New Years Honours – Military Division Accolades
When the New Years Honours list comes out we are often too distracted by news of the celebrities who receive nods versus the longer list of those who have been rewarded for their service to our country. You might have taken note of Andy Murray becoming the youngest knight in modern times or news of Sir Mo or Dame Jessica or Anna (more here).
source: The Telegraph, “New Years Honours List”
But it’s worth digging into the impressive news of the 114 service personnel and 38 civilians have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen this year. See the full list here, and a few headlines and more details from some very proud communities:
- New Year’s Honours 2017: Heroes and heroines of Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell given titles
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/new-years-honours-2017-reading-12385996 - Royal Navy recipients revealed in New Year Honours List 2017
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/december/30/161230-new-year-honours-revealed - Royal Airforce recipients
http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/NewYearsHonours2017.cfm - Military Personnel In 2017 New Years Honours
http://forces.tv/07725462
Air Marshal Richard Frank Garwood, CB, CBE DFC – As a Knight Commander – pictured alongside four newly-graduated drone pilots
