Queen's Commendation for Bravery

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ASHTON, Paul

Royal Marines
Colour Sergeant Paul Ashton received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Northern Ireland during the period 1st April 2006 to 30th September 2006.
 
Sources
London Gazette Supp. 58183, page 17355.
 

BARFOOT, Wayne

Royal Marines
Colour Sergeant Wayne Barfoot received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field during the period 1st October 2010 to 31st March 2011.
 
Source
London Gazette Supp. 59924, page 18717.
 

BURGESS, George

Royal Marines
Lance Corporal George Burgess recieved The Queen's Commendation for Bravery in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan.
 
Source
London Gazette Supp. 59554, page 18537,  24 September 2010.
 

DRAKE, Alan Peter

Royal Marines
Corporal Alan Drake received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Northern Ireland during the period 1st October 1997 to 31st March 1998 [1].

LYNDON, James

Royal Marines
Sergeant James Lyndon received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field during the period 1 January to 30 September 2015.

MCDOUGALL, Ian

Royal Marines
Sergeant Ian McDougall received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery in recognition of gallant and distinguished services at sea during the period 11th to 25th May 2007 [1].

MURRAY, Alexander Bruce

Royal Marines
Lieutenant Alexander Murray received the Queen's Commandation for Bravery in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Northern Ireland during the period 1st April to 30th September 1995 [1].
  • 31 December 2008 (Major)(Acting Lieutenant Colonel) appointed M.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
  • 30 June 2009 promoted Lieutenant Colonel [3].
Sources
[1] London Gazette 54393, page 6546.

NORRIS, Paul Andrew

Royal Marines
Sergeant Paul Norris received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery in recognition of gallant and distinguished services at sea during the period 11th to 25th May 2007 [1].
 
He was later awarded the M.C., in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan during the period 1st October 2007 to 31st March 2008 [2].
 

SAMUEL, Christopher

Royal Marines
Corporal Christopher Samuel received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field during the period 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2017.
 
Source
London Gazette 62283, page 8433.
 

STORER, Andrew

Royal Marines
Corporal Andrew Storer received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the former Yugoslavia during the period 1 October 2000 to 31 March 2001.

VAN DER HORST, Richard Evert

SBS
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Evert van der Horst OBE, Officer Commanding the Special Boat Service, died in a diving accident during an amphibious exercise off Norway on March 7 2005; he died on March 14. 
  • 1984 joined the Royal Marines as a university cadet entrant and passed out in 1988 with the Sword of Honour *.
  • 1988 appointed to 45 Commando Group and commanded a rifle troop and a mortar troop with operational tours in Northern Ireland and Iraq, and deployments to Norway and the Carribean.

WONNACOTT, Kenneth John

Royal Marines
Colour Sergeant Kenneth Wonnacott received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in recognition of gallant and distinguished service serving with the United Kingdom component of the International Force for East Timor during the period 1st October 1999 to

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