List of British gallantry awards for Operation Granby

A list of British awards for gallantry in Operation Granby (Gulf War) in 1991. Apart from the Distinguished Service Order, a purely military award for leadership in combat, only gallantry awards have been included and only those that allow post-nominal letters.

The list includes the name, rank and regiment, corps or service of the recipient, the appointment they held at the time, the place and date of the action (although many awards were not made for specific actions), and (in brackets) the date of gazette of the award in the "London Gazette". All were gazetted on 29 June 1991 unless otherwise indicated.

Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) was primarily awarded for leadership and gallantry in combat in the face of the enemy. Usually restricted to senior officers at company to division level it was the second highest medal (after the Victoria Cross).
*Wing Commander John Anthony Broadbent, Royal Air Force; Officer Commanding, No.XV Squadron and the Muharraq Tornado GR1 Detachment,
*Brigadier Patrick Anthony John Cordingley, late 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards; Commander, 7th Armoured Brigade
*Squadron Leader Simon Owen Falla, Royal Air Force
*Major-General Rupert Anthony Smith OBE QGM, late Parachute Regiment; General Officer Commanding, 1st Armoured Division
*Wing Commander Glenn Lester Torpy, Royal Air Force; Officer Commanding, No.13 Squadron and Reconnaissance Element, Dhahran Detachment
*Wing Commander Ian Travers Smith, Royal Air Force; Officer Commanding, No.16 Squadronand the Tabuk Tornado GR1 Detachment.
*Major Andrew John Whistler MBE, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
*Wing Commander Jeremy John Witts, Royal Air Force; Officer Commanding, No.31 Squadron and Dhahran Tornado GR1/1A Detachment
*Unidentified officer, Special Air Service [Probably Major Whistler, whose DSO was gazetted in 1994 and backdated to 1991.]
*Unidentified officer, Royal Air Force Special Forces [Probably Squadron Leader Falla, whose DSO was gazetted in 1994 and backdated to 1991.]

Distinguished Service Cross

The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) awarded to officers for gallantry in the face of the enemy at sea.
*Commander Richard Jeffrey Ibbotson, Royal Navy; Commanding Officer, HMS "Hurworth"
*Lieutenant-Commander David Lionel Harold Livingstone, Royal Navy; Helicopter Flight Commander, HMS "Gloucester"
*Lieutenant Stephen Michael Marshall, Royal Navy; Officer-in-Charge, Fleet Diving Unit A
*Lieutenant Phillip David Needham, Royal Navy; Helicopter Flight Commander
*Lieutenant-Commander Michael Scott Pearey, Royal Navy; Helicopter Flight Commander, HMS "Brazen"
*Commander Philip Lawrence Wilcocks, Royal Navy; Commanding Officer, HMS "Gloucester"
*Lieutenant Anthony Peter Williams, Royal Navy; Deputy Officer-in-Charge, Fleet Diving Unit B

Military Cross

The Military Cross (MC) was awarded to officers and warrant officers for gallantry in the face of the enemy on land
*Lieutenant Anthony Guy Briselden, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers; Anti-Tank Platoon Commander, 3rd Battalion; 26 February 1991
*Acting Major Nicholas Roy Davies, Royal Corps of Signals
*Major Simon James Knapper MBE, Staffordshire Regiment; Officer Commanding, A Company, 1st Battalion; 25 February–26 February 1991
*Warrant Officer Class 2 William Glen Guthrie McGill, Parachute Regiment
*Acting Major Vincent James Tobias Maddison, Queen's Royal Irish Hussars; Squadron Commander; 25 February–26 February 1991
*Major John Potter, Royal Highland Fusiliers; Officer Commanding, B Company, 1st Battalion
*Major John Matthew Rochelle, Staffordshire Regiment; Officer Commanding, C Company, 1st Battalion; 26 February 1991
*Captain Norman Graeme Scott Soutar, Royal Scots; Officer Commanding, A Company, 1st Battalion
*Second Lieutenant Richard Edmund Telfer, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards; Troop Commander; 25 February 1991
*Lieutenant Steven Argent Wakely, Royal Marines
*Captain David John Wood MBE, Light Infantry
*Unidentified officer, Special Boat Service [Probably Lieutenant Wakely, whose MC was gazetted in 1994 and backdated to 1991.]
*3 unidentified officers, Special Air Service [Probably Captain Wood, whose MC was gazetted in 1994 and backdated to 1991, and Major Davies and WO2 McGill, whose MCs were gazetted in 1997 and backdated to 1991.]

Distinguished Flying Cross

The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) was awarded to officers for gallantry in the face of the enemy in the air.
*Squadron Leader William Norman Browne, Royal Air Force; Buccaneer Navigator, Al Muharraq Detachment
*Squadron Leader Gordon Christopher Aisthorpe Buckley, Royal Air Force; Senior Tornado Flight Commander, No.XV Squadron
*Squadron Leader Richard Frank Garwood, Royal Air Force; Reconnaissance Tornado Pilot, Dhahran Detachment
*Squadron Leader Michael Andrew Gordon MBE, Royal Air Force; Jaguar Flight Commander, No.41 Squadron
*Squadron Leader Robert Ian McAlpine, Royal Air Force; Squadron Weapons Leader and Tornado Flight Commander, No.20 Squadron
*Squadron Leader Douglas Elliot Moule, Royal Air Force; Tornado Pilot, No.14 Squadron
*Wing Commander George William Pixton AFC, Royal Air Force; Officer Commanding, No.41 Squadron
*Flying Officer Malcolm David Rainer, Royal Air Force; Jaguar Pilot, No.54 Squadron
*Flight Lieutenant Sean Keith Paul Reynolds, Royal Air Force
*Squadron Leader Nigel Leslie Ridsdale, Royal Air Force; Tornado Pilot, No.XV Squadron
*Flight Lieutenant Brian Geoffrey Marcel Robinson, Royal Air Force; Reconnaissance Tornado Pilot, Dhahran Detachment
*Flight Lieutenant Edward David Smith, Royal Air Force; F-16 Pilot, 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, United States Air Force
*Unidentified officer, Royal Air Force Special Forces [Probably Flight Lieutenant Reynolds, whose DFC was gazetted in 1994 and backdated to 1991.]

Air Force Cross

The Air Force Cross (AFC) was awarded to officers for bravery not in the face of the enemy in the air.
*Wing Commander Jerome Connolly, Royal Air Force; Officer Commanding, No.16 Squadron and Jaguar Detachment, Thumrait
*Wing Commander Richard Vaughan Morris, Royal Air Force; Officer Commanding, No.14 Squadron and Tornado Squadron, Al Muharraq
*Wing Commander Andrew Ernest Neal, Royal Air Force; Officer Commanding, No.120 Squadron and Nimrod Detachment, Oman
*Lieutenant-Commander Peter Whitfield Nelson, Royal Australian Navy; Sea King Flight Commander, 845 Naval Air Squadron; 26 February 1991
*Group Captain Geoffrey Dennis Simpson, Royal Air Force; Officer Commanding, No.101 Squadron and RAF Detachment, King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh

Distinguished Conduct Medal

The Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) was the second highest medal (after the Victoria Cross) awarded to other ranks for gallantry in the face of the enemy on land.
*Staff Sergeant Kevin Michael Davies, Royal Military Police; Commander, 3 Platoon, 203 Provost Company RMP; 25 February 1991
*Warrant Officer Class 2 Stephen Francis Maguire, Parachute Regiment
*Warrant Officer Class 1 Peter Ratcliffe, Parachute Regiment
*Corporal Floyd Matthew Woodrow, Parachute Regiment
*Unidentified marine, Special Boat Service
*3 unidentified soldiers, Special Air Service [Probably WO1 Ratcliffe, WO2 Maguire and Corporal Woodrow, whose DCMs were gazetted in 1997 and backdated to 1991.]

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal

The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) was the second highest medal (after the Victoria Cross) awarded to other ranks for gallantry in the face of the enemy at sea or in the air.
*Chief Petty Officer (Diver) Philip John Hammond, Royal Navy; Chief Petty Officer, Fleet Diving Units A & B

Distinguished Service Medal

The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) was the third highest medal awarded to other ranks for gallantry in the face of the enemy at sea.
*Acting Petty Officer (Diver) Richard John Peake, Royal Navy; Acting Deputy Officer-in-Charge, Fleet Diving Unit A

Military Medal

The Military Medal (MM) was the third highest medal awarded to other ranks for gallantry in the face of the enemy on land.
*Corporal Kenneth Anderson, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards; Tank Commander
*Private Robert Gaspare Consiglio, Parachute Regiment; serving with Special Air Service (posthumous)
*Corporal David Edwin Denbury, Royal Engineers; serving with Special Air Service [Listed as serving with the SAS in his citation and therefore not one of the initially unidentified soldiers.]
*Lance-Corporal Ian Michael Dewsnap, Royal Engineers; Plant Operator Mechanic, 73 Engineer Squadron; 26 February–27 February 1991
*Sergeant Michael James Dowling, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers; Fitter Sergeant, C Squadron, 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers; 26 February 1991 (posthumous)
*Corporal Kevin Peter Dunbar, Parachute Regiment
*Private Thomas Robertson Gow, Royal Scots; Acting Section Second-in-Command, 5 Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion; 26 February 1991
*Lance-Corporal Steven John Lane, Royal Engineers; serving with Special Air Service (posthumous)
*Sergeant Andrew Melville, Parachute Regiment
*Private Anthony Cyril James Nicholls, Parachute Regiment
*Lance-Corporal Kevin Melvin Simon Reid, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers; attached 10 (Assaye) Air Defence Battery RA; 27 February 1991
*Sergeant Nicholas Mark Scott, Queen's Royal Irish Hussars; Tank Commander; 25 February–26 February 1991
*Lance-Corporal Richard Sellers, Duke of Wellington's Regiment
*Corporal John Ernest Yourston, Parachute Regiment
*6 unidentified soldiers, Special Air Service [Probably Private Consiglio and Lance-Corporal Lane, whose MMs were gazetted in 1996 and backdated to 1991, and Corporal Dunbar, Sergeant Melville, Private Nicholls, Lance-Corporal Sellers, and Corporal Yourston, whose MMs were gazetted in 1997 and backdated to 1991, although this would actually make a total of seven.]

Distinguished Flying Medal

The Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) was the third highest medal awarded to other ranks for gallantry in the face of the enemy in the air.
*Sergeant Paul Douglas John Holmes, Royal Air Force
*Unidentified airman, Royal Air Force Special Forces [Probably Sergeant Holmes, whose DFM was gazetted in 1996 and backdated to 1991.]

Air Force Medal

The Air Force Medal (AFM) was awarded to other ranks for bravery not in the face of the enemy in the air.
*Staff Sergeant Mark William Torpy, Army Air Corps; Qualified Helicopter Instructor, 659 Squadron AAC

Queen's Gallantry Medal

The Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) was the third highest medal (after the George Cross and George Medal) awarded for bravery not in the face of the enemy.
*Sergeant Stephen Allen, Royal Artillery, 27 February 1991
*Fusilier Simon Bakkor, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers; Warrior Gunner, 8 Platoon, C Company, 3rd Battalion; 26 February 1991
*Corporal Michael John Driscoll, Royal Corps of Transport; Ambulance Driver; 28 February 1991
*Corporal Mark Robert Griffiths, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers; 26 February 1991
*Sergeant Trevor Hugh Smith, Royal Anglian Regiment; Platoon Sergeant, 8 Platoon, C Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers; 26 February 1991

Footnotes

ee also

*British honours system

External links

* [http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk London Gazette]