt DJ Townley – BEM

Sgt CF Branson – BEM

CSgt JDS Humphrey – BEM

CSgt P Palmer – BEM

Sourced from Wikipedia and the RGJRA http://www.rgjassociation.info

original source from www.thegazette.co.uk

Order of the British Empire

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an Order of chivalry established on 4th June 1917 by King George V. The Order is composed of five classes in civil and military divisions. In descending order of seniority, these are:

1 / Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE)

2 / Knight Commander or Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE or DBE)

3 /Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)

4 / Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)

5 / Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Only the highest two ranks automatically entitle its recipient to become a Knight or Dame, an honour allowing (but not prescribing) the postulant to use the title “Sir” (male) or “Dame” (female) before his or her first name (though men can be Knighted separately from this and other Orders of Chivalry). Honorary knighthoods, given to individuals who are not nationals of a realm where Queen Elizabeth II is Head of State, permit use of the honour as apost-nominal but not as a title before their name. Awards in the Order of the British Empire were discontinued in those Commonwealth realms that established national systems of honours and awards such as the Order of Canada, the Order of Australia and the New Zealand Order of Merit. Foreign recipients are classified as honorary members of the Order they receive, and do not contribute to the numbers restricted to that Order as full members do.

There is also a related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are not members of the Order, but who are nonetheless affiliated with the Order. The British Empire Medal had not been used in the United Kingdom or its dependencies since 1993, but was revived in 2012 with 293 BEMs awarded for the Queen`s Diamond Jubilee. In addition, BEM is used by the Cooks Islands and by some other Commonwealth nations.

The Order’s motto is For God and the Empire. It is the most junior of the British orders of chivalry, and the largest, with over 100,000 living members worldwide.

Regimental Awards

Gen Sir Antony Read – GBE

Gen Sir Frank Kitson – GBE

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Lt Gen Sir Richard Fyffe – KBE

Maj Gen AJ Wilson – KBE

Lt Gen CBQ Wallace – KBE

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Brig AJ Wilson – CBE

Brig DG House – CBE

Brig RC Gibbs – CBE

Brig HRW Vernon – CBE

Brig P Hudson – CBE

Brig FE Kitson – CBE

Brig JDF Mostyn – CBE

Brig DM Pontifex – CBE

Maj Gen RK Guy – CBE

Col JStC Simmons – CBE

Brig ME Carleton-Smith – CBE

Brig DJ Ramsbotham – CBE

Col JR Cornell – CBE

Lt Col CBQ Wallace – CBE

Maj Gen CEW Jones – CBE

Brig CLGG Henshaw – CBE

Col ARD Pringle – CBE

Brig CGC Vyvyan – CBE

Brig GdeVW Hayes – CBE

Brig MCH Manners-Smith – CBE

Col M Smith – CBE

Brig JMJ Balfour – CBE

Brig NR Parker – CBE

Brig EA Butler – CBE

Brig JH Gordon – CBE

HCG Willing – CBE

Col EP Davies – CBE -MBE – / Late LI

Col (Hon Brig) HCG Willing- CBE – / Late RGJ

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Lt Col FE Kitson – OBE

Lt Col The Viscount Eden – OBE

Lt Col JHW Haddon – OBE

Lt Col DJ Ramsbotham – OBE

Lt Col PM Welsh – OBE

Lt Col RM Koe – OBE

Lt Col JStC Simmons – OBE

Lt Col MR Pennell – OBE

Col RC Nightingale – OBE

Lt Col ID Corden-Lloyd – OBE

Lt Col SF Cave – OBE

Lt Col The Hon PN Trustram-Eve – OBE

Lt Col GD Johnson – OBE

LtCol CAS Hinton – OBE

Lt Col JP Foley – OBE

Lt Col P Treneer-Michell – OBE

Lt Col CJ Mc Harrisson – OBE

Lt Col CCLO Owen – OBE

Lt Col AE Berry – OBE

Lt Col DJ Innes – OBE

Lt Col NA Johnson – OBE

Lt Col NJ Cottam – OBE

Lt Col JMJ Balfour – OBE

Lt Col NJ Mangnall – OBE

Lt Col M Smith – OBE

Lt Col AJR Jackson – OBE

Col JA Daniell – OBE

Lt Col RCJ Martin – OBE

Lt Col RJ Rimmer – OBE

Col SC Hearn – OBE

Col NP Carter – OBE

Lt Col PNYM Sanders – OBE

Col JCC Schute – OBE

Col RP Winser – OBE

Lt Col Bowron – OBE – DSO / LI

Lt Col SCD Mills – OBE / LI

Lt Col TB Radford – OBE – MBE / LI

Lt Col ME Thornton – OBE / LI

Lt Col DJ Harrison – OBE

Lt Col PJA Balls- OBE

Lt Col DAJ Brow – OBE

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Maj ME Carleton-Smith – MBE

Lt Col DM Stileman – MBE

Maj AJ Lamb – MBE

Maj RA Pascoe – MBE

Maj TM Hartley – MBE

Maj GD Johnson – MBE

Capt LD Jones – MBE

Capt RM Kemball – MBE

Capt GF Smythe – MBE

Capt RJ Cassidy – MBE

Maj CGC Vyvyan – MBE

Capt CHA Hawker – MBE

Maj P Treener-Michell – MBE

Capt FA Williams – MBE

WO2 PJ Layton – MBE

Maj D Williams – MBE

Capt WG Logdon – MBE

Maj FA Petra – MBE

Maj GC Stacey – MBE

Maj CBQ Wallace – MBE

Maj JM Taylor – MBE

WO2 LR Trower – MBE

Maj JV Keyte – MBE

Maj PJ Lyddon – MBE

Maj ARD Pringle – MBE

Maj JPO Beddard – MBE

Capt RAM Constant – MBE

Maj DH Godsal – MBE

Maj PD Browne – MBE

WO1(BM) DG Little – MBE

Capt MBD Smith – MBE

Maj WJ Taylor – MBE

Maj RA Churcher – MBE

Maj NJ Mangnall – MBE

Maj JH Gordon – MBE

Maj H Babbington-Smith – MBE

Sgt P Flaherty – MBE

WO2 J Pickford – MBE

Maj NRG Chavasse – MBE

Maj MFJ Gleeson – MBE

WO2 MF Godbold – MBE

Maj AEH Worsley – MBE

Maj JIS Plastow – MBE

Maj NP Carter – MBE

Maj JH Gordon – MBE

Maj EA Butler – MBE

Lt Col PJF Schofield – MBE

Maj TL Smith – MBE

Cpl BK Brown – MBE

Maj NJR Haddock – MBE

Maj PJ Proctor – MBE

Maj TH Emck – MBE

WO2 KT Oxby – MBE

Lt Col F Cox – MBE

WO1 AF Hands – MBE

WO2 MJ Morgan – MBE

CSgt M Pashby – MBE

Maj SP Plummer – MBE

Maj T Roper – MBE

WO1 S Hopgood – MBE

Maj RHS Shaw – MBE

Lt Col JCW Maciejewsk – MBE

iCapt MR Robson – MBE

Maj RJ Thomson – MBE

Capt MJ Dicks – MBE

Capt TH Wilson-Hutton-Stott RRV – MBE

WO1 WH Arkley – MBE

Capt CB Smith – MBE

Maj JA Stevens – MBE

Maj AKJ Norman-Walker – MBE

WO1 J Dawson – MBE

WO2 GP Hyatt – MBE

Maj MC Gidlow-Jackson – MBE

Sourced from Wikipedia and RGJRA http://www.rgjassociation.info/

original source from www.thegazette.co.uk

Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service QCVS

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QCVS

The Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service (or King’s Commendation for Valuable Service) is a British military award that recognises meritorious service during, or in support of, operations. Commercial pilots have also been awarded it due to their extraordinary flying during extreme conditions. It was given to the co-pilot and to a flight attendant of British Airways Flight 5390.

Regimental Awards

Lt Col CEI Beattie – QCVS

Maj Gen ARD Pringle – QCVS

Cpl A Moodie – QCVS

Maj EA Butler – QCVS

Maj Gen ARD Pringle – QCVS

Lt Col NP Carter – QCVS

Capt IR Moodie – QCVS

Maj MR Winsloe – QCVS

Lt Col JIS Plastow – QCVS

Brig JMJ Balfour – QCVS

Capt RG Streatfield – QCVS

Lt Col AEH Worsley – QCVS

Col JIS Plastow – QCVS

Maj JCW Maciejewski – QCVS

Brig NP Carter – QCVS

Rfn SP Staley – QCVS

Lt Col EA Butler – QCVS

Rfn Hossam Geali – QCVS

Maj TR Copinger-Symes – QCVS

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Distinguished Service Order DSO

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and British Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.

Instituted on 6th September 1886 by Queen Victoria in a Royal Warrant published in the London Gazette on 9th November, the first DSOs awarded were dated 25th November 1886. It is typically awarded to officers ranked Major (or its equivalent) or higher, but the honour has sometimes been awarded to especially valorous junior officers. 8,981 DSOs were awarded during the First Wold War, each award being announced in the London Gazette.

The order was established for rewarding individual instances of meritorious or distinguished service in war. It was a military order, until recently for officers only, and normally given for service under fire or under conditions equivalent to service in actual combat with the enemy, although it was awarded between 1914 and 1916 under circumstances which could not be regarded as under fire (often to Staff officers, which caused resentment among front-line officers). After 1 January 1917, commanders in the field were instructed to recommend this award only for those serving under fire. Prior to 1943, the order could be given only to someone Mentioned in Dispatches. The order is generally given to officers in command, above the rank of Captain. A number of more junior officers were awarded the DSO, and this was often regarded as an acknowledgement that the officer had only just missed out on the award of the Victoria Cross. In 1942, the award of the DSO was extended to officers of the Merchant Navy who had performed acts of gallantry while under enemy attack.

Since 1993, its award has been restricted solely for distinguished service (i.e. leadership and command by any rank), with the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross being introduced as the second highest award for gallantry. It has, however, despite some very fierce campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, remained an officers only award and it has yet to be awarded to a non-commissioned rank.

Recipients of the order are officially known as Companions of the Distinguished Service Order. They are entitled to use the post-nominal letters”DSO”. One or more gold medal bars ornamented by the Crown may be issued to DSO holders performing further acts of such leadership which would have merited award of the DSO. The bars are worn as clasps on the medal ribbon of the original award.

Regimental Awards

Lt Col RK Guy – DSO

Brig TP Evans – MBE – DSO

Lt Col JCW Maciejewski – MBE- DSO

Col PNYM Sanders – OBE- DSO

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Royal Victorian Order RVO

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Royal Victorian Order

The Royal Victorian Order (French: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood recognising distinguished personal service to the order’s Sovereign, currently the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of their family, or any viceroy. Established in 1896, the order’s chapel is the Savoy Chapel, its official day is 20 June, and its motto is Victoria, alluding to the society’s founder, Queen Victoria. There are no limits on the number honoured, and admission remains the personal gift of the monarch, with each of the organisation’s five grades and one medal with three levels representing different levels of service. While all honoured receive the ability to use the prescribed styles of the order—the top two levels grant titles of knighthood, and all accord distinct post-nominal letters—the Royal Victorian Order’s precedence amongst other honours differs from realm to realm, and admission to some grades may be barred by government policy. Though similarly named, the Royal Victorian Order is not related to the Royal Victorian Chain.

GCVO

KCVO/DCVO

CVO

LVO

MVO

RVM

Regimental Awards

Lt Gen Sir David House – KCVO

Col RA St.G Martin – KCVO

Sir James Tidmarsh MBE (Lately Lord Lieutenant of Bristol) – KCVO

Maj Gen GH Mills – CVO

Capt CCLO Owen – MVO

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Queen’s Commendation for Bravery QCB

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Queens Commendation for Bravery

The Queen’s Commendation for Bravery is one of the United Kingdom awards granted for bravery entailing risk to life and meriting national recognition, but not at the level of the Queens`s Gallantry Medal. The award may be granted posthumously and is not restricted to British subjects. The award does not give rise to post-nominal letters and is denoted by a silver spray of laurel leaves.

The Queen’s Commendation for Bravery in the Air is the equivalent award for acts of bravery in the air. It is denoted by silver wings.

Regimental Awards

(Posthumous) Rfn RS Blackledge – QCB

LCpl J Rooney – QCB

WO2 CL Nufer – QCB

Sjt TW Taylor – QCB

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Conspicuous Gallantry Cross CGC

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Conspicuous Gallantry Cross

The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) is a second level military decoration of the United Kingdom armed forces. Created in 1993 and first awarded in 1995, it was instituted after a review of the British honours system to remove distinctions of rank in the awarding of gallantry decorations. The Victoria Cross is the only higher combat gallantry award presented by the United Kingdom.

The CGC was instituted in the aftermath of the 1993 review of the honours system. As part of the drive to remove distinctions of rank in awards for bravery, the CGC replaced both the Distinguished Conduct Medal(Army) and the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal(Air and Naval) as second level awards to Other Ranksand ratings. The CGC also replaced the Distinguished Service Order(DSO), in its role as an award to officers for gallantry. The DSO was retained as an award for outstanding leadership. The CGC now serves as the second level award for gallantry for all ranks across the whole armed forces.

The CGC, which may be awarded posthumously, is awarded “in recognition of an act or acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy”. All ranks of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, British Army, and Royal Air Force may be awarded the CGC in recognition of qualifying acts of gallantry. Bars are awarded to the CGC in recognition of the performance of further acts of gallantry meriting the award. Recipients are entitled to the postnominal letters CGC.

Regimental Awards

Capt Illingworth – CGC / LI

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