1972 Special Honours
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Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Military Division
- Army
- Brigadier Frank Edward Kitson, O.B.E, M.C. (362061), late Infantry.[1]
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Military Division
- Army
- Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dodson (393120), The Queen's Regiment.[2]
- Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Hugh Whitby Howlett, M.C. (411979), The Parachute Regiment.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Richard Huxtable, M.B.E. (420858), The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding).
- Lieutenant-Colonel Roy Lindsay Jackson (403501), The Royal Anglian Regiment.
- Lieutenant-Colonel (Acting) Brian William Reginald Pearson (390237), Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Derek Wilford (427792), The Parachute Regiment.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Military Division
- Army
- Major James Paget Barden (426819), Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- Captain Richard Charles John Britton (471657) The Parachute Regiment.
- 21126050 Warrant Officer Class I Alan Conway Graham, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
- Major Peter Walter Graham (451249), The Gordon Highlanders.
- Lieutenant (acting Captain) Christopher Ross Maguire Kemball (479976), The Royal Green Jackets.
- 22820897 Warrant Officer Class I Terrence Bernard Latham, The Green Howards.
- Captain (Quartermaster) William Thomas Lesson (479591), Royal Corps of Signals.
- Captain Anthony Rowland Redwood-Davies (476625), The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding).
- Captain (Acting) Alistair David Roberts (479979), The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding).
- Major Nicholas Charles Thompson, The Corps of Royal Marines.
- The Reverend Gerard Edward Weston, Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class (483415), Royal Army Chaplain's Department.
- Major William Nuttall Wren (455127), The Queen's Regiment.
George Medal (GM)
- Royal Navy
- Ordnance Electrical Artificer First Class David Arthur Guest, P/MX 888978
- Army
- Captain Alan Ian Clouter (471223), Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
- 23876213 Sergeant Anthony Ernest Dedman, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
- 22805546 Warrant Officer Class II Terence John Green, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
- Captain Derek Markham (470112), Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
- Captain (Acting) Roger Frederick Mendham (483984), Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
British Empire Medal for Gallantry (BEM)
- Royal Navy
- Acting Leading Marine Engineering Mechanic Donald Patrick Beckett, P.083664
- Leading Marine Engineering Mechanic Robert Charles Croxon, P.083266
- Marine Engineering Mechanic Ian Stuart Ralphs, P. 097609
- Army
- 23825367 Sergeant Roger Bernard Crisp, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
- 23236216 Sergeant George Forsyth, The Light Infantry.
British Empire Medal (BEM)
- 23247476 Staff Sergeant Peter George Allsop, Corps of Royal Military Police.
- 23873416 Sergeant (Acting) Geoffrey Deveroux, The Parachute Regiment.
- 23951416 Sergeant (Acting) Leslie Ingham, The Queen's Regiment.
- 23974516 Corporal James Francis Wilson, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Eccles (397232), The Green Howards.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Roland Kelvin Guy, M.B.E. (397265), The Royal Green Jackets.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Frederick Vincent (417555), Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Military Cross (MC)
- Lieutenant Clifford Lowis Burrage (488399), The Green Howards.
- Lieutenant Desmond Patrick Cangley (481744), The Gloucestershire Regiment.
- Major Ian Douglas Corden-Lloyd (457134), The Royal Green Jackets.
- Captain Julian John Finch Field (473943), The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment.
- Major Brian Charles Mellows Harding (426898), Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- Major Peter Maurice Kingston (426927), The Parachute Regiment.
- Major Robert George Long (448172), The Royal Hampshire Regiment.
- Second-Lieutenant Michael Smith (490556), The Royal Green Jackets.
- Lieutenant William Barry Stevens (483827), Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- 2nd Lieutenant Simon John Young (487863), The Royal Green Jackets.
Military Medal (MM)
- 23597366 Staff Sergeant (Acting) Keith Bridgeman, Corps of Royal Military Police.
- 23878845 Colour Sergeant Edmund Bright, The Royal Green Jackets.
- 24121327 Private Paul Stewart Burlace, The Parachute Regiment.
- 24070418 Private Colin James Butler, The Queen's Regiment.
- RM 23000 Corporal Keith Callaghan, The Corps of Royal Marines.
- 23697027 Corporal Carl Robert Chinn, The Queen's Regiment.
- 24074068 Corporal Graham Crossland, The Green Howards.
- 24026343 Corporal Eugene William Fisher, The Green Howards.
- 23999989 Lance Corporal David Grant, The Royal Green Jackets
- 23530537 Sergeant James Dennis Hughes, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Cairabiniers and Greys).
- 23873459 Corporal Brian Tegg, The Parachute Regiment.
- 23832081 Sergeant Robert John Henry Thompson, Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- 23883534 Sergeant Andrew Robb Welsh, The Parachute Regimen*.
- 24031479 Corporal Clive Graham Williams, Corps of Royal Military Police.
- 24179013 Sapper Alan Grant Young, Corps of Royal Engineers.
Mentioned in Despatches
- Army
- 23923683 Sergeant Kenneth Clifford Ambrose, The Royal Green Jackets.
- 24110498 Corporal David John Barker, The Royal Green Jackets.
- 22251303 Staff Sergeant John Beattie, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
- Major Raymond Bell (439947), Royal Corps of Signals
- 23734173 Sergeant Roger Lambert Bentley, Royal Tank Regiment.
- Second-Lieutenant Keith Best (489892), The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding).
- 24078568 Corporal Richard Francis Bridgeman, The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment.
- 24037741 Corporal Patrick Roger Butler, The Parachute Regiment.
- 23871047 Lance Corporal William Liddle Caldwell, The Queen's Regiment.
- Major Bernard Charles Calledene (415727), Royal Army Ordnance Corps (died of wounds).
- Colonel Kenneth John Carter (343118), late Infantry.
- 2nd Lieutenant John Clarke-Beven (488786), The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys).
- 24093491 Lance Corporal David James Cleary, The Parachute Regiment.
- 24180769 Pprivate Ronald Alan Cook, The Parachute Regiment.
- 23856749 Sergeant Paul Frank Copson, The Parachute Regiment
- 24011193 Bombardier Brian Cyril Corser, Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- Second Lieutenant James Averell Daniell (487268), The Royal Green Jackets.
- 24064491 Private Michael Rosslyn Dawes, The Gloucestershire Regiment.
- Lieutenant Anthony Brian Christopher Dollard (488419), The Royal Green Jackets.
- 24074476 Private Phillip Barry Donegan, The Green Howards.
- 24146397 Lance Corporal Peter Scott Eliot, The Queen's Regiment.
- 24213093 Rifleman John McAleese Ferrier, The Royal Green Jackets.
- 23977671 Corporal Colin Fleming, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding).
- 24205389 Private Thomas John Fletcher, Ulster Defence Regimerit) (died of wounds).
- 23951516 Sergeant Dennis James Foran, The Royal Anglian Regiment.
- Major Peter David France (393005), Army Catering Corps.
- 24049033 Corporal Anthony Goddard, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding).
- RM 24789 Marine Frank Edward Green, Royal Marines.
- 24210929 Rifleman John Henry Hanna, The Royal Green Jackets.
- 24067551 Lance Bombardier James Alexander Harrison, Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- 24122734 Lance Corporal Joseph Hill, The Parachute Regiment.
- Lieutenant Simon Patrick Hill, The Corps of Royal Marines.
- 23921367 Sergeant Keith Malcolm Jeffery, Corps of Royal Engineers.
- 23974251 Corporal James Johnson, Royal Tank Regiment.
- Major John Francis Jones (332218), Ulster Defence Regiment.
- 24101389 Private Gerald Martin Kelly, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- 23888972 Lance Bombardier Thomas Lewis, The Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- 24088074 Corporal Anthony Paul Frederick Liggins, The Light Infantry.
- 24090503 Lance Corporal Keith Lister, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding).
- 24128633 Corporal Paul Leslie Ludbrook, The Royal Anglian Regiment
- 23909357 Sergeant Murdo Alexander Macdonald, Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons).
- 2nd Lieutenant Nicholas Marden (492704), The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment.
- 24187075 Private Peter Ambrose Matthews, The Parachute Regiment.
- 23732830 Sergeant John McPherson, Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- 2nd Lieutenant Brian Anthony McSwiney (489919), The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys).
- 23504596 Warrant Officer Class II Clarence William Millington, The Parachute Regiment
- 23860235 Corporal Timothy Michael Murray, Corps of Royal Engineers.
- 24104808 Lance Corporal Clive John Newham, The Queen's Regiment.
- 23855815 Sergeant John O'Brien, The Green Howards.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Harry Bedford O'Meara (412027), The Queen's Lancashire Regiment.
- 23989572 Rifleman Michael John O'Shea, The Royal Green Jackets.
- Lieutenant Anthony Malcolm Douglas Palmer (487557), The Royal Green Jackets.
- 23204240 Staff Sergeant Dennis Gilbert Poynter, The Parachute Regiment.
- Second Lieutenant John Ronald William Pullinger (490374), The Parachute Regiment.
- Lieutenant Michael Richard Raworth (488476), Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- 23921965 Sergeant James Joseph Regan, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
- 24146498 Lance Corporal Paul Gary Roy, The Queen's Regiment.
- 24064507 Corporal Jeffery Walter Seeney, The Royal Green Jackets.
- 23855400 Colour Sergeant Roy Smith, The Royal Anglian Regiment
- 23701103 Colour Sergeant David Sydney Wade, The Royal Anglian Regiment.
- Lieutenant Edward Charles Walshaw (484964), The Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- 24252215 Gunner Thomas Raymond Weir, Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- 19044361 Warrant Officer Class II William Williams, The Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- Royal Air Force
- Master Signaller Michael John Carter (SO585360), Royal Air Force.
- JO572977 Flight Sergeant Robert Swift, B.E.M., Royal Air Force.
Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct
- E8083312 Senior Aircraftman James Johnson, Royal Air Force.
See also
- 2021 Special Honours
- 2020 Special Honours
- 2019 Special Honours
- 2018 Special Honours
- 2017 Special Honours
- 1993 Special Honours
- 1991 Special Honours
- 1974 Special Honours
- 1973 Special Honours