A list of British

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 awards for gallantry in the Iraq War from 2003 onwards. Apart from appointments to purely military orders, such as the Distinguished Service Order, an award for leadership in combat, only gallantry awards have been included and only those that allow post-nominal letters (this excludes fourth-level awards such as Mentions-in-Despatches and Queens Commendations).

The list includes the rank and decorations the recipient held at the time, together with their regiment, corps or service, and the date of publication of the award in the London Gazette. Honours lists have generally been published to cover six month periods of operations, ending in March or September, awards normally being "gazetted" several months later.

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....

 (VC) is the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy and is also the highest honour in the British Honours System.

• Private Johnson Gideon Beharry
  Johnson Beharry
  Lance Corporal Johnson Gideon Beharry VC of the 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, is a British Army soldier who, on 18 March 2005, was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration for valour in the British and Commonwealth armed forces, for twice saving members of...
  
  , The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005

George Cross

The George Cross

George Cross

The George Cross is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom, and also holds, or has held, that status in many of the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations...

 (GC) is the highest civilian award for gallantry. It may be awarded to members of the armed forces, irrespective of rank, for acts of gallantry other than in action with the enemy.

• Trooper Christopher Finney
  Christopher Finney
  Lance-Corporal of Horse Christopher Finney GC is a British soldier of the Blues and Royals awarded the George Cross for bravery under friendly fire during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Finney grew up in Marple, near Stockport, before moving to Dorset and then joining the British Army in September 2000...
  
  , The Blues and Royals, October 2003

• Captain Peter Allen Norton
  Peter Norton (soldier)
  Major Peter Allen Norton GC is an ammunition technical officer with the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps who was awarded the George Cross for his service in Iraq.-George Cross:...
  
  , The Royal Logistic Corps, March 2006

Order of the Bath

Senior officers may be appointed to the Order of the Bath

Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

 for distinguished service. There are three Divisions: Knight Grand Cross (GCB), Knight Commander (KCB) and Companion (CB).

KCB:

• Air Marshal Brian Kevin Burridge
  Brian Burridge
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Kevin Burridge KCB, CBE, ADC, FCMI, FRAeS is a retired Royal Air Force officer...
  
   CBE, Royal Air Force, October 2003
• Lieutenant General John George Reith CB CBE, late The Parachute Regiment, October 2003; CB for service in Kosovo / Macedonia, CBE for service in the Gulf, previously Mentioned in Despatches and appointed OBE for service in Northern Ireland, also awarded QCVS for service in former Yugoslavia

CB:

• Air Vice Marshal Andrew David White, Royal Air Force, October 2003

Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order

Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...

 (DSO) is awarded for leadership in combat. It can theoretically now be awarded to any rank, but awards to officers below the rank of Major (or equivalent) are considered unusual.

• Major Charles Kane Antelme, Welsh Guards
  Welsh Guards
  The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division.-Creation :The Welsh Guards came into existence on 26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant of His Majesty King George V in order to include Wales in the national component to the Foot Guards, "..though the order...
  
  , July 2008
• Wing Commander Stuart David Atha
  Stuart Atha
  Air Vice Marshal Stuart David Atha DSO ADC is a serving senior officer of the Royal Air Force and is currently Air Officer Commanding No 1 Group.-Military career:Atha joined the RAF after graduating from Glasgow University in 1984...
  
  , Royal Air Force
  Royal Air Force
  The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
  
  , October 2003; later awarded QCVS for service in Afghanistan
• Brigadier Graham John Binns
  Graham Binns
  Major General Graham John Binns CBE DSO MC is a retired British Army officer. Binns served as General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division and then Commandant Joint Services Command and Staff College. He had previously commanded the 7th Armoured Brigade during Operation Telic 1 when they took...
  
   CBE MC, late The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, October 2003; CBE and MC both for actions in former Yugoslavia, previously appointed MBE for service in Northern Ireland
• Major John Henry Bowron, The Light Infantry
  The Light Infantry
  The Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. It was formed on 10 July 1968 as a "large regiment" by the amalgamation of the four remaining light infantry regiments of the Light Infantry Brigade:...
  
  , March 2005; previously awarded QCVS for service in Northern Ireland, later appointed OBE for service in Iraq
• Major General Robin Vaughan Brims
  Robin Brims
  Lieutenant General Robin Vaughan Brims CB, CBE, DSO is a retired British Army officer. He was Commander of the Field Army at Land Command from 2005 to 2007.- Early life :...
  
   CBE, late The Light Infantry, October 2003; CBE for service in Northern Ireland, previously Mentioned in Despatches and appointed MBE and OBE, all for service in Northern Ireland, also awarded QCVS for service in former Yugoslavia; later appointed Officer of US Legion of Merit
  Legion of Merit
  The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements...
  
   for service in Iraq and also appointed CB
• Major James Chenevix Coote, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005
• Major James Alexander Delacour De Labilliere MBE, The Rifles
  The Rifles
  The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light...
  
  , March 2010; MBE for service in former Yugoslavia / Albania
• Brigadier Timothy Paul Evans
  Timothy Evans (British Army officer)
  Major-General Timothy Paul Evans MBE DSO, known as Tim Evans, is a British Army officer who currently serves as Chief of Staff at Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.-Military career:Evans was commissioned into the Light Infantry in 1982...
  
   MBE, late The Light Infantry, March 2008; previously Mentioned in Despatches for actions in the Gulf (not gazetted until 1997)
• Major Angus George Costeker Fair, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
  Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
  The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. It was formed on 2 July 1971 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (SCOTS DG) is a cavalry regiment of...
  
  , December 2006; Bar subsequently awarded for service in Afghanistan
• Major General Graeme Cameron Maxwell Lamb
  Graeme Lamb
  Lieutenant-General Sir Graeme Cameron Maxwell Lamb, KBE, CMG, DSO is a retired British Army officer. He is a former Commander of the Field Army at Land Command, known for his contributions to counter-insurgency.-Career:...
  
   CMG OBE, late Queen's Own Highlanders, April 2004; OBE for service in the Gulf (not gazetted until 1994), also Mentioned in Despatches and awarded QCVS for actions in Northern Ireland, later appointed Officer of US Legion of Merit for service in Iraq
• Lieutenant Colonel Justin Charles Wladyslaw Maciejewski MBE, The Rifles
  The Rifles
  The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light...
  
  , March 2008; previously awarded QCVS for service in Iraq
• Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Philip Maer
  Matthew Maer
  Brigadier Matthew Philip Maer DSO, MBE is a senior British Army officer of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. Maer commanded 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment as a Lieutenant-Colonel, deploying to Maysan, Iraq in 2004/5 in the aftermath of the invasion...
  
   MBE, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005; MBE for service in former Yugoslavia
• Lieutenant Colonel Jorge Emanuel Mendonca MBE, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment, April 2004
• Colonel Gordon Kenneth Messenger
  Gordon Messenger
  Major General Gordon Kenneth Messenger DSO & Bar OBE ADC is a Royal Marines officer who served as British Commander of Task Force Helmand, during the 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines deployment to Helmand province, Afghanistan on Operation Herrick IX from 2008 to 2009...
  
   OBE, Royal Marines
  Royal Marines
  The Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, commonly just referred to as the Royal Marines , are the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service...
  
  , October 2003; OBE for service in former Yugoslavia, subsequent Bar to DSO awarded for service in Afghanistan
• Lieutenant Colonel Michael Lawrence Riddell-Webster, The Black Watch
  The Black Watch
  The Black Watch is a 1929 American early epic adventure drama film directed by John Ford and written by James Kevin McGuinness based on the novel King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy. The film starred Victor McLaglen...
  
  , October 2003; previously awarded QCVS for service in former Yugoslavia, later awarded QCVS for service in Northern Ireland
• Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Nicholas Yardley Monrad Sanders OBE, The Rifles
  The Rifles
  The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light...
  
  , July 2008; OBE for service in Iraq
• Major Richard Cowan Taylor, The Life Guards
  Life Guards (British Army)
  The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army and with the Blues and Royals, they make up the Household Cavalry.They originated in the four troops of Horse Guards raised by Charles II around the time of his restoration, plus two troops of Horse Grenadier Guards which were raised some...
  
  , October 2003
• Wing Commander Ian David Teakle OBE, Royal Air Force, October 2003; OBE for service in Kosovo / Macedonia

Conspicuous Gallantry Cross

The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross

Conspicuous Gallantry Cross

The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a second level military decoration of the United Kingdom armed forces. Created in 1993 and first awarded in 1995, it was instituted after a review of the British honours system to remove distinctions of rank in the awarding of gallantry decorations...

 (CGC) is the next level of award down from the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the face of the enemy.

• Sergeant Christopher Mark Broome, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005
• Sergeant Terry Bryan, Royal Regiment of Artillery, March 2005
• Corporal John Collins, The Parachute Regiment, December 2006
• Colour Sergeant Leonard John Durber, The Parachute Regiment, March 2009
• Lance Corporal of Horse Michael John Flynn, The Blues and Royals, October 2003; subsequent MC awarded for actions in Afghanistan
• Corporal Benjamin Paul Greensmith, The Parachute Regiment, September 2004 (not gazetted until March 2008); subsequent MC recorded below
• Colour Sergeant James Royce Harkess, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, December 2006
• Sergeant Jonathan Stuart Hollingsworth
  Jon Hollingsworth
  Sergeant Jonathan Hollingsworth CGC, QGMDescribed as "an SAS hero" by a British tabloid newspaper, the former paratrooper reportedly sustained gunshot wounds during a raid to capture terror leaders in Basra and later died of his injuries at a nearby military hospital.Sources suggest he had been...
  
   QGM, The Parachute Regiment, July 2007 (killed in action); QGM for actions in Northern Ireland
• Corporal Shaun Garry Jardine, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, April 2004
• Corporal Adam William Miller, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, March 2008
• Sergeant Gordon Robertson, The Parachute Regiment, April 2004
• Marine Justin Royston Thomas, Royal Marines, October 2003
• Corporal Terence Alan Thomson, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005
• Acting Colour Sergeant Matthew Richard Tomlinson, Royal Marines, March 2006; subsequently awarded MC for actions in Afghanistan
• Staff Sergeant James Anthony Wadsworth, The Royal Logistic Corps, March 2008

Royal Red Cross

The Royal Red Cross

Royal Red Cross

The Royal Red Cross is a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for exceptional services in military nursing.The award was established on 27 April 1883 by Queen Victoria, with a single class of Member...

 is awarded for distinguished nursing service. A first award confers Associateship (ARRC) and a second award full membership (RRC).

RRC:

• Major Tessa Joanne Grieves, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, March 2009
• Major Janet Mary Pilgrim ARRC, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, July 2008; ARRC for service in Afghanistan, previously awarded QCVS for service in Kosovo / Macedonia
• Lieutenant Colonel Caroline Whittaker TD, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, April 2004

ARRC:

• Corporal Jennifer Anne Daw, Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service, December 2006
• Lieutenant Julian Peter Despres, Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service, October 2003
• Flight Lieutenant Cormac Francis Doyle, Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service, July 2007
• Staff Sergeant Huw Francis Isaac Jones, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, July 2007
• Sergeant Gary Anthony King, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, July 2008
• Captain Nicola Denise Watson, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, October 2003

Distinguished Service Cross

The Distinguished Service Cross

Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)

The Distinguished Service Cross is the third level military decoration awarded to officers, and other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and British Merchant Navy and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries.The DSC, which may be awarded posthumously, is...

 (DSC) is the third highest medal awarded for gallantry in the face of the enemy at sea.

• Lieutenant Commander Philip Charles Ireland, Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
  , October 2003

Military Cross

The Military Cross

Military Cross

The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....

 (MC) is the third highest medal awarded for gallantry in the face of the enemy on land.

Royal Navy

• Corporal David John Beresford, Royal Marines, October 2003
• Marine Richard Thomas Bywater, Royal Marines, October 2003 (not gazetted until March 2005)
• Captain Christopher Edward Haw, Royal Marines, October 2003
• Captain James Knight, Royal Marines, July 2007
• Corporal Terry Robert Knights, Royal Marines, July 2007
• Captain Paul Patrick Lynch, Royal Marines, October 2003
• Marine Gareth Thomas, Royal Marines, October 2003
• Corporal Peter Raymond Watts, Royal Marines, October 2003

Army

• Captain Ibrar Ali, The Yorkshire Regiment, July 2007
• Warrant Officer Class 1 Andrew Allman, The Parachute Regiment, October 2003 (not gazetted until March 2005)
• Lance Corporal Christopher Stephen Balmforth, The Queen's Royal Hussars
  The Queen's Royal Hussars
  The Queen's Royal Hussars is the senior United Kingdom light cavalry regiment. It was formed on 1 September 1993 from the amalgamation of The Queen's Own Hussars and The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars...
  
  , March 2005
• Corporal Simon John Barry, The Parachute Regiment, March 2009
• Captain Robert James Bassett-Cross, Scots Guards
  Scots Guards
  The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
  
  , December 2006
• Corporal of Horse Glynn Ashley Bell, The Blues and Royals, April 2004
• Sergeant Nathan Lewis Bell, The Parachute Regiment, October 2003; previously Mentioned in Despatches for actions in Sierra Leone
• Guardsman Anton Liam Branchflower, Irish Guards
  Irish Guards
  The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
  
  , October 2003
• Captain Simon Daniel Bratcher, The Royal Logistic Corps, March 2006; later awarded US Bronze Star Medal for actions in Iraq
• Captain Delmore Alexander Britton QGM, The Parachute Regiment, October 2003 (not gazetted until September 2005); QGM for actions in Northern Ireland
  Operation Banner
  Operation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from August 1969 to July 2007. It was initially deployed at the request of the Unionist government of Northern Ireland to support the Royal Ulster Constabulary . After the 1998 Belfast Agreement,...
  
  , also Mentioned in Despatches for actions in the Gulf
  Gulf War
  The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
  
   (not gazetted until 1997)
• Lieutenant Alex John Burgess, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, July 2007; later Mentioned in Despatches for actions in Afghanistan
• Corporal Mark Richard Byles, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005
• Lieutenant Charles Oliver Campbell, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
  The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
  The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on April 23, 1968, as part of the reforms of the army that saw the creation of the first 'large infantry regiments', by the amalgamation of the four English fusilier...
  
  , October 2003
• Lance Corporal Nicholas Alan Thomas Coleman, The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry, December 2006
• Corporal Craig George James Comber, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, October 2003
• Private Ryan John Copping, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, December 2006
• Lance Corporal Trevor Raywood Coult, The Royal Irish Regiment, September 2006
• Captain Jeremy Alexander Crossley, The Rifles, March 2009
• Major Ian Grange Crowley, The Yorkshire Regiment, March 2008
• Corporal Anthony William Currie, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, April 2004
• Kingsman Michael Davison, The King's and Cheshire Regiment
  King's and Cheshire Regiment
  The King's and Cheshire Regiment was a regiment of the British Territorial Army, with HQ in Warrington, Cheshire.The regiment was the territorial battalion of the regular King's Regiment and Cheshire Regiment...
  
  , Territorial Army, April 2004
• Second Lieutenant Richard Gordon Deane, The Royal Irish Regiment, March 2005
• Lance Corporal Darren George Dickson, The Royal Logistic Corps, Territorial Army, March 2005
• Staff Sergeant Brendan William Elliott, The Royal Anglian Regiment, September 2009
• Fusilier David Owen Evans, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, March 2005
• Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Mark David Evans, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, March 2005
• Warrant Officer Class 2 David Gordon Falconer, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005
• Lieutenant Simon Thomas Farebrother, The Queen's Dragoon Guards, October 2003
• Major Justin Burritt Featherstone, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005
• Warrant Officer Class 2 Brian Gerard Forrester, The Parachute Regiment, September 2009
• Lieutenant Colonel Robert Charles Fram, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, March 2008
• Colour Sergeant Benjamin Paul Greensmith CGC, The Parachute Regiment, July 2008; CGC recorded above
• Acting Sergeant Neil Griffiths, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, March 2005
• Lieutenant Christopher Ashley Head, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, October 2003
• Major Richard Alexander Head, The Light Infantry, December 2006; later awarded QCVS for service in Afghanistan
• Sergeant Mark Jack Heley, Corps of Royal Engineers, October 2003
• Major James Benjamin Weston Hollister, The King's Regiment
  The King's Regiment
  The King's Regiment, officially abbreviated as KINGS, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was formed on 1 September 1958 by the amalgamation of The King's Regiment which had been raised in 1685 and The Manchester Regiment which traced its history to 1758...
  
  , April 2004; later appointed MBE for service in Iraq
• Captain Grant Ingleton, Royal Regiment of Artillery, October 2003
• Corporal Steven Phillip Iszard, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, December 2006
• Staff Sergeant Richard Peter Thomas Johnson, Corps of Royal Engineers, October 2003
• Sergeant Paul Joseph Kelly, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, September 2004
• Colour Sergeant Stephen Kincaid, The Parachute Regiment, March 2008
• Lance Corporal Peter William Laing, The Black Watch, October 2003; subsequent QGM recorded below
• Major Jeremy Lamb, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, July 2007
• Second Lieutenant Rupert Grenville Simon Lane, The Rifles, March 2008
• Colour Sergeant Mark Anthony Langridge, The Parachute Regiment, March 2008
• Warrant Officer Class 2 Robert Gerald Leeds, The Parachute Regiment, March 2010; previously awarded QCB for actions in Northern Ireland
• Warrant Officer Class 2 Darren William Leigh, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment, April 2004
• Rifleman Mark David Lunn, The Rifles, March 2008
• Staff Sergeant Christopher Brian Lyndhurst, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, July 2007
• Sergeant Mark McDougall, Corps of Royal Engineers, July 2008
• Sergeant James Eric Newell, The Parachute Regiment, September 2006
• Major Mark Andrew Peter Nooney, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, December 2006
• Private Michelle Suzanne Claire Norris
  Michelle Norris
  Michelle Suzanne Claire “Chuck” Norris MC, RAMC is a British lance corporal and medic noted for heroism in the 2003 Iraq conflict.-Early life:Norris was born at Stourbridge, West Midlands, England.-Military career:...
  
  , Royal Army Medical Corps
  Royal Army Medical Corps
  The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
  
  , December 2006; first woman to receive the MC
• Sergeant Michael Craig O'Brien, The Parachute Regiment,March 2008
• Lieutenant Daniel Charles Morgan O'Connell, Irish Guards, October 2003
• Second Lieutenant Thomas Peter Algar Orde-Powlett, Irish Guards,October 2003
• Corporal Richard Thomas Pask, The Royal Welsh, March 2008
• Sergeant David Anthony Harrington Perfect, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005
• Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Rodney Alan Poulter, The Rifles, March 2008
• Colour Sergeant Alexander Joseph Reid, The Parachute Regiment, October 2003 (not gazetted until March 2006); previously Mentioned in Despatches for actions in Sierra Leone (not gazetted until 2003)
• Sergeant Christopher Paul Richards, Royal Dragoon Guards, March 2009
• Lieutenant Toby Christian Rider, Corps of Royal Engineers, October 2003
• Colour Sergeant Jason Paul Roberge, The Parachute Regiment, October 2003 (not gazetted until March 2006)
• Lance Corporal Sean Vitty Ernest Robson, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005
• Corporal John William Randolph Rose, The Black Watch, October 2003
• Lance Sergeant Steven Eric Ross, Grenadier Guards
  Grenadier Guards
  The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
  
  , December 2006
• Private Troy O'Neil Samuels, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005
• Private Jokini Sivoinauca, The Rifles, July 2007
• Captain James Duncan Stenner, Welsh Guards
  Welsh Guards
  The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division.-Creation :The Welsh Guards came into existence on 26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant of His Majesty King George V in order to include Wales in the national component to the Foot Guards, "..though the order...
  
  , October 2003 (gazetted posthumously in April 2004)
• Major Henry Francis Austin Sugden, The Queen's Dragoon Guards, October 2003
• Major Stephen Nicholas Webb, The Royal Welsh, March 2008
• Lance Corporal Paul Christopher Wilson, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, July 2007
• Lance Corporal Brian Wood, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, March 2005
• Major James Medley Woodham, The Royal Anglian Regiment, March 2006

Royal Air Force

• Corporal David James Hayden
  David Hayden
  David James Hayden MC is the first Royal Air Force non-commissioned officer to win the Military Cross.-Early life:Hayden was born in Germany and attended the Gleed Boys' School in Spalding, where he grew up...
  
  , Royal Air Force, March 2008; first RAF NCO to win the MC

Distinguished Flying Cross

The Distinguished Flying Cross

Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...

 (DFC) is the third highest medal awarded for gallantry in the face of the enemy in the air.

Bar to DFC:

• Squadron Leader Philip Jeremy Robinson DFC, Royal Air Force, October 2003 (not gazetted until September 2006); original award (dated 2002, not gazetted until 2003), and subsequent second bar, for actions in Afghanistan
• Squadron Leader Paul Graham Shepherd DFC, Royal Air Force, October 2003 (not gazetted until September 2006); original award for actions in Sierra Leone
  Operation Barras
  Operation Barras was the name given to a hostage rescue operation by the British Special Air Service, Special Boat Service, and Parachute Regiment in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000...
  
   (not gazetted until 2003)

DFC:

• Flight Lieutenant Shane William Anderson, Royal Air Force, March 2006
• Staff Sergeant Rupert St John Hardington Banfield, Army Air Corps, October 2003
• Squadron Leader Stephen Robin Carr, Royal Air Force, October 2003
• Major William D. Chesarek Jr.
  William Chesarek
  William David Chesarek Jr., DFC of Temecula, California is an Officer of the United States Marine Corps. As of August 23, 2011 he holds the rank of Major.-Actions in Iraq:...
  
  , United States Marine Corps
  United States Marine Corps
  The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
  
  , December 2006
• Captain Richard Timothy Cuthill, Army Air Corps, October 2003
• Flight Lieutenant Owen Eifion Edwards, Royal Air Force, October 2003 (not gazetted until March 2005)
• Flight Lieutenant Michelle Jayne Goodman
  Michelle Goodman
  Flight Lieutenant Michelle Jayne Goodman DFC is a Royal Air Force officer. She was the first woman to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross , for her actions while serving in Iraq, and the first female officer to be awarded any British combat gallantry medal.-Early life:Born in Bristol on ,...
  
  , Royal Air Force, March 2008; first woman to receive the DFC
• Flight Lieutenant Kevin Harris, Royal Air Force, March 2009
• Squadron Leader David John Knowles, Royal Air Force, October 2003
• Flight Lieutenant Scott Morley, Royal Air Force, October 2003
• Acting Lieutenant Commander James Lloyd Newton, Royal Navy, October 2003
• Squadron Leader Harvey Smyth, Royal Air Force, October 2003
• Flight Lieutenant Andrew David Turk, Royal Air Force, October 2003
• Squadron Leader John Turner, Royal Air Force, October 2003
• Squadron Leader Ian Warwick Richard Walton, Royal Air Force, October 2003
• Captain Scott Warwick Watkins, Australian Army Aviation
  Australian Army Aviation
  Australian Army Aviation is a corps of the Australian Army, and was formed on 1 July 1968 with a strength of 106 officer pilots, although it has a history dating back to 1911, when the Minister of Defence at the time, Senator George Pearce, decided there should be a flying school in the Defence...
  
  , September 2005

Air Force Cross

The Air Force Cross

Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"...

 (AFC) is awarded for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy.

• Wing Commander Kevin Havelock, Royal Air Force, October 2003
• Flight Lieutenant Nicholas Robert Ireland, Royal Air Force, October 2003

George Medal

The George Medal

George Medal

The George Medal is the second level civil decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.The GM was instituted on 24 September 1940 by King George VI. At this time, during the height of The Blitz, there was a strong desire to reward the many acts of civilian courage...

 (GM) is the next level below the George Cross for bravery not in the face of the enemy.

• Corporal Martin Paul Caines, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, December 2006
• Captain Kevin Michael David Ivison, The Royal Logistic Corps, September 2006
• Staff Sergeant Gary John O'Donnell
  Gary O'Donnell (British Army soldier)
  Warrant Officer Class 2 Gary John O'Donnell GM & Bar was a British Army bomb disposal expert who was awarded the George Medal twice. The George Medal is the second highest decoration for "acts of great bravery" not "in the face of the enemy". His second George Medal was the first such award in 26...
  
  , The Royal Logistic Corps, December 2006; subsequently awarded posthumous Bar for actions in Afghanistan
• Warrant Officer Class 1 Nicholas Keith Pettit QGM, Corps of Royal Engineers, April 2004; QGM for actions in former Yugoslavia
• Fusilier Daniel James Smith, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, September 2006

Queen's Gallantry Medal

The Queen's Gallantry Medal

Queen's Gallantry Medal

The Queen's Gallantry Medal is the third level civil decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.It was instituted on 20 June 1974 to replace the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry, the British Empire Medal for Gallantry, and the Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry...

 (QGM) is the third highest medal awarded for bravery not in the face of the enemy.

Bar to QGM:

• Captain Eamon Conrad Heakin QGM, The Royal Logistic Corps, March 2008; original award for actions in Northern Ireland
  Operation Banner
  Operation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from August 1969 to July 2007. It was initially deployed at the request of the Unionist government of Northern Ireland to support the Royal Ulster Constabulary . After the 1998 Belfast Agreement,...
  
  , later awarded US Bronze Star medal for actions in Iraq
• Captain Vincent Michael Strafford QGM, The Royal Logistic Corps, March 2008; original award for actions in Afghanistan

QGM:

• Warrant Officer Class 2 Brendan James Campbell, Irish Guards, March 2008
• Lance Corporal Simon David Campbell RVM, Irish Guards, April 2004 (not gazetted until September 2004)
• Warrant Officer Class 2 Adrian Robert Craddock, The Royal Logistic Corps, March 2005; later awarded US Bronze Star Medal for service in Iraq
• Private Damian Kenneth Currie, The Black Watch, March 2005
• Colour Sergeant Carl Philip Dakin, The Parachute Regiment, October 2003 (not gazetted until March 2005)
• Acting Staff Sergeant Simon James De Gruchy, The Royal Logistic Corps, September 2005
• Captain Crispin Tony Grant Driver-Williams, The Royal Logistic Corps, March 2005
• Captain Timothy Robert Gould, The Royal Logistic Corps, October 2003
• Sergeant Stephen Robert Goulding, Corps of Royal Engineers, March 2005
• Corporal Michael Glen Harrold, The Queen's Royal Lancers
  The Queen's Royal Lancers
  The Queen's Royal Lancers is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:*16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers*17th/21st Lancers...
  
  , July 2007
• Staff Sergeant Chris James Hewett, The Royal Logistic Corps, September 2006
• Corporal John Austin Hiscock, Royal Marines, October 2003
• Corporal Peter William Laing MC, The Black Watch, March 2005; MC recorded above
• Private Jonetani Matia Lawaci, The Black Watch, March 2005
• Private Michael David McLaughlin, The Black Watch, September 2005
• Captain Taitusi Kagi Saukuru, The King's Regiment, September 2004
• Sergeant Andrew William Sindall, Corps of Royal Engineers, October 2003
• Lance Sergeant Kevin William Tomlinson, Irish Guards, March 2008
• Guardsman Lee Wheeler, Irish Guards, April 2004 (not gazetted until September 2004)
• Lance Corporal Michael Andrew Wilkinson, The Royal Anglian Regiment, July 2007
• Staff Sergeant Anthony Michael Wyles, Corps of Royal Engineers, Territorial Army, April 2004

See also

• British honours system
  British honours system
  The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery, achievement, or service to the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories...
  
  
• Operation Telic
  Operation Telic
  Operation TELIC was the codename under which all British military operations in Iraq were conducted between the start of the Invasion of Iraq on 19 March 2003 and the withdrawal of the last remaining British forces on 22 May 2011...
  
  
• List of British gallantry awards for the War in Afghanistan