2016 Special Honours

British government recognitions December 2022 As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Queen's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer the award of the Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Order of Merit, Royal Victorian Order and the Order of St John. Life peerages are at times also awarded as special honours. Lord Lieutenant Brigadier Robert Aitken, 100% , GBR CBE – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Gwent. – 21 January 2016https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-of-gwent-robert-aitken Lord-Lieutenant of Gwent: Robert Aitken Gov.uk Morfudd Ann Meredith – to be Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan. – 14 June 2016https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-of-south-glamorgan-morfudd-meredith Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan: Morfudd Meredith His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, 100% , GBR KBE – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale. – 30 November 2016https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-for-roxburgh-ettrick-and-lauderdale-richard-scott Lord-Lieutenant for Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale: Richard Scott Life Peer Conservative Party Mark Ian Price, 100% , GBR CVO to be Baron Price, of Sturminster Newton in the County of Dorset – 4 March 2016Edinburgh 27686 382 4 March 2016 Most Noble Order of the Garter thumb|90px|Order of the Garter ribbon Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG) The Rt Hon. The Lord Shuttleworth, GBR Bt KCVO – 18 May 201661589 11764 23 May 2016 Sir David William Brewer, GBR Kt CMG CVO – 18 May 2016 Knight Bachelor thumb|90px|Knight's Bachelor ribbon The Hon. Mr Justice Andrew William Baker – 16 December 20162666969 1105 16 December 2016 The Hon. Mr Justice Peter Nicholas Francis – 16 December 2016 The Hon. Mr Justice Neil Stephen Garnham – 16 December 2016 The Hon. Mr Justice Nicholas Lavender – 16 December 2016 The Hon. Mr Justice Stephen Nathan Morris – 16 December 2016 The Hon. Mr Justice Michael Alexander Soole – 16 December 2016 Most Honourable Order of the Bath thumb|right|90px|Ribbon bar of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) Honorary His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos – President of Colombia – 2016 Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George thumb|90px|Order of St Michael and St George ribbon Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) Honorary Baron Peter Piot – for services to the global response to AIDS and the Ebola epidemicHonorary awards 2016 Royal Victorian Order thumb|90px|Royal Victorian Order ribbon thumb|90px|Royal Victorian Order (Honorary appointment) ribbon thumb|right|Insignia of a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) Honorary Kamalesh Sharma – on retirement as Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations – 24 March 2016http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/courtsocial/article4720000.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20160324175745/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/courtsocial/article4720000.ece dead 24 March 2016 Court Circular The Times London, UK 24 March 2016 4 August 2016 Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) Major General Edward Smyth-Osbourne, 100% , GBR CBE – on relinquishment of the appointment of Major-General commanding the Household Division. – 17 June 201661622 13456 17 June 2016 Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) Graham Paul Sharpe, 100% , GBR LVO – on relinquishment of the appointment of Director of Property Projects, Royal Household. – 19 July 201661650 15672 19 July 2016 Lieutenant General Richard Nugee, 100% , GBR CBE – on the relinquishment of his appointment as Defence Services Secretary. – 25 October 201661743 22692 25 October 2016 Nicholas Altham Kidd, 100% , GBR LVO – on retirement as Training Captain/Aircraft Captain, The Queen’s Helicopter Flight. – 11 November 201661758 24052 11 November 2016 Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) David George Clark, 100% , GBR MVO – on retirement as Locksmith/Fitter, Royal Household. – 4 March 201661517 4830 4 March 2016 Chief Inspector Timothy Andrew Marriott Nash, 100% , GBR MVO – Metropolitan Police – For services to Royalty Protection. – 19 August 201661682 17952 19 August 2016 Peter Charles Taylor, 100% , GBR MVO – on the relinquishment of his appointment as Fire Safety Manager, Windsor Castle. – 14 October 201661733 21958 14 October 2016 Alan Richard Donnithorne, 100% , GBR MVO – on retirement as Head of Paper Conservation, Royal Collection Trust. – 28 October 201662637302 1105 28 October 2016 Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) Terence Joseph Lynch – on retirement as Operations Surveyor, London Palaces, Royal Household – 23 February 201661508 3854 23 February 2016 Captain (QGO) Buddhibahadur Bhandari, Queen's Gurkha Engineers – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 15 July 201661647 15468 15 July 2016 Captain (QGO) Muktiprasad Gurung, Queen's Gurkha Engineers – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen's Gurkha Orderly Officer – 15 July 2016 Henry John Goulding – in recognition of his work for the Sandringham Estate and the Duchy of Lancaster. – 19 July 2016.61650 15672 19 July 2016 Meryl Georgina Walter; formerly Assistant Communications Secretary, Royal Household. – 18 October 20162630854 1105 18 October 2016 Most Excellent Order of the British Empire thumb|right|Ribbon bar of the Order of the British Empire (Military) thumb|right|Ribbon bar of the Order of the British Empire (Civil) Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) Honorary Prof. Martin Hairer FRS – for services to Mathematical Sciences Military division Honorary General Martin Dempsey, United States Army – 17 October 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/10/17/gen-martin-dempsey-former-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff-is-knighted/ Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is knighted - The Washington Post The Washington Post Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) The Hon. Mrs Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb – 16 December 2016 The Hon. Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan – 16 December 2016 The Hon. Mrs Justice Nerys Angharad Jefford – 16 December 2016 The Hon. Mrs Justice Juliet Mary May – 16 December 2016 The Hon. Justice Denise McBride – 16 December 2016 The Hon. Mrs Justice Finola Mary Lucy O’Farrell – 16 December 2016 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Military division Major General Robert Bernard Bruce, 100% , GBR DSO – 18 March 2016https://www.gov.uk/government/news/operational-honours-and-awards-list-18-march-2016 Operational Honours and Awards List: 18 March 2016 Ministry of Defence GOV.UK 24 August 2016 Brigadier James Richard Hugh Stopford – 18 March 2016 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Honorary Gillian Anderson – for Services to Drama Military division Captain Nicholas Cooke-Priest, Royal Navy – 18 March 2016 Major Edward Gilbert Robin Cartwright, The Parachute Regiment – 18 March 2016 Acting Colonel (now Colonel) Edward James Marston Dawes, Royal Regiment of Artillery – 18 March 2016 Colonel (now Acting Brigadier) Angus George Costeker Fair, 100% , GBR DSO – 18 March 2016 Wing Commander Michael Robert Formby, Royal Air Force – 18 March 2016 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Honorary Sophie Katsarava – in recognition of her outstanding contribution to strengthening relations between Georgia and the United Kingdom in the education sector.Ruling party member awarded Most Excellent Order of British Empire http://agenda.ge/en/news/2016/2741 agenda.ge 3 March 2019 4 November 2016Prime Minister Attends MBE Reception at the British Embassy http://newsday.ge/new/index.php/en/component/k2/item/26708-prime-minister-attends-mbe-reception-at-the-british-embassy newsday.ge 4 November 2016 en-gb September 2026 InternetArchiveBot Military division Lieutenant Commander Andrew Scott Brown, Royal Navy – 18 March 2016 Major Andrew Richard Nicklin, Royal Corps of Signals – 18 March 2016 Major Richard Darren Walker, The Royal Dragoon Guards – 18 March 2016 Flight Lieutenant Rebecca Jane Hutchings, Royal Air Force – 18 March 2016 Lieutenant Colonel Gary O’Neil, Canadian Army – 23 September 20162617274 1105 23 September 2016 Distinguished Service Order thumb|right|Ribbon bar of the Distinguished Service Order Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Captain Michael Olaf Chetwynd Dobbin, Grenadier Guards – 18 March 2016 Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) thumb|90px|Ribbon bar of the Distinguished Service Cross Sergeant (now Acting Colour Sergeant) Robert Baden John Colley, Royal Marines – 18 March 2016 Military Cross (MC) thumb|90px|Ribbon bar of the Military Cross Sergeant Nicholas James Hillyard, Royal Corps of Signals – 18 March 2016 Colour Sergeant Jordan Edward Mckenzie, The Royal Regiment of Scotland – 18 March 2016 Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) thumb|90px|Royal Victorian Medal ribbon Silver Georgina Mary Jean Tindal – on retirement as Resident Warden, Pensioner Accommodation at Windsor. – 6 December 201661781 25932 6 December 2016 Mentioned in Despatches thumb|90px|Palm of the Mentioned in Despatches Colour Sergeant Stephen James Walker, Royal Marines – 18 March 2016 Colour Sergeant Andrew Neil Brayshaw, The Parachute Regiment – 18 March 2016 Colour Sergeant Ian George Gallagher, The Royal Regiment of Scotland – 18 March 2016 Queen's Commendation for Bravery Marine (now Acting Lance Corporal) Kieran Robert Scott, Royal Marines – 18 March 2016 Sergeant James Lyndon, Royal Marines – 18 March 2016 Staff Sergeant Peter James Ashton, Royal Regiment of Artillery – 18 March 2016 Staff Sergeant Edward James Clinton, The Royal Logistic Corps – 18 March 2016 Staff Sergeant Richard Thomas McKinnon, The Royal Logistic Corps – 18 March 2016 Sergeant Dhaniram Rai, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – 18 March 2016 Lance Corporal Sean Joseph Wilson, The Mercian Regiment – 18 March 2016 Senior Aircraftsman Shane Joseph Mitchley, Royal Air Force – 18 March 2016 Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air Sergeant Michael Edward Beamish, Royal Air Force – 18 March 2016 Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service thumb|90px|Palm of the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service 30em Acting Major (now Major) Henry Dowlen, 100% , GBR MBE, Royal Marines Reserve – 18 March 2016 Petty Officer Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) Luke Ebsworth, Royal Navy – 18 March 2016 Warrant Officer 1 Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Alan Evans, Royal Navy – 18 March 2016 Commander Stuart Andrew Finn, Royal Navy – 18 March 2016 Corporal Matthew Goldsworthy, Royal Marines – 18 March 2016 Chief Petty Officer (Underwater Warfare) Julian Lee, Royal Navy – 18 March 2016 Marine August Emanuel Nils Lersten, Royal Marines – 18 March 2016 Petty Officer (Diver) Stuart Russell Rice, Royal Navy – 18 March 2016 Captain David Bissett Smith, Royal Fleet Auxiliary – 18 March 2016 Sergeant Lewis David Arthey, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment – 18 March 2016 Lieutenant Colonel (now Colonel) Dominic Stead James Biddick, 100% , GBR MBE MC, The Royal Anglian Regiment – 18 March 2016 Staff Sergeant Andrew John Coy, Army Air Corps – 18 March 2016 Sergeant (now Acting Staff Sergeant) Thomas Edward Trevithick Dawson, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment – 18 March 2016 Sergeant (now Acting Staff Sergeant) Paul Anthony Dilloway, Royal Army Medical Corps – 18 March 2016 Lieutenant Colonel Mark Clement Gidlow-Jackson, 100% , GBR MBE, The Rifles – 18 March 2016 Staff Sergeant Gregory Mitchell Haskins, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police) – 18 March 2016 Brigadier Andrew Gordon Hughes, 100% , GBR MBE – 18 March 2016 Warrant Officer Class 2 Paul Michael Kearney, The Royal Anglian Regiment – 18 March 2016 Staff Sergeant Richard Charles Kerry, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police) – 18 March 2016 Lieutenant Colonel (now Acting Colonel) Eldon Nicholas Somerville Millar, 100% , GBR MBE, Corps of Royal Engineers – 18 March 2016 Brigadier Charles Spencer Thomas Page, 100% , GBR MBE – 18 March 2016 Major Samuel James Roberts, Intelligence Corps – 18 March 2016 Captain Philip Charles Rowland, Royal Corps of Signals – 18 March 2016 Warrant Officer Class 2 Jamie Rufus, The Rifles – 18 March 2016 Acting Staff Sergeant Gareth David Taylor, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – 18 March 2016 Captain Timothy James Hamilton Towler, The Royal Regiment of Scotland – 18 March 2016 Flight Lieutenant Samuel John Baker, Royal Air Force – 18 March 2016 Wing Commander Matthew Edward Lawrence, Royal Air Force – 18 March 2016 Order of St John thumb|90px|Order of St John ribbon Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John 30em Lieutenant Colonel Sir Malcolm Ross, 100% , GBR GCVO OBE2633708 1120 21 October 2016 The Right Reverend Tim Stevens, 100% , GBR CBE Knight of the Order of St John 20em John Walker Bain, 100% , NZL MNZM JP61556 9206 18 April 2016 Geoffrey Thomas Ridley Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis, 100% , GBR CBE61619 16 June 2016 13264 yes Richard Ward Clark His Excellency Lieutenant General Edward Grant Martin Davis, 100% , GBR CB CBE61667 5 August 2016 16991 yes Lieutenant General Sir James Benjamin Dutton, 100% , GBR KCB CBE ADC Dr Kenneth Forde Dennis Clair Hensley The Very Reverend Ernest Hunt III The Reverend Preston Telford Kelsey II The Reverend Dr Joseph Walter Lund General Sir John Chalmers McColl, 100% , GBR KCB CBE DSO Mark Charles Pigott The Reverend Carl Dietrich Reimers John Winthorp The Reverend Deacon Robert John Amadeus Zito Dame of the Order of St John 20em Dame Patsy Reddy, 100% , NZL DNZM Betty Darlene George Bialek Anna Mary Curren Vivian Ann Davidson Hewitt Karen Miller Lamb Aimée Madvay Squires Dr Catherine Dyer Stevenson Jane Hill Told Commander of the Order of St John 20em Alan Clifford Cook Sir David Gascoigne, 100% , NZL KNZM CBE Lieutenant Colonel John Arthur Pinel Brigadier Robert Aitken, 100% , GBR CBE The Most Reverend Paul Kwong Captain (Retired) Roderick Peter Abell Sale Lee Warwick Short Kenneth Ivan Williamson, 100% , NZL QSM JP Souella Maria Cumming Susan Paiahua Dunn Miss Sara Elinor Edwards Roslyn Ellen Smith Officer of the Order of St John 20em Ang Lye Hong, 100% , GBR PMP AMP PJK Michael Keith Bancroft, 100% , GBR JP Bryan Leslie Dittmer Colonel (Retired) Stephen John Franklin Roy Edwin Horwell The Reverend Peter Douglas Koon Rodney James Love Dr Michael Eric Nelson Trevor John Pelly Julian Mallory Price Philip David Rankin Manin Singh, 100% , GBR AMP PPT PJK Annette Elaine Binnie Miriama Evans Ms Barbara Ann Lock Ms Sheryl-Lee Elizabeth Morrby Eileen Nancy New New Zealand 2016 Special Honours (New Zealand) 2016 New Zealand bravery awards References 3 Special Honours Category:2016 awards in the United Kingdom Category:British honours system