Royal Navy Medals - GCMG, KCMG, CMG, Order of St Michael and St George

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ROYAL NAVY MEDALS - AWARDS of the ORDER OF ST MICHAEL and ST GEORGE - from the London Gazette in edition order

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1914

all Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George,

29024 - 29 DECEMBER 1914

The KING (is) pleased to give directions for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order, for services in connection with military operations:

West Africa.

Captain Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller, of His Majesty's Cruiser "Cumberland."

1915

all Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George,

29180 - 1 JUNE 1915

The KING (is) pleased to give directions for the following promotions in and appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

To be Ordinary Members of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

(including)

Commander Richard Markham Tyringham Stephens, R.N., Chief of Staff, Department of the Naval Service, Dominion of Canada.

29333 - 19 OCTOBER 1915

The KING (is) pleased to give directions for the following appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of services at the Dardanelles:

To be an Additional Members of the Third Class or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Commander William Henry Cottrell, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.

29409 - 21 DECEMBER 1915

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

To be an Additional Member of the Third Class or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Colonel (Second Commandant) Godfrey Estcourt Matthews, C.B., Royal Marine Light Infantry, in recognition of his services in command of the Plymouth Battalion, Royal Marine Brigade, Royal Naval Division, at the Dardanelles.

29417 - 24 DECEMBER 1915

The KING (is) pleased to give directions for the following appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

To be an Additional Member of the Third Class or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Commander Astle Scott Little Johns, R.N., in recognition of distinguished service in command of armoured trains in Flanders.

29423 - 31 DECEMBER 1915

The KING (is) pleased to give directions for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.

To be Ordinary Members of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

(including)

Captain Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt, R.N., Naval Attaché to His Majesty's Embassy at Washington.

_____

The KING (is) pleased to give directions for the following promotion in and appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of services rendered in connection with Naval operations of the War.

To be Additional Members of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Vice-Admiral Frederic Edward Errington Brock, C.B.

Vice-Admiral Sackville Hamilton Carden.

Vice-Admiral Sir George Edwin Patey, K.C.V.O.

Vice-Admiral Arthur Henry Limpus, C.B.

Rear-Admiral Cecil Fiennes Thursby, C.M.G.

Surgeon-General Sir James Porter, R.N., LL.D., M.D., K.C.B., Honorary Physician to the King.

Temporary Surgeon-General Sir William Watson Cheyne, Bart., R.N., M.B., C.B., Honorary Surgeon-in-Ordinary to the King.

____

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Commodore Roger John Brownlow Keyes, C.B., M.V.O., A.d.C.

Captain Douglas Lionel Dent, R.N.

Commodore Maurice Swynfen Fitz-Maurice.

Captain Wilfrid Nunn, R.N., D.S.O.

Acting Commander Leopold Arthur Bernays, R.N.

Temporary Major William Wellington Godfrey, Royal Marine Light Infantry.

Major Arthur Edward Bewes, Royal Marine Light Infantry.

29507 - 14 MARCH 1916

Honours awarded in recognition of services rendered by Officers of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron between the time of the landing in the Gallipoli Peninsula in April, 1915, and the evacuation in December, 1915- January, 1916 (see Gallipoli Campaign - Naval Mentions).

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. Dated 1st January, 1916:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Frank Larken, R.N.

Captain Rudolf Miles Burmester, R.N.

Wing Captain Frederick Hugh Sykes, R.N.A.S.

Engineer Commander William Anderson Wilson, R.N.

29507 - 14 MARCH 1916

Honours awarded in recognition of services rendered by Officers of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron in connection with the evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula in December, 1915-January, 1916.

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. Dated 1st January, 1916:

To be additional Members of the Third Class or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Cecil Minet Staveley, R.N.

Commander (Acting Captain) Edward Unwin, V.C., R.N.

29603 - 30 MAY 1916

..... appointments to the Most. Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of services in connection with Transport duties at the Dardanelles; the appointments to date from 1st January, 1916:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Lionel de Lautour Wells, R.N.

Commander (Acting Captain) Henry Valentine Simpson, R.N.

29608 - 2 JUNE 1916

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the War.

To be additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe, R.N.

Fleet-Paymaster Henry Wilfred Eldon Manisty, R.N.

Commander Alfred Rawlinson, R.N.V.R.

Captain Logan Sutherland Stansfeld, R.N, (retired).

Commander Dennis Augustus Hugo Larking, R.N. (retired).

Major-General John Frederic Daniell, R.M.L.I.

29736 - 5 SEPTEMBER 1916

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, in recognition of services with the Royal Naval Division in the Gallipoli Peninsula:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Lieut.-Col. (now Col. 2nd Comdt.) Edward James Stroud, R.M.L.I.

Lieut.-Col. Alexander Richard Hamilton Hutchison, R.M.L.I.

Temp. Lieut.-Col. Leslie Orme Wilson, D.S.O., M.P. (Reserve of Officers, R.M.).

Fleet Surg. Ernest James Finch, R.N.

29751 - 15 SEPTEMBER 1916

BATTLE OF JUTLAND - AWARDS TO OFFICERS

..... (see Battle of Jutland - Commendations and Awards to Officers, Naval Despatch dated 23 August 1916)

..... promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services mentioned in the foregoing despatch; the appointments to date from the 31st May, 1916:

To be an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross, of the said Most Distinguished Order.

Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.

_____

To be Additional Members of the Second Class, or, Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order.

Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram, K.C.B.

Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, Bt., K.C.B., C.V.O., C.M.G.

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Edward Madden, K.C.B., C.V.O.

_____

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order.

Rear-Admiral Osmond De Beauvoir Brock, C.B.

Captain Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, C.V.O., C.B.

29799 - 24 OCTOBER 1916

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officer during operations in Mesopotamia:

To be an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order.

Captain Cathcart Romer Wason, R.N.

29876 - 22 DECEMBER 1916

(included in Army awards and lists)

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, for services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field in Mesopotamia; to be dated the 3rd June, 1916:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Comdr. Willoughby Baynes Huddleston, R. Ind. Marine.

1917

all Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George,

29938 – 9 FEBRUARY 1917

..... promotions in and appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; to date from 1st January, 1917:

To be Ordinary Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

(including)

Captain Edward Harrington Martin, R.C.N., Captain-Superintendent of the Halifax Dockyard, Nova Scotia.

29944 – 13 FEBRUARY 1917

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George for services rendered in connection with military operations in the field:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order.

(including)

Commander Neville Frederick Jarvis Wilson, Royal Ind. Marine.

30002 - 27 MARCH 1917

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

To be an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Commander William Fortescue Sells, R.N., in recognition of his services during the war as Naval Attaché to His Majesty's Legation at Athens.

30111 - 1 JUNE 1917

The KING (is) pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, to give directions for the following appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the War:

To be an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Vice-Admiral Charles Dundas of Dundas (retired).

_____

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Edward Cecil Villiers, R.N.

Captain Arthur Gordon Smith, R.N.

Captain Hubert Lynes, R.N.

Captain Francis Clifton Brown, R.N.

Captain Percival Henry Hall Thompson, R.N.

Captain Roger Roland Charles Backhouse, R.N., C.B.

Captain Frederick Parland Loder-Symonds, R.N.

Captain Barry Edward Domvile, R.N.

Captain Horace Walker Longden, R.N.

Captain William Bourchier Sherard Wrey, R.N. (retired).

Captain Francis Eaton Travers, R.N. (retired).

Captain Reginald Francis Parker, R.N. (retired).

Captain John Pratt De Montmorency, R.N. (retired).

Captain Sir Malcolm MacGregor, Bart., R.N. (retired).

Captain David Monteith Hamilton, R.N. (retired).

Acting Captain Edward Louis Dalrymple Boyle, R.N. (retired).

Acting Captain Alfred Edward Hay Marescaux, R.N. (retired).

Acting Commander Charles Denniston Burney, R.N.

Acting Captain Alfred Gilmore Alston, R.N. (retired).

Acting Commander Sir George Elliot Armstrong, Bart., R.N. (retired).

Fleet-Surgeon George Thompson Bishop, R.N.

Fleet-Paymaster William Ernest Russell Martin, R.N.

Paymaster-in-Chief Francis Cooke Alton, R.N. (retired), C.B.

Paymaster-in-Chief Charles Edgar Byron, R.N. (retired).

Fleet-Paymaster Francis Hamilton Gerty, R.N. (retired).

Temporary Paymaster Harold Nevil Smart, R.N.V.R.

Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Henry Hawkins, R.M.L.I.

Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Julian Thoroton, R.M.L.I.

Admiral Robert Stevenson Dalton Cuming (temp. Capt., R.N.R.). (Added on 29 June 1917)

30133 - 15 JUNE 1917

EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of the services mentioned in the Commander-in-Chief's despatch (see East African Campaign, Naval Despatch dated 28 January 1917):

To be additional members of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson, M.V.O., R.N. Was in command of H.M.S. "Vengeance'' and in charge of organisation of landing parties in the coastal operations. The shooting of "Vengeance" was remarkably accurate, and contributed largely to the success of the operations.

Captain Alfred Charles Sykes, R.N. In command of H.M.S. "Challenger," and frequently carried out duties of Senior Naval Officer. The shooting of "Challenger" during the night bombardment of Dar-es-Salaam on 21st August assisted largely in bringing about the surrender.

30227 - 10 AUGUST 1917

Honours for Miscellaneous Services.

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the War:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Lieut.-Cdr. (Act. Cdr.) Oliver Locker-Lampson, R.N.V.R., M.P. In recognition of his services in command of a Naval Armoured Car Squadron throughout the war. Cdr. Locker-Lampson raised this force at the beginning of the war, and has commanded it throughout its operations in Belgium, Persia, Armenia, the Dobrudja, and Roumania with great zeal and gallantry, and has taken part personally in most of the fighting.

Capt. Bertram Fox Hayes, R.D., R.N.R.

30252 - 24 AUGUST 1917

(included in Army lists)

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, for services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field in Mesopotamia, to be dated 4th June) 1917:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

T./Lt.-Col. (temp. Brig.-Gen.) Robert Herbert Wilfrid Hughes, D.S.O., R.E. (Comdr. R.N.R.).

T./Lt.-Col. Hugh Robertson, R.E. (Eng. Cmdr., R. Ind. Mar.).

30258 - 28 AUGUST 1917

Admiralty, 29th August, 1917.

Honours for Service in the Action in the Straits of Otranto on the 15th May, 1917.

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

To be an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Capt. Albert Percy Addison, R.N. In recognition of his services in command of H.M.S. "Dartmouth" during the pursuit of and running fight with Austrian cruisers, which had attacked the Allied drifter line in the Straits of Otranto on the 15th May, 1917, and especially for his excellent judgment and work in bringing his ship safely into port, when she had been torpedoed by an enemy submarine on. her passage back, after the cruiser action was over.

30316 - 28 SEPTEMBER 1917

Honours for Miscellaneous Services.

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Capt. Harry Hesketh Smyth, D.S.O., R.N.

Capt. Frederick Shirley Litchfield-Speer, D.S.O., R.N.

30343 - 19 OCTOBER 1917

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

To be an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Rear-Admiral William Reginald Hall, C.B., Director of the Intelligence Division of the Admiralty War Staff; in recognition of his valuable services in connection with the War.

30451 - 28 DECEMBER 1917

..... promotion in and appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of valuable services rendered during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Second class, or Knights Commanders of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Vice-Admiral Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, C.B.

Rear-Admiral Edward Francis Benedict Charlton, C.B.

Rear-Admiral Sir Osmond De Beauvoir Brock, K.C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G.

Rear-Admiral Richard Fortescue Phillimore, C.B., M.V.O.

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Henry George Glas Sandeman, R.N (Commodore, 2nd Class).

Captain James William Combe, R.N.

Captain George Bingham Powell, R.N.

Captain Frederic Godfrey Bird, R.N, D.S.O.

Captain David Murray Anderson, R.N., M.V.O.

Captain Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds, R.N.

Captain Charles Samuel Wills, R.N., D.S.O.

Captain Charles Laverock Lambe, R.N., D.S.O.

Engineer Captain Archie Russell Emdin, R.N

Commander (Acting Captain) Harold Escombe, R.N.

Commander (Acting Captain) Donald John Munro, R.N.

Commander (Acting Captain) Fitzmaurice Acton, R.N.

Commander (Acting Captain) Ferdinand Halford Elderton, R.N., D.S.O.

Commander (Acting Captain) Archibald Cochrane, R.N.

Fleet-Paymaster Charles Edward Allen Woolley, R.N.

Fleet-Paymaster Tom Seaman, R.N.

Fleet-Paymaster Charles Henry Rowe, R.N.

Fleet-Paymaster Charles Ernest Batt, R.N.

Fleet-Surgeon Edward Henry Meaden, R.N.

Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Doveton Bridges, R.M.L.I.

Major Henry Cleeve Benett, R.M.L.I.

Lieutenant-Commander (Acting Commander) David George Hogarth, R.N.V.R.

1918

all Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George,

30484 - 18 JANUARY 1918

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

To be an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Rear-Admiral (Acting Vice-Admiral) Sir Henry Francis Oliver, K.C.B., M.V.O., in recognition of the very valuable services he has rendered as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff during the war.

30624 - 9 APRIL 1918

..... promotion in, and appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, for distinguished services in the Field in connection with Military Operations, culminating in the capture of Jerusalem. Dated 1st January, 1918:

(including)

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the Most Distinguished Order:

Maj. (T./Brig.-Gen.) Edward Fymnore Trew, D.S.O., R.M.L.I.

30723 - 31 MAY 1918

The KING (is) pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, to give directions for the following appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of valuable services rendered during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Second Class or Knights Commanders of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, K.C.B., C.V.O.

Rear-Admiral Hugh Henry Darby Tothill, C.B.

Captain Sir Herbert Acton Blake, R.N.R., K.C.V.O.

_____

To be Additional Members of the Third Class or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Rear-Admiral Thomas Webster Kemp, C.B., C.I.E.

Captain Raymond Andrew Nugent, R.N.

Captain Theobald Walter Butler Kennedy, R.N.

Captain Gerald William Vivian, R.N.

Captain Robert Woodyear Glennie, R.N.

Captain Cyril Samuel Townsend, R.N.

Captain Herbert Neville Garnett, R.N.

Captain William Leslie Elder, R.N.

Captain Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson, R.N.

Captain Lawrence Leopold Dundas, R.N.

Captain Forster Delafield Arnold-Forster, R.N.

Captain George Parker Bevan, R.N., D.S.O. (Commodore, 2nd Class).

Captain John Fenwick Warton, R.N.

Captain Cecil Vivian Usborne, R.N.

Engineer-Captain Henry Wall, R.N.

Captain Rupert Stanley Gwatkin-Williams, R.N.

Captain Frederick Owen Pike, R.N.R., D.S.O. (Vice-Admiral, retired).

Commander Hector Boyes, R.N.

Fleet-Surgeon (acting Deputy Surgeon-General) Percy William Bassett-Smith, R.N., C.B.

Fleet-Surgeon Frederick James Abercrombie Dalton, R.N.

Fleet-Surgeon Edward Sutton, R.N.

Fleet-Surgeon David Walker Hewitt, R.N., M.B.

Fleet-Surgeon William Wallace Keir, R.N., M.B.

Fleet-Paymaster Frederick Richard Waymouth, R.N.

Fleet-Paymaster Henshaw Robert Russell, R.N.

Fleet-Paymaster Herbert Stanley Measham, R.N.

Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Richard James Saumarez, R.M.L.I.

Major (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) Arthur Greenway Little, R.M.L.I.

30807 - 19 JULY 1918

ZEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND RAIDS

Honours for Services in the Operations against Zeebrugge and Ostend on the Night of the 22nd-23rd April, 1918.

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of distinguished services during the operations against Zeebrugge and Ostend on the night of the 22nd-23rd April, 1918:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Capt. (Cdre., 1st Cl.) the Hon. Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle, C.B., M.V.O., R.N.

Capt. Henry Percy Douglas, R.N.

30825 - 2 AUGUST 1918

..... promotions in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

To be an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Edward Bethell, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., on relinquishing the command of the Plymouth Station.

_____

To be an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Rear-Admiral Lionel Halsey, C.B., C.M.G., on relinquishing the post of Third Sea Lord.

30870 - 27 AUGUST 1918

OSTEND RAID - HONOURS

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the distinguished services mentioned in the foregoing despatch:

To be an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Ernest Wigram, R.N., D.S.O.

30911 - 20 SEPTEMBER 1918

..... promotion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and St. George:

To be an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt, R.N., C.B., C.M.G., late Naval Attache to His Majesty's Embassy at Washington

31099 - 31 DECEMBER 1918

..... promotions in and appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of valuable services rendered during the War:

To be Additional Members of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Vice-Admiral The Honourable Sir Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe, K.C.B., C.V.O.

Vice-Admiral Sir Montague Edward Browning, K.C.B., M.V.O.

Vice-Admiral Sir John Michael de Robeck, K.C.B.

_____

To be Additional Members of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, K.C.B., M.V.O.

Vice-Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, K.C.B., K.C.V.O.

Rear-Admiral Francis Fitzgerald Haworth-Booth, C.M.G.

Rear-Admiral Allan Frederic Everett, C.B.

Engineer Rear-Admiral Henry Humphreys, C.B.

Surgeon Rear-Admiral George Welch, C.B.

Major-General John Frederic Daniell, R.M.L.I., C.M.G.

_____

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Rear-Admiral Cecil Frederick Dampier.

Lieutenant-Colonel.and Brevet Colonel (temp. Brigadier-General) St. George Bewes Armstrong, R. M.L.I.

Captain Alexander Farrington, R.N.

Captain Montagu William Warcop Peter Consett, R.N.

Captain Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy, R.N.

Captain Arthur Kenneth Macrorie, R.N., M.V.O.

Captain Charles William Bruton, R.N.

Captain Alldin Usborne Moore, R.N.

Captain Arthur Edmund Wood, R.N.

Captain Lockhart Leith, R.N., D.S.O.

Captain Gilbert Owen Stephenson, R.N.

Captain John Lewis Pearson, R.N.

Captain Wilfred Frankland French, R.N.

Commander (acting Captain) Sidney Richard Olivier, R.N.

Acting Captain Henry Albert le Fowne Hurt, R.N.

Engineer Captain Sydney Rider, R.N.

Lieutenant-Colonel Picton Phillipps, R.M.A., M.V.O.

Engineer Commander (acting Engineer Captain) Richard Barns Morison, R.N.

Commander Edward James Headlam, R.N., D.S.O.

Engineer Commander Horace George Summerford, R.N.

Engineer Commander Arthur Edward Hyne, R.N.

Surgeon Commander Robert Dundonald Jameson, R.N.

Surgeon Commander Hugh Somerville Burniston, M.B., R.N.

Acting Paymaster Commander John Cogswell Boardman, R.N.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) Arthur Peel, R.M.L.I.

1919

all Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George,

31176 - 11 FEBRUARY 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of valuable services rendered during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville, R.N.

Commander (acting Captain) Charles Gabry Dix, R.N., D.S.O.

31182 - 14 FEBRUARY 1919

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of valuable services in command of the Royal Marine Artillery siege gun detachment in Flanders since February, 1918:

To be an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Lieutenant-Colonel Pryce Peacock, R.M.A.

31236 - 14 MARCH 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order.

Captain Alister Francis Beal, R.N. In recognition of his services in command of H.M.S. "Weymouth" at the bombardment of Durazzo on the 2nd October, 1918.

Captain Arthur Brandreth Scott Button, R.N. In recognition of his services in command of Grand Fleet Destroyer Flotillas.

Captain Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy, R.N. In recognition of his services as Captain (D) of a Grand Fleet Destroyer Flotilla.

31248 - 21 MARCH 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the War:

To be an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Rear-Admiral Douglas Romilly Lothian Nicholson, Rear-Admiral, 4th Battle Squadron.

To be an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Denis Granville Thynne, R.N. For valuable services in command of a Minelayer for eighteen months. Many of the operations were carried out in dangerous enemy waters.

31262 - 28 MARCH 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of valuable services rendered during the War:

To be an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Rear-Admiral (acting Vice-Admiral) Heathcoat Salusbury Grant, C.B. For valuable services as Senior Naval Officer, Gibraltar.

_____

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Paymaster Captain Charles Edward Lynes, R.N. For valuable services as Secretary to Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., C.V.O., British Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean.

Commander Gerald Charles Dickens, R.N. For valuable services as Flag Commander to Vice-Admiral The Hon. Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., C.V.O., British Commander-in-Chief, Mediterannean.

Lieutenant-Commander (acting Commander) Arthur Sydney Langley, R.N.V.R. For valuable services in charge of the Royal Naval Experimental Station, Stratford.

31274 - 4 APRIL 1919

..... promotion in, and appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned officers during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain the Honourable Hubert George Brand, R.N., C.B., C.V.O. (Commodore, First Class), Captain of the Fleet

Captain Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, R.N., C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., Principal Gunnery Officer of the Fleet.

Surgeon Capt. Robert Hill, R.N., C.B., C.V.O., Principal Medical Officer, Grand Fleet.

Engineer Captain Donald Percy Green, R.N., C.B., Staff of Commander-in-Chief. Grand Fleet.

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Commander Roger Mowbray Bellairs, R.N., War Staff Officer, Grand Fleet.

Commander Ralph Frederick Seymour, R.N., D.S.O., Fleet Signal Officer.

31303 - 18 APRIL 1919

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officer during the War:

To be an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain James Uchtred Farie, R.N. For valuable services in command of H.M.S. "Cochrane" during the defence of Pechenga between the 3rd May and 29th September, 1918.

31360 - 23 MAY 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of valuable services rendered during the War:

To be an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Admiral Charles Holcombe Dare, C.B., M.V.O. For valuable services in command of the important Auxiliary Patrol Base of Milford Haven since February, 1915.

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To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Lawrence Walter Braithwaite, R.N. For valuable services as head of the Auxiliary Patrol Organisation since the 31st May 1917.

Commander (Acting Captain) Basil George Washington, R.N. For valuable services as Senior Naval Officer, Caspian, during the latter part of 1918,

Commander Neston William Diggle, R.N. For valuable services in command of ships of the Dover Patrol in action off the Belgian coast since September, 1915.

Engineer-Commander Francis Blake O'Dogherty, R.N. For valuable services in connection with the fitting out and equipping of the Caspian Flotilla.

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander (Acting Paymaster Commander) John Duncan Macaulay Cavanagh, R.N. For valuable services in connection with the anti-submarine and convoy organisations.

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander (Acting Paymaster Commander) Alec Ernest Haine, R.N. For valuable services as secretary to Vice-Admiral Sir Roger J. B. Keyes, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.M.G., D S.O., both as Chief of Staff during the Gallipoli operations and as Vice-Admiral Commanding Dover Patrol.

31379 - 30 MAY 1919

..... promotions in and appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned officers during the War:

To be Additional Members of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Admiral the Hon. Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville, G.C.V.O., K.C.B.

Admiral Sir Thomas Henry Martyn Jerram, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.

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To be Additional Members of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Admiral Ernest Charles Thomas Troubridge, C.B., C.M.G., M.V.O.

Rear-Admiral George Price Webley Hope, C.B.

Rear-Admiral Rudolf Walter Bentinck, C.B.

Rear-Admiral Charles Martin de Bartolomé, C.B.

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To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Brigadier-General) Frank Valiant Temple, R.M.L.I.

Captain Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, R.N.

Captain Alan Geoffrey Hotham, R.N.

Captain Charles William Rawson Royds, R.N.

Captain Herbert Arthur Buchanan-Wollaston, R.N.

Commander (acting Captain) Joseph Man, R.N., O.B.E.

Paymaster Commander (temporary Paymaster Capt.) William Frederick Cullinan, R.N.

Paymaster Commander (temporary Paymaster Captain) Victor Herbert Thomas Weekes, R.N., C.B.

Colonel Harry Douglas Farquharson, R.M.L.I.

Lieutenant-Colonel John Bruce Finlaison, R.M.L.I.

Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Hugh Ferguson Montgomery, R.M.L.I., D.S.O.

Major (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) Joseph Arthur Myles Ariel Clark, R.M.L.I.

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The KING (is) pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's birthday, to give directions for the following promotions in and appointments, to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

(including)

To be Ordinary Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order.

Lieutenant-Colonel William Dixon, R.M.A., Officer Administering the Government of Saint Helena.

31398 - 10 JUNE 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Commander Dudley Burton Napier North, R.N. For valuable services afloat and in important administrative appointments ashore during the war.

Engineer-Commander Robert Beeman, R.N. For valuable services on experimental work in the Engineer-in-Chief's Department.

Paymaster Commander Arthur Fullam Weston, R.N. For valuable services as secretary to the Senior Naval Officer, Liverpool, and as Base Officer of the Tenth Cruiser Squadron.

Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Richard Foster Carter Foster, R.M.A., D.S.O. For valuable services as Assistant Quartermaster-General, 10th Army Corps.

Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Charles Frederic Jerram, R.M.L.I., D.S.O. For valuable services as General Staff Officer, 1st Grade, 46th Division.

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander (acting Paymaster-Commander) Herbert Martyn Boxer, R.N. For valuable services as secretary to Vice-Adml. Sir Herbert L. Heath, K.C.B., M.V.O., when in command of the 7th and 2nd Cruiser Squadrons, 3rd Battle Squadron, and Second Sea Lord.

31413 - 20 JUNE 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of the services of the undermentioned officers during:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Arthur Bromley, R.N. For valuable services in command of H.M. Ships "Columbella, "Chatham," and "Courageous" and as Flag, Captain to the Vice-Admiral, Light Cruiser Force.

Captain Edward Astley-Rushton, R.N. For valuable services as Second in Command of H.M.S. "Southampton," and later as Commanding Officer of H.M.A.S. "Melbourne," in the 2nD Light Cruiser Squadron.

Engineer-Commander William Pashco Cunday Spriddle, R.N. For valuable services as Engineer Officer of H.M. Ships "Chester" and "Glorious."

Engineer-Commander Percy Frederick Griffiths, R.N. For valuable services as Engineer Officer on the Staff of the Rear-Admiral, Harwich Force.

Surgeon-Commander Joseph Chambers, M.B., B.A., R.N. For valuable services as Operating Surgeon at the Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, since December, 1915.

Paymaster-Commander Edward Hugh Neat R.N. For valuable services as Secretary to the Divisional Naval Transport Officer at Boulogne since the beginning of the War.

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander (temporary Paymaster-Commander) Percy D'Evelyn Marks, R.N. For valuable services at sea in various theatres of war, and at the Admiralty.

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander Cecil Arthur Ward, R.N. For valuable services as Secretary to Vice- Admiral Sir William C. Pakenham, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., Commanding the Battle Cruiser Force.

31421 - 24 JUNE 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Harry Louis d'Estoteville Skipwith, R.N., Commodore, 2nd Cl. For valuable services in command of H.M.S. "Vernon," and as Commodore, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham.

Captain William Rawdon Napier, R.N., D.S.O. For valuable services as Superintendent of the Mining School, Portsmouth.

Captain Francis Arthur Marten, R.N. For valuable services in command of H.M.S. "Inconstant," 1st Light Cruiser Squadron.

Engineer Commander William Reginald Crawford, R.N. For valuable services as Engineer Officer of H.M.S. "Calliope," 4th Light Cruiser Squadron.

Paymaster Commander Harold Rodham, R.N. For valuable services as Accountant Officer of the R.N. Depot, Immingham.

31425 - 27 JUNE 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the War:

To be an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Mansfield George Smith-Cumming, R.N., C.B.

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To be an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander (tempy. Paymaster Commander) Reginald Butcher. R.N., M.V.O. For valuable services as Secretary to Admiral Sir Frederic E. E. Brook, K.C.M.G. C.B., while Senior Naval Officer, Gibraltar, and Admiral Commanding Orkneys and Shetlands.

31445 - 8 JULY 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Stephen Herbert Radcliffe, R.N. For valuable services as Flag Captain to the Vice-Admiral Commanding, Royal Australian Navy.

Captain Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall, R.N. For valuable services as Flag Captain to the Rear-Admiral, 3rd and 4th Battle Squadrons.

Captain George Trewby, D.S.O., R.N. For valuable services as Flag Captain and Chief of Staff to the Rear-Admiral Commanding, 10th Cruiser Squadron.

Paymaster Captain Vincent Adrian Lawford, D.S.O., R.N. For valuable services as Secretary to Vice-Admiral Sir Dudley R. S. de Chair, K.C.B., M.V.O., both as Naval Adviser to the Minister of Blockade and Admiral Commanding Coastguards and Reserves, also as Liaison Officer between the Minister of Blockade and Admiralty.

31461 - 15 JULY 1919

..... appointments To the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Third Glass, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain (now Rear-Admiral) Frederick Laurence Field, C.B., R.N. For valuable services as Chief of Staff to the Admiral, Second in Command, Grand Fleet.

Captain Michael Henry Hodges, C.B., M.V.O., A.D.C., R.N. (Commodore 1st Class). For valuable services as Naval Attache, Paris, and as Divisional Naval Transport Officer, Salonika.

Captain Henry Montagu Doughty, C.B., A.D.C., R.N. For valuable services in command of H.M.S. "Royal Sovereign," 1st Battle Squadron.

Captain Wilfrid Allan Egerton, R.N. For valuable services as Flag Commander to Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O., Commanding 5th Battle Squadron.

Commander Alfred Headley Norman, R.N. For valuable services as Commander (N.) in the Flagship of the Admiral, Second in Command, Grand Fleet.

Commander Guy Charles Cecil Royle, R.N. For valuable services as Gunnery Officer of H.M.S. "Marlborough," 1st Battle Squadron, and as Flag Commander to the Admiral, Second in Command, Grand Fleet.

Commander Herbert Fitzherbert, R.N. For valuable services as Flag Lieutenant to Admiral of the Fleet, Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O., when Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet, and to Admiral Sir Charles E. Madden, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.V.O., Second in Command, Grand Fleet.

Paymaster Commander Reginald Phelps Walker, R,N. For valuable services in H.M.S. "Resolution" as Senior Accountant Officer, 1st Battle Squadron.

31483 - 29 JULY 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Commander Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell, R.N. For valuable services in command of H.M. Ships "Usk" and "Wear," and later as second in command of H.M.A.S. "Australia" and H.M.S. "Barham."

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander (tempy. Paymaster Commander) Raymond Spencer Thursfield, R.N. For valuable services as Secretary to Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur C. Leveson, K.C.B., in important appointments during the War.

31499 - 8 AUGUST 1919

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of the services of the undermentioned officer during the war:

To be an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companions, Of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain George Napier Tomlin, M. V. O., R. N. For valuable services in command of H.M.S. "Liverpool."

31516 - 19 AUGUST 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Surgeon Commander John Falconer Hall, R.N., M.B. For valuable services in H.M.A.S. "Australia" and H.M. Hospital Ship "Soudan" and at the Medical Department, Admiralty.

Surgeon Commander Thomas Tendron Jeans, R.N., M.B. For valuable services in various theatres of the War.

Surgeon Commander Francis Bolster, R.N., M.B., B.A. For valuable services in various theatres of the War.

31553 - 12 SEPTEMBER 1919

..... promotion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officer during the War:

To be an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain Bertram Fox Hayes, R.N.R., C.M.G., D.S.O., R.D. For valuable services in connection with the transport of troops during the War.

31604 - 14 OCTOBER 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Paymaster Commander (acting Paymaster Captain) Charles Fleetwood Pollard, C.B., R.N. For valuable services at the Peace Conference, Paris.

Commander Alfred Stead, R.N.V.R. For valuable services in connection with operations on the Salonika front and on Danube.

31683 - 9 DECEMBER 1919

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officer during the War:

To be an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Rear-Admiral John Frederick Ernest Green, C.B. For valuable services as Senior Naval Officer, White Sea.

31712 - 30 DECEMBER 1919

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of valuable services rendered during the later stages of the War:

To be an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Rear-Admiral Richard Webb, C.B.

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To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain David Thomas Norris, R.N., C.B.

Captain John Peter Ralph Marriott, R.N.

1920

all Chancery of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George,

31748 - 20 JANUARY 1920

..... appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officer during the War:

To be an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Captain. Berwick Curtis, C.B., D.S.O., R.N. For valuable services as Captain (D.), 20th Destroyer Flotilla in Russia.

31811 - 5 MARCH 1920

..... appointments to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the War:

To be Additional Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order.

Captain John Alfred Moreton, D.S.O., R.N. For valuable services in command of H.M.S. "Erebus" in the Baltic.

Captain George William McOran Campbell, R.N. For valuable services in command of the First Destroyer Flotilla operating in the Gulf of Finland.

Captain Geoffrey Mackworth, D.S.O., R.N. For valuable services as Flag Captain on the Staff of the Senior Naval Officer, Baltic, and in command of H.M. Ships "Curacoa" and "Delhi."

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