King's Birthday Honours 2025: Military Division

UK Gov

A number of military personnel have been granted state honours in the King's Birthday Honours list for their work in the Armed Forces.

Royal Navy Awards

Promotions in and appointments to the military division of the most honourable order of the Bath

As Companions

  • Rear Admiral Steven MCCARTHY
  • Rear Admiral Robert George PEDRE

Promotions in and appointments to the military division of the most excellent order of the British Empire

As Commanders

  • Commodore Paul Edward DUNN, OBE
  • Commodore Philip Gordon GAME
  • Commodore Timothy Cooper GREEN, ADC

As Officers

  • Commander Jon James BROWETT
  • Commander Christopher Charles EVANS
  • Lieutenant Colonel Paul Stanley FITZPATRICK
  • Captain Pollyanna HATCHARD
  • Lieutenant Colonel Liam Michael METCALFE
  • Captain Eugene Peter MORGAN, RD, Royal Naval Reserve
  • Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Nicholas POUNDS

As Members

  • Lieutenant Commander William George BARKER
  • Major Lewis BODYCOTE
  • Chief Petty Officer Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) Rhys DYAS
  • Commander Daniel GLOVER
  • Warrant Officer 1 Information Operations Robert GOVIER, Royal Naval Reserve
  • Warrant Officer 1 Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Michael HART
  • Commander Carla Lisa HIGGINS
  • Warrant Officer 1 Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) Robin MCCOLL
  • Lieutenant Commander Hugo Christopher MITCHELL-HEGGS
  • Surgeon Commander Matthew Alec OSBORNE
  • Major Lee Andrew STEWART
  • Commander James TIBBITTS
  • Chief Petty Officer Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Robert Lee WARNETT
  • Chief Petty Officer Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Michael WATSON

King's Volunteer Reserves Medal

  • Warrant Officer 1 Logistician (Supply Chain) Samantha MARTIN, VR, Royal Naval Reserve

King's Commendation for Valuable Service

  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Michael John BARKER
  • Lieutenant Commander Matthew Peter JOHNSON

Non-Operational Gallantry

King's Gallantry Medal

  • Leading Logistician (Catering Services) Dave Neala LA CROIX
  • Petty Officer (Diver) Craig Antony MADDOCK

King's Commendation for Bravery

  • Petty Officer (Diver) Paul Anthony Damian CARTWRIGHT

Army Awards

Promotions in and appointments to the military division of the most honourable order of the Bath

As Companion

  • Major General Zachary Raymond STENNING, OBE

Promotions in and appointments to the military division of the most excellent order of the British Empire

As Knight Commander

  • Lieutenant General Charles Seymour COLLINS, DSO, OBE

As Commanders

  • Colonel Nicholas Owen FITZGERALD, MBE, Army Reserve
  • Colonel Iain Edward GIBB, KHS
  • Colonel Graham John SEFTON
  • Brigadier Alexander James SMITH

As Officers

  • Colonel Patrick Andrew ALLEN
  • Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Timothy ANDERSON, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
  • Major Paul Christopher CARNEY, Corps of Royal Engineers
  • Lieutenant Colonel Joanne Patrice D'ARCY, Royal Army Medical Service
  • Colonel Stephen Weatherley DAVIES, Army Reserve
  • Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Jon Young ELFORD, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
  • Lieutenant Colonel James Robert GREEN, Grenadier Guards
  • Lieutenant Colonel Glenis Jane Helena MALONEY, Royal Corps of Signals, Army Reserve
  • Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Andrew Wyville NELSON, Corps of Royal Engineers
  • Colonel Richard David NEWLAND
  • Lieutenant Colonel Steven Carnell PENGILLY, The Rifles
  • Lieutenant Colonel Frank Stanley REEVES, MBE, The Royal Regiment of Scotland

As Members

  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Mehmet Alan ASIR, VR, The Parachute Regiment, Army Reserve
  • Major Timothy Richard BARKER, Royal Tank Regiment
  • Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Kenneth BINGHAM, VR, The Royal Logistic Corps, Army Reserve
  • Major Stephen Barry BROWN, Royal Corps of Signals
  • Staff Sergeant Gordon Alexander BRUCE, Royal Army Physical Training Corps
  • Lieutenant Colonel Stephen John CANDLIN, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Army Reserve
  • Major William Edward COOK, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • Major Christopher Michael Roy DANBY, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
  • Major Neil Alan Richard DONAGHY, Royal Corps of Signals
  • Captain Michael Wayne EYNON, VR, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Army Reserve
  • Major Alexander James FARRALL, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
  • Warrant Officer Class 1 Tracy Anne FREER, VR, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch), Army Reserve
  • Major Douglas James GRAHAM, The Queen's Royal Hussars
  • Major William Peter HODGSON, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
  • Captain Thomas William HULME, General Service Corps, Army Reserve
  • Warrant Officer Class 1 Adam JOHNSTON, The Royal Logistic Corps
  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Stephen Alan JONES, Royal Regiment of Artillery
  • Lieutenant Colonel Bharat Sunil KARA, The Royal Logistic Corps, Army Reserve
  • Major David James LOVE, Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police)
  • Lieutenant Colonel James David LYON, Royal Army Medical Service
  • Major Jonathan Matthew MARSAY, Royal Regiment of Artillery
  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Donald Scott Cameron McGREGOR, Royal Army Physical Training Corps, Army Reserve
  • Sergeant Christopher John MORGAN, The Welsh Guards, Army Reserve
  • Major Amelia Anne MORRISSEY, Adjutant General's Corps (Army Legal Services Branch)
  • Major Martin James MURPHY, The Royal Logistic Corps
  • Staff Sergeant Emmanuel OPPONG, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • Lieutenant John William PICKERING, Army Cadet Force
  • Major Andrew Victor POULTON, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
  • Major James William REANEY, The Rifles
  • Major Marcus Alexander Rokeby ROBERTS, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, Army Reserve
  • Captain Richard Michael St John SHEEHAN, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
  • Warrant Officer Class 1 Colin Peter James Giblin SINCLAIR, The Royal Logistic Corps, Army Reserve
  • Lieutenant Colonel Katherine Frances BADHAM-THORNHILL, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • Major Luke William TURRELL, JP, Royal Regiment of Artillery
  • Major Tom Paterson WATSON, Royal Regiment of Artillery
  • Major William WELSH, Army Cadet Force
  • Corporal Ceiron Alexander WILLIAMS, The Parachute Regiment
  • Lieutenant Colonel Stephen WILSON, The Queen' Royal Hussars
  • Major Paul William YOUNG, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Royal Red Cross

As an Ordinary Associate of the Royal Red Cross, Second Class

  • Warrant Officer Class 1 Ashley Grant COULL, Royal Army Medical Service

King's Volunteer Reserves Medal

  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Mark Vere EBDON, VR, The Royal Welsh, Army Reserve
  • Colonel Alexander John Grindlay FORBES, TD, VR, Army Reserve
  • Warrant Officer Class 2 James Charles McMILLEN, VR, The Royal Logistic Corps, Army Reserve
  • Colonel Andrew James Gerard RYAN, TD, VR, Army Reserve
  • Warrant Officer Class 1 Nathan John TOMS, VR, Corps of Royal Engineers, Army Reserve

King's Commendation for Valuable Service

  • Major Brent Stephen William CARTER, Royal Army Medical Service
  • Corporal Connor-James Derek DAVIDSON, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
  • Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Cameron LONG, QGM, The Royal Logistic Corps
  • Major Jonathan Grant STUDWELL, MBE, Intelligence Corps
  • Major Paul Robert WOOSTER, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Non-Operational Gallantry

King's Commendation for Bravery

  • Lance Corporal Charley Dean DRAPER, Corps of Royal Engineers
  • Lance Corporal Rhys Jamie PETERSEN, Corps of Royal Engineers

Royal Air Force Awards

Promotions in and appointments to the military division of the most honourable order of the Bath

As Knight Commander

  • Air Marshal John Jackson STRINGER, CBE

As Companions

  • Air Vice-Marshal Mark William James CHAPPELL
  • Air Vice-Marshal Alastair Peter Thomas SMITH

Promotions in and appointments to the military division of the most excellent order of the British Empire

As Commanders

  • Group Captain Andrew BURTON
  • Air Commodore Ian James SHARROCKS, OBE

As Officers

  • Group Captain Andrew Phillip BARON
  • Group Captain Paul BARONI
  • Group Captain Hannah Mary BISHOP
  • Group Captain Rachel Louise DIXON
  • Wing Commander Gemma Ann LONSDALE
  • Wing Commander Timothy Charles PAGE
  • Wing Commander Ankur Narendra PANDYA

As Members

  • Corporal Emile-Josiah BANGURA
  • Squadron Leader Charles Benjamin Marr EMMERSON
  • Warrant Officer Craig HAMILTON
  • Sergeant Gareth Lloyd JONES
  • Flying Officer David Colin McCRAE
  • Flight Lieutenant Raj Kiran MEHTA
  • Flight Lieutenant Marcus William NORMAN
  • Squadron Leader Joseph Robert RUSHTON
  • Squadron Leader Thomas Anthony SMITH
  • Squadron Leader Mark David SUGDEN
  • Squadron Leader David James TAUDEVIN
  • Squadron Leader James Kevin WILYMAN

Royal Red Cross

As an Ordinary Associate of the Royal Red Cross, Second Class

  • Flight Sergeant Stephanie Louise ROBERTS

King's Volunteer Reserves Medal

  • Sergeant Darren James TYLER

Distinguished Flying Cross

  • Flight Lieutenant Jason Aaron CHADWICK

King's Commendation for Valuable Service

  • Flight Sergeant Jonathan Paul GRAHAM
  • Squadron Leader Garry Ross MCKAY
  • Wing Commander Ieuan Donald Eddy ROBINSON
  • Squadron Leader Benjamin Robert Michael TRIPP

Non-Operational Gallantry

Air Force Cross

  • Squadron Leader Jonathan Mark Gerald HAWKINS
  • Flight Lieutenant Stephen Benjamin WATSON

King's Commendation for Bravery in the Air

  • Flight Lieutenant Michael Martin Tenison HOWELL
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