1918 New Year Honours (MSM)

This is a list of Meritorious Service Medals (MSM) awarded in the 1918 New Year Honours.

The 1918 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in The London Gazette and The Times in January, February and March 1918.

Unlike the 1917 New Year Honours, the 1918 honours was dominated by rewards for war efforts. As The Times reported: "The New Year Honours represent largely the circumstances of war, and, perhaps, as usual, they also reflect human nature in an obvious form. The list is one of the rare opportunities for the public to scan the names of soldiers who have distinguished themselves in service."

Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) Sister Eileen King, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (R.). For bravery and devotion to duty on the occasion of a hostile air raid on a casualty clearing station. Although wounded, she continued to give directions for the care of the wounded.

For gallantry in the performance of military duty — Cpl. J. B. Leonard, Royal Irish Rifles Sgt. W. H. Pollard, West Riding Reg. (Huddersfield) Pte. H. B. Taylor, RAMC (Rochdale)

For valuable services rendered with the Armies in the Field during the present War — Act. Staff Sergeant J. T. Claireaux, Army Ordnance Corps (Edinburgh) Act. Sgt. C. Pledger, Royal Garrison Arty. (Buntingford) Staff Sergeant J. Acland, Army Service Corps (East Dulwich) Sgt. H. Abbott, Grenadier Guards (Battersea) Sgt. A. Adams, RAMC (Netley) Army Staff Sergeant W. H. Ahl, Army Ordnance Corps (Fulham) Pte. J. G. A. Aiston, Army Service Corps (Watford) Staff Sergeant E. Alexander, RAMC (Jersey) Sgt. F. Allan, Royal Fusiliers (London) Cpl. J. L. Allen, Army Ordnance Corps (Fulham) Sgt. C. A. Alp, Lincolnshire Reg. (Leyton) Sgt. J. Anderson, Army Ordnance Corps (Sunderland) Pte. W. E. Anderson, Hussars (Headington Quarry, Oxford) L. Sgt. W. Archer, Labour Corps (Lincoln) Sgt. R. Armstrong, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Irvinestown) 2nd Cpl. W. Armstrong, Royal Engineers (Hulme) Cpl. A. Asher, Army Service Corps (Stoke Newington) Sgt. J. H. Ashton, RAMC (Manchester) Cpl. F. R. Ashwin, Royal Engineers (Old Brompton) Sgt. N. Ashworth, RAMC (Bolton) Sgt. T. Atherton, Royal Garrison Arty. (Burnley) Sgt. W. J. Auker, Norfolk Reg. (King's Lynn) Sgt. C. Austin, Royal West Kent Reg. (nr. Cardiff) B.Q.M. Sgt. A. Axson, King's Own Scottish Borderers Dumfries) B.Q.M. Sgt. F. Bailey, South Lancashire Reg. (Manchester) Pte. A. L. Bale, Army Service Corps (Forest Gate) 2nd Cpl. W. A. Ballard, Royal Engineers (Southsea) C.S. Maj. A. W. Bamber, Royal Engineers (Eastville) Act. R.S. Maj. G. W. Banks, Middlesex Reg. (Staines) C.S. Maj. G. T. Barber, Royal Engineers (Birmingham) Cpl. J. E. Barber, Army Service Corps (Brighton) Pte. E. H. Barfoot, Army Service Corps (New Cross) Sgt. F. C. Barfoot, Royal Field Arty. (Portsmouth) C.S. Maj. G. W. Barham, Royal Engineers (Leighton) Pte. J. Barnard, Army Service Corps (Attleborough) Battery Sergeant Major C. Barnes, Royal Garrison Arty. (Bristol) Sgt. P. J. Barnes, Army Service Corps (Warwick) L. Cpl. D. Barry, Military Mounted Police (Manchester) Squadron Q.M.S. D. H. Bartlett, Army Service Corps (Roseberry Square, London) Staff Sergeant J. G. Batten, RAMC (St. Helens) Sgt. H. J. Baugh, Royal Garrison Arty. (Plymouth) Sgt. C. Baughan, Army Service Corps (Bournemouth) Cpl. W. R. Beale, Royal Engineers (York) L. Cpl. R. H. Beaumont, Royal Engineers (Woking) C.Q.M.S. A. J. Beckerleg, Army Service Corps (Willesden) Sgt. Major D. J. D. Belford, RAMC (Dundee) L. Cpl. D. Bell, Cameron Highlanders (Glasgow) C.S. Maj. E. C. Bennett, Royal Engineers (Penzance) Staff Sergeant Major C. W. Bennett, Army Service Corps (Fishergate) Sgt. F. Bennett, Royal Field Arty. (Bristol) Sgt. F. T. G. Bennett, Royal Field Arty. (Woolwich) By/Sergeant Major N. S. Bennett, Royal Garrison Arty. (Southsea) Sgt. Major S. Bennett, Military Mounted Police (Hoddesdon) C.Q.M.S. F. Benson, Army Service Corps (Ayr) L. Cpl. R. H. Bentley, Royal Engineers (Leicester) Sgt. W. J. Benton, Machine Gun Corps (Ilford) Squadron Q.M.S. C. E. Berbridge, Army Service Corps (Fulham) Sgt. W. H. Bernard, Royal Fusiliers (Custom House, London) L. Cpl. V. L. Berrie, Royal Engineers (Tooting) Sgt. J. Berry (Andover) Pte. J. E. Bettoney, Army Service Corps (Leicester) Pte. H. J. Bevan, Royal Army Veterinary Corps (St. Pauls Cray) Sgt. G. O'H. Beveridge, Military Mounted Police (Rathmines) Pte. F. C. Biggs, Army Service Corps (Westbourne Pk.) Q.M.S. J. W. Birch, Army Service Corps (Leeds) Battery Sergeant Major F. Bishop, Royal Field Arty. (Plumstead) Sgt. W. F. Blackburn, Royal Engineers (York) Troop Sergeant Major J. Blackburn, Royal Engineers (Blackburn) Cpl. F. W. Blackmore, Army Service Corps (Woolton) Spr. R. Blakemore, Royal Engineers (Walthamstow) Tmp R.S. Maj. W. Blackwood, Middlesex Reg. (Stoke Gabriel, near Totnes) Conductor L. A. Blake, Royal Marines (South Shields) Pte. E. Blenkhorn, Army Service Corps (Roundhay) Staff Sergeant R. Boddy, RAMC (Cardiff) Sgt. G. A. Booker, Royal Flying Corps (Wembley) S/Q.M.S.ergeant H. Bolton, Army Service Corps (Manchester) Staff Sergeant Major S. A. Bone, Yeomanry (Titmarsh) Squadron Q.M.S. S. F. Bonner, Army Service Corps (Colchester) Sgt. W. Bostock, Yeomanry (Teignmouth) Staff Sergeant W. R. Bougourd, Army Ordnance Corps (Canning Town) Sgt. W. Boughey, Royal Garrison Arty. (Skegby) Sgt. E. S. Bourton, RAMC (Brixton) Sgt. J. Bovill, Army Service Corps (Leyton) Sgt. Major Foreman of Works J. Boyd, Royal Engineers (Fulwood) B.Q.M. Sgt. J. W. Boyle, Gordon Highlanders (Port Glasgow) Mechanic Sergeant Major J. Bradburn, Army Service Corps (E. Preston) Far. Q.M.S. I. Brayton, Army Service Corps (Aldershot) Sgt. Major J. Brett, RAMC (Plumstead) L. Cpl. J. Brew, Machine Gun Corps (Belfast) C.Q.M.S. R. J. Brewer, Machine Gun Corps (Tottenham) Sgt. S. J. Brewrn, Leicestershire Reg. (Leicester) L. Cpl. A. C. J. Bridges, Military Mounted Police (Tonbridge) Pte. B. J. Brown, A.S.C. (Havant) Battery Sergeant Major J. A. J. Brown, Royal Field Arty. (East Finchley) Sgt. W. Brown, Royal Engineers (Edinburgh) C.S. Maj. W. T. Brown, Army Service Corps (Hove) Sgt. A. Buckingham, Royal Engineers (Plumstead) Battery Sergeant Major F. J. Buckland, Royal Field Arty. (Exeter) Q.M.S. A. Buckner, RAMC (Glasgow) Conductor E. W. Buffee, Army Ordnance Corps (Whitley Bay) R.S. Maj. T. H. Bull, Royal Field Arty. (E. Loughton) Pte. P. A. Bullock, Army Service Corps (Forest Gate) Staff Sergeant Major G. Bunch, Army Service Corps (Aldershot) Reg.al Q.M.S. C. Bundock, Northumberland Fusiliers (Wood Green, London) R.S. Maj. F. Burdett, Dragoon Guards (Birkenhead) Staff Sergeant C. H. Burghart, Army Service Corps (Ferryhill) Cpl. T. G. Burnard, Army Service Corps (Seaton) Battery Sergeant Major F. Burt, Royal Garrison Arty. (Easton) Sgt. R. Burton, Royal Engineers (E. Berwick) Sgt. R. Burton, North Staffordshire Reg. (Cheltenham) Cpl. R. Burton, Cameron Highlanders (Livingstone Station) Tmp R.S. Maj. T. Burton, R. FA. (Harrogate) Far. Sergeant G. N. R. Buehnell, Royal Field Arty. (Notting Hill, London) Cpl. O. L. Butler, Army Service Corps (Birkenhead) C.S. Maj. A. Bycroft, Army Service Corps (Liverpool) Cpl. E. W. F. Cager, Royal Engineers (Brighton) C.S. Maj. W. E. Calcott, Royal Engineers (Harrow) Sgt. A. S. Camfield, Army Service Corps (Hepburn-on-Tyne) L. Cpl. E. W. A. Campbell, Middlesex Reg. (East Ham) C.S. Maj. J. Campbell, Army Service Corps (Lurgan) Cpl. W. H. Campbell Army Service Corps (Burnley) Sgt. Major J. B. Cantrell, RAMC (Warrington) Bombr. H. Carley, Royal Garrison Arty. (Dover) C.S. Maj. S. H. Carman, Royal Engineers (Islington) Sgt. W. Carroll, Manchester Reg. (Oldham) Cpl. G. W. Carter, Royal Flying Corps (Swindon) L. Cpl. H. Carter, Army Ordnance Corps (Gillingham) Pte. E. L. Cartwright, RAMC (Birmingham) Sgt. J. Carver, Royal Engineers (Gateshead) Act. Staff Sergeant C. L. Caswell, Army Ordnance Corps, attd. 67th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Arty. (Taunton) Sgt. W. W. Cater, Yorkshire Light Inf. (Ossett) Sgt. A. L. Chadwick, Royal Field Arty. (Long-sight) L. Cpl. A. E. Chare, Royal Engineers (Sutton Coldfield) Pte. H. Charles worth, London Reg. (Huddersfield) Gnr. C. E. Chick, Royal Garrison Arty. (Sunderland) Fitter Sergeant G. E. Chirgwin, Royal Flying Corps (Streatham) Sgt. A. E. Chisnall, Royal Engineers (Hindley Green) Act. C.S. Maj. W. Christie, Royal Engineers (E. Chatham) Sgt. J. T. Churchyard, Royal Field Arty. (Strand, London) Bombr. G. S. Clapp, Royal Garrison Arty. (Poplar) Act. R.S. Maj. F. J. Clark, East Lancashire Reg. (Plumstead) Spr. J. P. Clark, Royal Engineers (Denton) Dvr. A. L. Clarke, Army Service Corps (Grantham) Bombr. C. E. Clarke, Royal Garrison Arty. (Torquay) Sgt. J. H. Clarke, Manchester Reg. (Altrincham) Sgt. Major F. A. Clements, Mil Prov. S. Corps (Fulham) Squadron Q.M.S. C. W. Cliff, Army Service Corps (Wolverhampton) Cpl. H. L. Clifford, Gloucestershire Reg. (Golden Valley) C.S. Maj. A. Coates, Royal Engineers (Gainsborough) Supt Clk Q.M.S. E. Coates, Rifle Brigade (Poole) Pte. W. Cochrane, Royal Army Veterinary Corps Q.M.S. J. A. Cockaday, Royal Garrison Arty. (Freshwater, Isle of Wight) Sgt. F. Colclough, North Staffordshire Reg. (Fenton) Spr. A. J. Cole, Royal Engineers (Biggleswade) Gnr. F. E. Coleman, Royal Garrison Arty. (Fulham) Pte. H. J. Colhna, Army Service Corps (Rye) Staff Sergeant J. Collins, Army Ordnance Corps (Walworth) C.S. Maj. W. Collins, Army Service Corps (Islington) L. Cpl. H. A. Collison, Military Foot Police (Middlesbro) Sgt. A. J. Cook, Army Service Corps (Manor Park, London) Sgt. A. J. Cook, Royal Flying Corps (Newcastle upon Tyne) B.Q.M. Sgt. H. Cooke, Grenadier Guards (Northampton) Pte. W. J. Cooke, Army Service Corps (E. Woolwich) Pte. T. B. W. Cookson, Army Service Corps (Battersea) Cpl. C. E. Cooper, Rifle Brigade (Bexley Heath) Spr. J. E. Connolly, Royal Engineers (nr Crump, sail) Pte. T. Connolly, Royal Irish Reg. (Edinburgh) Sgt. T. Corless, Army Service Corps (Blackpool) Spr. T. Cosher, Royal Engineers (Barry, Wales) C.S. Maj. J. T. Coverley, Royal Engineers (Chesterfield) Pte. W. Cowell, Liverpool Reg. (Douglas, Isle of M) Pte. H. W. G. Cox, East Kent Reg. (Ashford, Middlesex) J. H. Cox, Army Service Corps (Gosport) Pte. Machine Gun L. Cox, Army Service Corps (Leigh) Spr. J. Cracknell, Royal Engineers (Whitstorie) Pte. A. J. Crisp, Duke of Cornwall's Light Inf., attd. Inf. Brigade (Westminster) Spr. W. Cromarty, Royal Engineers (Newcastle upon Tyne) Staff Sergeant Foreman of Works H. G. Croot, Royal Engineers (Mutley) Sgt. F. Crosby, Army Service Corps (Langham) Sgt. F. T. Croxford, Labour Corps (Maidenhead, Berks.) Sgt. H. A. Cruxton, Army Service Corps (Birmingham) Supt Clerk W. Cullen, Royal Berkshire Reg. (Aughnacloy, County Tyrone) Sgt. T. Cummins, Royal Flying Corps (Bristol) Sgt. J. A. Cundy, Royal Flying Corps (St. Johns Wood) Sgt. W. Currie, Royal Garrison Arty. (Harrogate) Spr. H. L. Curtis, Royal Engineers (Tufnell Park, London) RQM Sergeant F. Dale, Royal Lancaster Reg. (Plumstead) Q.M.S. W. H. Daniels, RAMC (Linthorpe) Staff Sergeant S. J. Daly, Army Service Corps (Jersey Army Service Corps (Pimlico) C.Q.M.S. F. Owen, Royal Engineers (Chatham) R.S. Maj. S. Oxford, Dragoons (Felixstowe) Staff Sergeant A. Padget, Army Service Corps (Wakefield) Sgt. G. T. Palmer, Royal Engineers (Beaumaris) Mechanist Staff Sergeant J. W. Paltridge, Army Service Corps (Plymouth) Pte. C. V. Parker, Army Service Corps (Brighton) Sgt. J. Parker, Army Service Corps (Braintree) Staff Sergeant J. Parr, RAMC (St. Helens) Cpl. W. E. Patterson, Army Service Corps (Cork) Sgt. A. Pattison, RAMC (Sheffield) Sgt. S. A. Payne, Royal Engineers (Bootle) Pte. A. H. Peacock, Army Service Corps (now Royal Fusiliers) (E. Woolwich) Armament Q.M.S. F. E. Peake, Army Ordnance Corps (Woolwich)