Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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ARDING, Nicholas Miles Bennett
ASHFORD-RUSSELL, Brian Harborough
AYLEN, Ian Gerald
Post war member of the Commando Association from Honiton, Devon.
BAILEY, David Lindsay
- 22 October 1970 to 22 March 1972 Commanding Officer 40 Commando RM [2].
BARNWELL, Thomas Frederick Barry
BAVIN, Richard Julian Ebblewhite

BAXTER, Richard Fraser
BEATTIE, James Simpson
BEVERLEY, Henry York la Roche
- April 1978 (Lieutenant Colonel) appointed Commanding Officer 42 Commando RM [2].
BOYES, Robert Paul
BRIDGES, Ernest Robert
BRODIE, Alexander Clare Cunningham
BRUCE, Robert James

BRYAN, Gerald Jackson

BUSWELL, Charles Norman
BYE, Francis Clifford Edward
- May 1966 to July 1967 Commanding Officer 45 Commando [2].
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1 January 1968 (Lieutenant Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [3].
CANTRILL, Richard John
- 30 June 2011 promoted Lieutenant Colonel, 42 Commando, RM [2].
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2014 appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [3].
CAPEWELL, David Andrew
- 2000/1 (Lieutenant Colonel) Officer Commanding 40 Commando RM [2].
- July 2007 (Brigadier) (Brigade Commander) 3 Commando Bde. RM [3].
- 31 December 2013 (Lieutenant General) appointed K.C.M.G. (Military Division) [4].
CARTER, Robert Ponsonby
CHANT, Stuart Whitemore

- October 1940 volunteered for the Army Commandos; attached to No.5 Commando [2].
CHESTER, John Shane

- 16 March 1982 (Major) (HQ 3 Cdo. Bde) received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of distinguished service In Northern Ireland in 1981 [2].
CHICKEN, Simon Timothy
- 2001 (Lieutenant Colonel) Commanding Officer 45 Commando Group [2].
COLEMAN, Charles Jack
- 19 November 1939 commissioned Second Lieutenant, Welch Regiment [1].
- 25 August 1947 (Welch Regiment) (2nd Lt. ) (War Subs. Lt.) promoted Captain, Royal Scots Fusiliers [2].
COURTENAY, Timothy Kendall

CROMBIE, Richard Dennis
- 1956 (Major) (45 Commando) Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Operations in the Near East at Suez, Oct. - Dec., 1956 [2].
Sources
[1] London Gazette 43010, page 4797.
CUNDY, Robert Graham
DAVIS, Christopher John
DAVIS, Edward Grant Martin
- 28 November 2011 promoted Major General [3].
DAWSON, John Joseph Yelverton

DECHOW, William Ernest
- 4 July 2006 (Acting Colonel) promoted Colonel [2].
- 21 June 2011 promoted Brigadier [3].
DEWAR, Duncan Andrew
- Commanding Officer, 45 Commando Group [1a].
- 31 December 2013 (Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
DRYSDALE, Douglas Burns
DUNHAM, Mark William
DUNLOP, Christopher Graham Harrison
EDWARDS, Lionel Percy Fox
Captain Lionel Edwards was appointed O.B.E. (Military Divsion) in the 1963 New Years Honours. He served in Cyprus, Port Said, and in Aden.
ELLIS, Michael Philip
[Source: 12 June 2004 London Gazette 57315, page B4].
EPHRAUMS, Roderick Jarvis

- 1 January 1965 (Major) appointed O.B.E. [1].
- 17 December 1972 promoted Brigadier [2]
ETCHES, William Whitson

FLEMMING, James Maul
Citation
FRANCIS, Steven John
GARROD, John Martin Carruthers
- 17 June 1978 - 9 November 1979 Commanding Officer 40 Commando RM [2].
GOLDSWORTHY, James Noel Anthony
Service included HMS Sakar, ITCRM, CTCRM, Cdo. Log Regt., and 42 Commando RM.
Navy News November 2021 edition.
GOURLAY, Basil Ian Spencer

GRACE, Nicholas John
HALL, Simon Jeremy
HARDY, Campbell Richard

HAYCOCK, Jesse Hotchkiss
- 1976 (Major) appointed O.B.E., (Military Division) [2].
Sources
[1] London Gazette 41092, page 3418.
HAYDON, Joseph Charles


HEDGES, Justin William
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1 July 2016 (Colonel) promoted Brigadier [2].
HELLBERG, Ivar Jack
- 30 June 1986 promoted Colonel [3].
- 17 January 1998 retired [4].
HICKINBOTHAM, Christopher James
- 12 June 1982 appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
- 5 July 1983 promoted Lieutenant Colonel [3].
HIGGINSON, Andrew John Wentworth
HOUGHTON, Robert Dyer

HOWES, Francis Hedley Roberton
HUDSON, Leslie Eric
- 31 December 1976 appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
HUNT, Malcolm Peter John
- 31 December 1983 appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
- 2 March 1992 (Major General) to Retired List [3].
HUNTINGFORD, Damian Jon
HUTTON, James Kyle
IZZARD, Ralph William Burdick
Sources
JANZEN, Alexander Nicholas
JENKINS, Gwyn
JOBBINS, Paul Anthony
JOLLY, Richard Tadeusz
JOYCE, Philip
JUKES, Alan Godfrey Herbert
KING, David Christopher Michael
- 3 May 2012 promoted Brigadier [2].
LAMB, Peter Ralph
- 17th June 1989 (Major) (Local Lt. Col) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
LANE, Roger Guy Tyson
- 1990 he received a second Mention in Despatches in recognition of distinguished service in Northern Ireland [2].
- 31 December 1993 (Major) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [3].
LAPRAIK, John Neilson
LEAHY, Arthur John

5 Commando - July 1940 to November 1940
3 Commando (raising Special Service Brigade Signal Section) - Nov 1940 to Dec 1940
Special Service Brigade Signals - Dec 1940 to October 1943.
LEE, Oliver Andrew
LEWIS, James Austin Ellery
Source: London Gazette 63377, page B6 published 12 June 2021.
LITSTER, Alan
LUMSDEN, Bruce John David (Lt.Col)
- August 1943 (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) Commanding Officer 41RM Commando [2].
MADOC, Reginald William
- 1951 (Lieutenant Colonel) (42 Commando RM) appointed O.B.E. for gallant and distinguished services in Malaya [2].
MANGER, Garth Stuart Cunningham
MANSELL, William Bradbury
Sources
MASON, Alexander Malcolm
- 1978 (Captain) appointed M.B.E. (Military Division) in recognition of distinguished service in Northern Ireland during the period 1st August 1978 to 31st October 1978 [2].
MAYNARD, Paul Andrew
- March 2017 (Lieutenant Colonel) Officer Commanding 40 Commando RM [2].
MCCABE, Joseph
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph McCabe was appointed O.B.E.
MCCARDLE, John Alexander
MCGAREL-GROVES, Robin Jullian
11 June 1966 (Lieutenant Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [1].
MESSENGER, Gordon Kenneth
- 16 May 2016 promoted General and to be Vice Chief of the Defence Staff and Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty The QUEEN [2].
- Appointed C.B. 13 June 2015 [3].
MILTON, Anthony Arthur
- 1996 (Brigadier) Commanding Officer 3 Commando Brigade RM [2].
MINORDS, David John
MOORE, John Jeremy

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Lieutenant - awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service with 40 Commando RM in Malaya during the period 1st January to 30th June, 1952 [1].
MORRIS, Richard Charles
- 30 June 2015 promoted Lieutenant Colonel [2].
- 1 January 2022 (Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [3].
MOTTRAM, John Frederick
- 23 March 1972 - 20 February 1974 (Lieutenant Colonel) Commanding Officer 40 Commando RM [2].
MOULTON, James Louis

NEWMAN, Lt Col. Augustus Charles, VC


NORCOCK, Peter Lawrence
- 1948 (Major) Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished services in Palestine during the period 27th March, 1948 - 30th July, 1948 [2].
NORMAN, Jaimie McCoy
- December 2020 (Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
NUNN, Christopher John
OVENS, Patrick John

Lieutenant Patrick Ovens served for a period at the CBTC and is shown in a photo entitled "Commando Basic Training Centre - Officers Mess - 1945."
He joined 46RM Commando shortly before it was disbanded.
OWEN, John Ivor Headon
PARSONS, John Farleigh
PENNEFATHER, David Anthony Somerset
- (Major) (HQ Commando Forces RM) received a Mention in Despatches in recognition of service during the operations in the South Atlantic [1].
- (Lt. Colonel) Appointed O.B.E., (Military Division), in recognition of meritorious service in Northern Ireland [2].
PILLAR, Andrew Robert
POLLARD, Gordon

POLLITT, Charles Jordan Bellingham

PORTER, Matthew Edward
- 29 December 2007 (Lieutenant Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
- 29 December 2012 (Colonel) appointed C.B.E. (Military Division) [3].
- 21 July 2014 promoted Brigadier [4].
POTTER, Stephen
Major Stephen Potter was appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) 17 June 2006.
Sources
London Gazette 58014, page B4.
PRICE, Martin
- By February 1946 Lt. Colonel Price had replaced Lt. Colonel Komrower as Commandant of the Commanding Basic Training Centre [1B].
PULVERTAFT, Rupert James
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14 June 2014 (Acting Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division [2].
PURSER, Lloyd John
- 9 June 2018 (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
[1] London Gazette 56963, page 5. Her Majesty’s Birthday Honours List.
REECE, Michael John
RIES, Norman Charles
ROBERTS, Gerald Frederick Dawson
ROGERS, Simon Milward
- 27 June 2016 promoted Lieutenant Colonel [2].
- 1 July 2021 (Acting Colonel) promoted Colonel [3].
- 1 January 2022 (Colonel) appointed M.B.E. (Military Division) [4].
ROY, Alexander Campbell
- 16 June 2001 (Lieutenant Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
ROYLANCE, Jaimie Fraser
SALMON, Andrew
- 31 December 2003 (Colonel) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
SANDERS, Timothy Aleyne
SCOTT, Simon John
SECCOMBE, Thomas
- 15 June 1985 (Colonel) appointed C.B.E. (Military Division) [2].
SHERIDAN, James Maurice Guy
SHERMAN, Thomas


SIDWELL, Richard Charles
SOUTHBY-TAILYOUR, Simon Ewen
STEVENS, Terence Morton Patrick
STEVENSON, Paul Timothy
Acting Major Paul Stevenson
STEWART, David James
Citation
"Early in the morning of the 9th June Lieutenant Stewart, 45 Commando led a troop strength fighting patrol to the Two Sisters feature in East Falklands with a mission to harass the enemy and cause him casualties.
STICKLAND, Charles Richard
STORRIE, David Robert Bruce

- 1 May 1968 (Lieutenant) (Local Captain) promoted Captain [2].
- 31 December 1974 (Captain) (Acting Major) promoted Major [3].
SYRAD, Stuart Lawrence
- 2 June 1973 (Major) appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) [3].
[1] London Gazette 41092, page 3418.
TAPLIN, John Aubrey
- December 1942 (Acting Temporary Captain) Adjutant of 41RM Commando [2].
- August 1943 Captain serving in 41RM Commando [3].
TAYLOR, Martin Kenneth
- 2007 Commanding Officer RM Stonehouse [2].
TAYLOR, Peter George David
TAYLOR, William John
THOMAS, John Francis

THOMPSON, Julian Howard Atherden
THORPE, Conrad Dermot Biltcliffe
Sources
London Gazette 57155, page S5.
TOTTEN, Philip Mark
- 30 June 2012 promoted Lieutenant Colonel [2].
- 16 July 2018 promoted Colonel [3].
TREVOR, Kenneth Rowland Swetenham (Lt Col )

TREVOR, Thomas Hoult (Lt Col)

VAN DER HORST, Richard Evert
- 1984 joined the Royal Marines as a university cadet entrant and passed out in 1988 with the Sword of Honour.
VAN DER HORST, Rupert Cornelius
- 1982 Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of service during the operations in the South Atlantic [2].
[1] London Gazette 52767, page 5
[2] London Gazette 49134, page 12842.
VAUGHAN, Charles Edward (Lt Col)

Charles Edward Vaughan, born 1893, was originally attached to No.7 and No.4 Commando before taking up his role as the Commandant of the newly formed Commando Depot (CBTC) at Achnacarry.
WAND-TETLEY, Peter Michael
WARD, Colin David
WATTS, Richard Dennis
[Source: 12 June 2004 London Gazette 57315, page B4].
WHEELER, George Russell

George Wheeler, a pupil of Godolphin School, Wiltshire, graduated as a BSc from Exeter University. He married in 1941. After enlistment he volunteered for the Commandos and was attached to No 2 Commando
WILKINS, Michael Compton Lockwood

WOOD, Steven Patrick
WOOLLEY, Arthur Rupert
- Promoted Temporary Captain April 1940, Acting Temporary Major November 1941, and Second in Command of 5RM in June 1942.
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