As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.
Victoria Cross (VC) Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones, O.B.E. (465788), The Parachute RegimentSUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, Friday 8 October 1982 24210031 Sergeant Ian John McKay, The Parachute Regiment.
Life Peer Admiral of the Fleet Sir Terence Thornton Lewin, GCB, MVO, DSC, Lately Chief of the Defence Staff.
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) Civil Division The Honourable Mr Justice Guy Stephen Montague GreenThe London Gazette FRIDAY, 5th MARCH 1982
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Military Division Army Brigadier Patrick Frank Blair Hargrave, O.B.E. (431873), Staff, late The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot). Colonel Eric Montefort Westropp (456002), Staff, late The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own).SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 14 June 1982
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Military Division Royal Navy Commander Thomas Anthony Allen, Commander Lionel Stuart Joseph Barry. Commander Peter Stanley Birch. Major Robert James Bruce, Royal Marines. Major John Shane Chester, Royal Marines. Commander Michael Cudmore. Captain John Barrie Dickinson, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Commander Frederick Brian Goodson. Commander Lister Theodore Hickson. Surgeon Lieutenant Commander (Acting Surgeon Commander) Richard Tadeusz Jolly. Commander Christopher John Esplin-Jones. Captain John Stuart Kelly, M.B.E. Commander David Arthur Henry Kerr. Commander Martin Leonard Ladd. Captain Peter James McCarthy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Commander Peter John McGregor. Major David John Minords, Royal Marines. Commander Andrew William Netherclift, Royal Navy. Commander (Acting Captain) Anthony James Oglesby. Captain Gilbert Paul Overbury, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Commander George Sheddon Pearson. Captain Shane Redmond, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Commander Andrew Stephen Ritchie. The Reverend Anthony McPherson Ross. Commander Robert Austin Rowley. Commander Jeremy Thomas Sanders. Commander Ronald James Sandford. Major James Maurice Guy Sheridan, Royal Marines. Commander Donald William Shrubb. Major Simon Ewen Southby-Tailyour, Royal Marines. Major Jonathan James Thomson, Royal Marines. Commander Christopher Watkin Williams. Commander George Anthony Charles Woods. Captain Christopher Anthony Purtcher-Wydenbruck, Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Army Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Edward Berry (459211), The Royal Green Jackets. Lieutenant Colonel Ivar Jack Hellberg (472558), Royal Corps of Transport. Major (Now Lieutenant Colonel) Peter John Hubert, M.B.E. (467580), The Queen's Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel William Stewart Petrie McGregor (462291), Royal Army Medical Corps. Lieutenant Colonel David Patrick de Courcy Morgan (461477), 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Douglas Morton Ogilvie (458722), the Queen's Lancashire Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel John Francis Rickett, M.B.E. (461643), Welsh Guards. Lieutenant Colonel (Quartermaster) Patrick John Saunders (485226), Corps of Royal Engineers. Lieutenant Colonel Michael John Holroyd Smith (460614), Royal Regiment of Artillery. Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Welsh (470783), Royal Army Medical Corps. Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Melville Youll (464377), The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Royal Air Force Wing Commander Anthony John Crowther Bagnall (608630). Wing Commander David Llewellyn Baugh (608336). Wing Commander Peter Fry, M.B.E. (4181201). Squadron Leader Brian Sydney Morris, A.F.C. (4232141). Wing Commander Joseph Kerr Sim, A.F.C. (608065). Wing Commander Anthony Peter Slinger (4142065). Wing Commander Charles Julian Sturt (607859). Wing Commander Brian James Weaver (586716).
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Military Division Army Major Anthony Brian Spencer Collings (484639), The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 23664849 Warrant Officer Class 2 Bernard Thomas Humberstone, The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) now Captain (Quartermaster) (513832) The Wessex Yeomanry, Territorial Army. 24216908 Warrant Officer Class 2 John Kerr, M.M., Ulster Defence Regiment. Captain (Garrison Engineer) Hugh Mostyn Morgan (507217), Corps of Royal Engineers. Captain Malcolm James Rees, M.M. (508695), Special Air Service Regiment. 23689425 Warrant Officer Class 1 Colin Leslie Wilson, Intelligence Corps.
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Commodore Samuel Clark Dunlop C.B.E., Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Captain Michael Ernest Barrow, Royal Navy. Captain John Jeremy Black M.B.E., Royal Navy. Captain William Robert Canning, Royal Navy. Captain John Francis Coward, Royal Navy. Major Cedric Norman George Delves (485712), The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. Captain Peter George Valentine Dingemans, Royal Navy. Major Christopher Patrick Benedict Keeble (475184), The Parachute Regiment. Captain Edmund Shackleton Jeremy Larken, Royal Navy. Captain Christopher Hope Layman, M.V.O., Royal Navy. Captain Linley Eric Middleton, A.D.C., Royal Navy. Captain David Pentreath, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Colonel Hew William Royston Pike, M.B.E. (472599), The Parachute Regiment. Captain Philip Jeremy George Roberts, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Lieutenant Colonel Michael Ian Eldon Scott (467628), Scots Guards Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Francis Vaux, Royal Marines. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Francis Whitehead, Royal Marines. Commander Christopher Louis Wreford-Brown, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Commander Brian Frederick Dutton, Q.G.M., Royal Navy.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Captain Ian Harry North, Merchant Navy. Lieutenant Commander Gordon Walter James Batt, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Commander John Stuart Woodhead, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Commander John Murray Sephton, Royal Navy. Captain George Robert Green, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Captain David Everett Lawrence, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Captain Anthony Francis Pitt, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Commander Paul Jeffrey Bootherstone, Royal Navy. Commander Christopher John Sinclair Craig, Royal Navy. Commander Anthony Morton, Royal Navy. Commander Nicholas John Tobin, Royal Navy. Commander Nigel David Ward, A.F.C., Royal Navy. Commander Alan William John West, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Commander Andrew Donaldson Auld, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Commander Michael Dennison Booth, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Commander Hugh Sinclair Clark, Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Hugh John Lomas, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Commander Neil Wynell Thomas, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Commander Simon Clive Thornewill, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Alan Reginald Courtenay Bennett, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Nigel Arthur Bruen, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Richard Hutchings, Royal Marines. Lieutenant Nigel John North, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Stephen Robert Thomas, Royal Navy. Sub Lieutenant Peter Thomas Morgan, Royal Navy. 23675237 Warrant Officer Class 2 John Henry Phillips, Corps of Royal Engineers Fleet Chief Petty Officer (Diver) Michael George Fellows, B.E.M. J944234N. Flight Lieutenant David Henry Spencer Morgan 5200931, Royal Air Force, 899 Naval Air Squadron.
Military Cross (MC) Major Michael Hugh Argue (495605), The Parachute Regiment. Major Charles Peter Cameron, Royal Marines. Major David Alan Collett (482704), The Parachute Regiment. Major John Harry Crosland (483886), The Parachute Regiment. Major Charles Dair Farrar-Hockley (483902), The Parachute Regiment Major John Panton Kiszely (486680), Scots Guards. Captain Peter Murray Babbington, Royal Marines. Captain Timothy William Burls (491132), The Parachute Regiment. Captain Gavin John Hamilton (499793), The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment). Captain William Andrew McCracken (501653), Royal Regiment of Artillery. Captain Aldwin James Glendinning Wight (501023), Welsh Guards. Lieutenant Colin Spencer Connor (509087), The Parachute Regiment. Lieutenant Clive Idris Dytor, Royal Marines. Lieutenant Robert Alasdair Davidson Lawrence (508365), Scots Guards. Lieutenant Christopher Fox, Royal Marines. Lieutenant David James Stewart, Royal Marines.
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Captain Samuel Murray Drennan (503656) Army Air Corps. Captain John Gordon Greenhalgh (497429), Royal Corps of Transport. Squadron Leader Richard Ulric Langworthy AFC 3516433, Royal Air Force. Squadron Leader Calum Neil McDougall 3144488, Royal Air Force. Lieutenant Richard James Nunn, Royal Marines. Captain Jeffrey Peter Niblett, Royal Marines. Squadron Leader Jeremy John Pook 608507, Royal Air Force. Wing Commander Peter Ted Squire AFC 608512, Royal Air Force. Flight Lieutenant William Francis Martin Withers 2607689, Royal Air Force.
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) 23834301 Staff Sergeant James Prescott, Corps of Royal Engineers.
George Medal (GM) Second Engineer Officer Paul Anderson Henry, Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Air Force Cross (AFC) Flight Lieutenant Harold Currie Burgoyne 8020990, Royal Air Force. Wing Commander David Emerson 4230086, Royal Air Force. Lieutenant Commander Douglas John Smiley Squier, Royal Navy. Lieutenant Commander Ralph John Stuart Wykes-Sneyd, Royal Navy. Squadron Leader Robert Tuxford 608997, Royal Air Force.
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) 24355246 Corporal David Abols, The Parachute Regiment Corporal Julian Burdett, Royal Marines PO36660J. Able Seaman (Radar) John Edward Dillon, D191232P. 23951692 Staff Sergeant Brian Faulkner, The Parachute Regiment. 24579367 Private Stephen Illingsworth, The Parachute Regiment. 24103698 Sergeant John Clifford Meredith, The Parachute Regiment. 23867615 Warrant Officer Class 2 William Nicol, Scots Guards. 24159222 Sergeant John Stuart Pettinger, The Parachute Regiment. 24549305 Guardsman James Boyle Curran Reynolds, Scots Guards.
Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM)
24317545 Lance Corporal (now Corporal) Richard Charles Acott, Corps of Royal Engineers. Chief Engineer Officer Charles Kenneth Arthur Adams, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Lieutenant John Kenneth Boughton, Royal Navy. Marine Engineering Artificer (M) 1st Class Kenneth Enticknapp, D113547S. Third Officer Andrew Gudgeon, Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Acting Colour Sergeant Brian Johnston, Royal Marines, PO23116X. K8000244 Flight Sergeant Brian William Jopling, Royal Air Force. Major James Gordon Kerr (490901), Intelligence Corps. Petty Officer Medical Assistant Gerald Andrew Meager, D127245D. Lieutenant Philip James Sheldon, Royal Navy. Flight Lieutenant Alan James Swan 68568S, Royal Air Force. 23947081 Warrant Officer Class 2 James Osmund Unsworth, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Third Engineer Brian Robert Williams, Merchant Navy.
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) Petty Officer Marine Engineering Mechanic (M) David Richard Briggs D13481S7 Acting Corporal Aircrewman Michael David Love, Royal Marines P035079S. Colour Sergeant Michael James Francis, Royal Marines P021992F. Chief Marine Engineering Mechanic (M) Michael David Townsend, K984117P. Chief Petty Officer (Diver) Graham Michael Trotter, D089894B. Chief Petty Officer Aircrewman Malcolm John Tupper, D083002W. Petty Officer John Steven Leake D197741A. Sergeant William John Leslie, Royal Marines P023234T. Acting Petty Officer (Sonar) (SM) Graham John Robert Libby, D152458V. Leading Aircrewman Peter Blair Imrie, D134900T. Leading Seaman (Radar) Jeffrey David Warren ,D133771A
Military Medal (MM) 23929678 Warrant Officer Class 2 Brian Thomas Neck, Welsh Guards. 24093381 Sergeant Terence Irving Barrett, The Parachute Regiment. 24172118 Sergeant Derrick Sidney Boultby, Royal Corps of Transport. Sergeant Thomas Collings, Royal Marines P029088B. Sergeant Michael Collins, Royal Marines P027813G. 24093340 Sergeant Desmond Fuller, The Parachute Regiment. 24185654 Sergeant Robert White Jackson, Scots Guards.