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COMMISSIONS AND PROMOTIONS
Captain TJ HOOD The Ri es 563611 to be Major 1 January 2016 (Belated Entry)
Major (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) MJ AVESTON The Ri es 559824 to be Lieutenant Colonel 8 August 2016
Captain OA BEVAN The Ri es 564494 to be Major 1 March 2016 (Belated Entry)
Warrant Of cer Class 2 P APPLEGARTH The Ri es 24750848 to be Lieutenant (on probation) 13 June 2016 (Belated Entry)
Lieutenant (on probation) (Acting Captain) P APPLEGARTH The Ri es 24750848 to be Captain (on probation) 5 November 2016 with seniority 13 June 2016 (Belated Entry)
Second Lieutenant JM SANTER The Ri es 562943 to be Lieutenant 1 November 2006 (Belated Entry)
Lieutenant JM SANTER The Ri es 562943 to be Captain 11 September 2011 with seniority of the same date (Belated Entry)
Of cer Cadet AJ BANFIELD The Ri es 30122252 to be Second Lieutenant (on probation) 9 November 2012 (Belated Entry)
Captain DM DOWDALL The Ri es 548531 to be Major 1 September 2015 with seniority of the same date (Belated Entry)
Second Lieutenant (on probation) AJ BANFIELD The Ri es 30122252 is con rmed as Second Lieutenant 9 November 2013 (Belated Entry)
Captain S LONGMAN The Ri es 24811566 retires 1 April 2016 (Belated Entry)
Second Lieutenant AJ BANFIELD The Ri es 30122252 to be Lieutenant 9 November 2013 (Belated Entry)
Lieutenant AJ BANFIELD The Ri es 30122252 to be Captain 8 March 2017
Major JA EVANS The Ri es 554659 from The Royal Corps of Signals 19 June 2015 (Belated Entry)
RETIREMENTS
Major GKG BLANCHARD TD The Ri es 516989 retires 1 February 2017
Major WF CONROY TD The Ri es 506290 retires 3 February 2017
REGIMENTAL GAZETTE
No 2 Board Appointments 15/16 November 2016
Brigadier TR Copinger Symes OBE to be Head Implementation Project Team, Information Command in Aug 17
Colonel HE Shields MBE to be Assistant Head Service Complaints (Career Management) Army Personnel Centre (pending Assignment) in Oct 16
Lieutenant Colonel TJ Harper to be Commander UK Liaison Team, Military Command and Control Centre, OP TURUS in Aug 17 Colonel N Ilic MBE QGM to be Student NATO Defence College in Aug 17
NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST 2017
We congratulate the following on their awards:
NO2 BOARD 1 FEBRUARY 17
Colonel WJ Pointing to be Deputy Head Demand, Customer Relationship Management, Information Systems and Services in May 17.
A/Col TJ Harper VR to be Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Strategic Analysis Headquarters Home Command in March 118. To be granted the substantive rank of Colonel on assumption.
NO 4 BOARD MARCH 2017
The following selections for command have been made:
Lieutenant Colonel PWS Baines to be CO 4 RIFLES in June 2017 Lieutenant Colonel A Ridland to be CO 5 RIFLES in June 2017 Lieutenant Colonel SEA Cates to be CO 2 RIFLES in March 2018 Lieutenant Colonel AN Field to be CO Cambridge UOTC in July 2018
Lieutenant Colonel NA Teale to be CO 8 RIFLES in July 2018 (New post TBC)
OPERATIONAL HONOURS & AWARDS LIST 21 APRIL 2017
We congratulate the following on his Award:
Major CM Oliver MBE QCVS
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST 19 JUNE 2017
We congratulate the following on their awards:
Brigadier TR Copinger-Symes OBE CBE Lieutenant Colonel JI Hartley OBE Major JM Barry MBE Major DR Macklin MBE
NO2 BOARD APPOINTMENTS 25 MAY 2017
Brigadier RJ Thompson DSO CBE to be Defence Attache Paris in September 2017
Colonel TH Bewick OBE to be Commander 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East in September 2018
THE ARMY RESERVES
REGIMENTAL GAZETTE
Lieutenant General AJS Storrie CBE Major TAW Cairncross
Colour Serjeant MCC Holloway Major JPG Mills
Major RHD O’Neill Roe
Major AL Prudent
Major (Retd) JN Hereford DL Captain OG Mitchell
Warrant Of cer 2nd Class ME Burge Captain SN Dickson
Captain PFB Keating
Warrant Of cer Class 2 PD Sharpe Captain GJ Walker
LONDON GAZETTE 20 JANUARY 2017
CB
MBE
MBE
MBE
MBE
QVRM
MBE
MSM (Dec 2016) CGS Commendation CGS Commendation CGS Commendation 3 Star Commendation 3 Star Commendation
The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the following award for outstanding achievement and service to the United Kingdom in the eld of polar research:
Antarctic to 2016
Lieutenant Colonel Alastair Edward Henry Worsley Antarctic explorer Late The Ri es – The Polar Medal.
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