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A total of 117 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List. This includes two who won the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross - second only to the Victoria Cross for bravery, even though the Establishment lists them below "gongs" named after a defunct empire.
The full list, which recognises service on operations in Afghanistan and national operations for the period September 2012 to April 2013, is on the next page.
AFGHANISTAN
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Brigadier Robert Andrew MAGOWAN MBE, Royal Marines
Brigadier (now Major General) Richard John CRIPWELL, late Corps of Royal Engineers
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Lieutenant Colonel Nigel Jonathan BEST, The Queen's Royal Lancers
Lieutenant Colonel Philip William Carmichael KIMBER MBE, The Mercian Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Paul Bruce NICHOLSON, Corps of Royal Engineers
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Alexander James PIGGOTT MBE, The Royal Dragoon Guards
Lieutenant Colonel Richard David WALLWORK, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Acting Colonel Charles James Macintosh WILLIAMS MBE, The King's Royal Hussars
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Ian WOOD, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel (now Colonel) Gareth George WRIGHT, The Royal Logistic Corps
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Captain Lisa Victoria BROWN, The Royal Logistic Corps
Major Darren James COOK, The Mercian Regiment
Major Rupert Spark EVETTS, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)
Major Mark George MCLELLAN, The Yorkshire Regiment
Sergeant Curtis William Douglass MORTON, The Parachute Regiment
Major David Thomas PACK, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Major (now Acting Lieutenant Colonel) Benjamin Mark WILDE, The Mercian Regiment
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Lieutenant Colonel Matthew John Andrew JACKSON, Royal Marines
Brigadier Robert Bernard BRUCE, late The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Major Adam Nicholas Baron FODEN, The Queen's Royal Lancers
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC)
Lieutenant (now Acting Captain) Owen Edward DAVIS, Royal Marines
Corporal Josh Edward Hayden GRIFFITHS, The Mercian Regiment
Private Gareth David STEEL, The Parachute Regiment, Army Reserve
Bar to the Military Cross (MC)
Corporal John Matthew WATSON MC, Royal Marines
Military Cross (MC)
Marine Craig Andrew BUCHANAN, Royal Marines
Sergeant (now Colour Sergeant) Samuel Joseph MCCORMICK, Royal Marines
Acting Lance Corporal (now Marine) Harry Thomas ROBINSON, Royal Marines
Corporal Oliver David BAINBRIDGE, The Royal Dragoon Guards
Staff Sergeant Russell Craig BYRNE, The Parachute Regiment
Lieutenant William Jordan Campbell BOREHAM, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Rifleman (now Acting Lance Corporal) Tuljung GURUNG, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Flight Lieutenant Timothy Edward TROTT, Royal Air Force
Associate Royal Red Cross Medal (ARRC)
Lieutenant Colonel Judith Caroline Florence MADILL, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, Army Reserve
Captain Graham John MCPHEE, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
George Medal (GM)
Warrant Officer Class 1 Andreas Oliver PEAT, The Royal Logistic Corps
Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM)
Corporal Edward Samual Charles DAVIS, Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Major Matthew Cameron LONG, The Royal Logistic Corps
Rifleman Benjamin John TAYLOR, The Mercian Regiment, Army Reserve
Mention in Despatches (MiD)
Acting Sergeant Michael Wayne CATARALL, The Mercian Regiment
Corporal Richard COOK, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Lance Corporal Alex John CURTIS, The Parachute Regiment
Captain Thomas William Wilfred DAVIES, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Sapper (now Lance Corporal) Andrew David FARNDON, Corps of Royal Engineers
Private Augustine FORKUO, The Yorkshire Regiment
Rifleman Bikash GURUNG, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Corporal (now Acting Sergeant) Govinda GURUNG, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Private Ryan HOUSTON, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Lance Corporal Rachel Marie HUGHES, Royal Army Medical Corps
Corporal James Stirling HURST, The Royal Dragoon Guards
Lance Bombardier Stephen Thomas KENNY, Royal Regiment of Artillery
Corporal Darren LIGHTFOOT, The Mercian Regiment
Lieutenant (now Captain) Stephen Andrew POPE, The Mercian Regiment
Corporal Dennis Robert SKINNER, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Sergeant Simon SMITH, The Royal Welsh
Acting Sergeant Mark William John STEVENS, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Craftsman (now Lance Corporal) Ricky Thomas STEWART, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Acting Sergeant Paul Anthony STIRLAND, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Corporal James Clifford Gordon VICKERS, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Lance Corporal Nathan Trevor VITTLES, The Queen's Royal Lancers
Queen's Commendation for Bravery (QCB)
Sapper (now Lance Corporal) Danny Craig FLEMING, Corps of Royal Engineers
Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air (QCBA)
Flight Lieutenant Christopher GENT, Royal Air Force
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVS)
Captain William GOODMAN, Royal Marines
Lieutenant Colonel Simon Jeremy HALL OBE, Royal Marines
Acting Lance Corporal Thomas HARRISON, Royal Marines
Major General David Arnold HOOK CBE, Royal Marines
Captain Thomas James LIMB, Royal Marines
Major Michael John SCANLON, Royal Marines
Major Peter William Stanhope BAINES, The Rifles
Captain Leanne Marie BARRY, The Royal Logistic Corps
Colour Sergeant Darren James BATES, The Mercian Regiment
Captain (now Acting Major) Alexander David George BOWIE, The Queen's Royal Lancers
Colonel Charles Simon CALDER OBE, late The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Captain Paul CEASER, Royal Corps of Signals
Major Robert John CONNOLLY, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Captain Dean John EAMER, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Lance Corporal Lucius Junior EDWARD, The Royal Logistic Corps
Brigadier Felix Geoffrey GEDNEY OBE, late The Royal Scots Dragoons Guards
Lance Corporal Michael Aaron GILLESPIE, Royal Army Medical Corps
Major Steven KIRKMAN, The Royal Dragoon Guards
Lieutenant Thomas Patrick Theodore LAVINGTON, Scots Guards
Warrant Officer Class 2 Gary Scott LIDDLE, Corps of Royal Engineers
Major Andrew David LUMLEY, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Lance Corporal Nicholas James MAXWELL, Intelligence Corps, Army Reserve
Brigadier Ewen MCLAY, late Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Captain Norman Geoffrey MCMULLAN, Adjutant General's Corps (Military Provost Staff)
Brigadier Gerald Ian MITCHELL MBE, late Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Lieutenant Andrew Donald MONCRIEFF, The Royal Dragoon Guards
Major Nigel Joseph OVERTON MBE, Coldstream Guards
Lance Corporal Colm David PHILLIPS, Intelligence Corps
Major General Timothy Buchan RADFORD DSO OBE, late The Light Infantry
Brigadier (now Major General) Stuart Richard SKEATES CBE, late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Corporal Simon Patrick SPRIGGS, Intelligence Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Colin Michael VAUDIN, Royal Corps of Signals
Captain Lloyd Wynne WALTON-REES, The Royal Dragoon Guards
Air Commodore Stephen Dennis FORWARD, Royal Air Force
Wing Commander Ruth Ann Frances HARRIS, Royal Air Force
Group Captain (now Air Commodore) Bruce Haakon HEDLEY MBE, Royal Air Force
Flight Lieutenant Neil Malcolm MERRITT, Royal Air Force
Squadron Leader James Richard ROWE, Royal Air Force
Corporal Scott SHARKEY, Royal Air Force
REST OF THE WORLD
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Commander Allan WALLACE, Royal Navy
Wing Commander Robert Alan SUTTON, Royal Air Force
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Warrant Officer Class 2 (now Acting Warrant Officer Class 1) Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Mark Jonathon HINTON, Royal Navy
Acting Colour Sergeant (now Colour Sergeant) Francis Stuart William MCMURRAY, Royal Marines
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service (QCVS)
Lieutenant Commander Ian David FEASEY, Royal Navy
Petty Officer Logistics (Supply Chain) Paul STATHAM, Royal Navy
Colonel Andrew DENNIS OBE, late The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Sergeant Keith Brian GALLAGHER, The Parachute Regiment
Corporal James Steven PATTISON, The Parachute Regiment
Warrant Officer Class 2 David William John WEBB, The Parachute Regiment
Captain (now Acting Major) James Timothy WOOLDRIDGE, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Flight Lieutenant Kerry LLOYD, Royal Air Force
MISCELLANEOUS
Air Force Cross (AFC)
Flight Lieutenant Christian John WILKINS, Royal Air Force
Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM)
Sergeant Rachael Louise ROBINSON, Royal Air Force
Queen's Commendation for Bravery (QCB)
Warrant Officer Class 2 Michael John MOUGHTON, The Royal Logistic Corps
Captain Stephen Anthony TICKNER, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)
Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air (QCBA)
Major John Patrick TYMON, Army Air Corps
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