Above and beyond the call
Queen's birthday honours

Edition 1169, June 28, 2007
   
 
Gonged: CA Lt-Gen Peter Leahy visits troops in Timor-Leste.
Photo by PO Damian Pawlenko
COMPANION (AC) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION

Lt-Gen Peter LEAHY AO
For eminent service to the ADF in command of the Australian Army and strategic staff appointments.

OFFICER (AO) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION

Maj General John Patrick CANTWELL AM
For distinguished service as the Director of Strategic Operations for the Multi-National Force - Iraq.
Maj General Mark EVANS DSC AM
For distinguished service to the ADF in senior command and staff appointments.

MEMBER (AM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION

Brig Andrew Brian DUDGEON
For exceptional service as the Deputy Director Army Aviation in Aerospace Combat Development Division, Team Leader of the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Resident Project Team - France and Deput Commander of 16 Bde (Aviation).
Col Brett Andrew GREENLAND
For exceptional service as the Deputy Director Army Aviation, VCDF Group and CO of 5 Avn Regt
Brig GeoffreyWilliam HAND RFD
For exceptional service as Commander 13 Bde and Director Army Personnel Agency - Perth.
Brig Michael Christopher KEHOE
For exceptional service as Commander 17 CSS Bde, the Director Personnel - Army and CO 10FSB.
Brig Michael John MOON DSC
For exceptional service as the Commander JTF 633 on Op Catalyst and Slipper.
Col David Thomas MULHALL
For exceptional service to the ADF as inaugural Chief Instructor, Australian Command and Staff College; CO 1CSSB, Career Adviser and Director at the Directorate of Officer Career Management - Army and as Director of Personnel Operations - Army.
Brig Andrew John SIMS CSC
For exceptional service to the Australian Army in command appointments, particularly as Commander JTF 632 on Op Pakistan Assist.
Brig Michael David SLATER DSC CSC
For exceptional service as the Commander JTF 630 on Op LARRY ASSIST and as the Commander JTF 631 on Op Astute.
Lt-Col Glenn David STOCKTON
For exceptional service as the Staff Officer Grade One Joint Plans - Land, Strategic Operations Division and as CO of 3CER.

MEDAL (OAM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

Lt-Col Thomas Edward CHILDS RFD (Ret’d)
For service to the preservation of the history of the Australian Light Horse, and to the ex-service community.
Brig Ian George GILMORE OBE (retd)
For service to the community, particularly through a range of ex-service, engineering and military bodies.

MEDAL (OAM) IN THE MILITARY DIVISION

WO1 Terry Joan BEER
For meritorious performance of duty as the OPSWO and Call Centre Supervisor at the National Welfare Coordination Centre.
WO1 Shayne Randyn BURLEY
For meritorious service as the RSM 1/15RNSWL and of 2/14 LHR (QMI).
WO1 John Owen FRAZER
For meritorious service as the RSM of the Distribution Division, ALTC and 3CSSB.
WO1 Mustafa JESENKOVIC CSC
For meritorious service to 1HSB, ASAH, and RAAMC.
WO1 Grant Stephen McFARLANE
For meritorious service as RSM 10/27RSAR, WSM, Rifleman Wing, School of Infantry and RSM of 3RAR.
WO1 Kevin Michael RYAN
For meritorious service as RSM AMTG 2.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC)

Lt-Col John Loughlin GOULD
For distinguished command and leadership as Commander of SOTG during Op Slipper Rotation 2.
Lt-Col Peter John SHORT
For distinguished command and leadership in action as CO AMTG 2 on Op Catalyst, Iraq.

COMMENDATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

WO2 Daniel BRABAN
For distinguished service as the Officer-in-Charge and Human Intelligence Control Officer of the Field Human Intelligence Team, AMTG 2 as part of Op Catalyst.
Maj Kyle Patrick TYRRELL
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the OC Australian Security Detachment IX - Baghdad in 2006.

BAR TO THE CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC and Bar)

Lt-Col Andrew William BOTTRELL CSC
For outstanding achievement as the Commander of the JTF 631 Logistic Component during Op Astute.

CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS (CSC)

Lt-Col Rolf AUDRINS
For outstanding achievement as the Staff Officer Grade One, Development at ALTC.
Col Andrew Thomas CONDON
For outstanding achievement as the Commander JTF 629, Op Ramp.
Cpl William Zeath HARPER
For outstanding achievement as a Recruit Instructor at ARTC, Blamey Barracks, Kapooka.
Lt-Col Andrew Lockhart McLACHLAN
For outstanding achievement as South Australian Panel Leader, Australian Army Legal Corps, in support of ADF units in SA, in particular 9 Bde.
Lt-Col Michael Anthony MUMFORD
For outstanding achievement as the CO of Battle Group Faithful on Op Astute.
Lt-Col Ian William UPJOHN
For outstanding achievement as CO 4/19PWLH within 4 Bde.

NURSING SERVICE CROSS (NSC)

Sgt Geoffrey Ian COX

For an act of exceptional dedication in the performance of nursing duties as a member of the RAAMC, Defence Cooperation Program - Timor-Leste.
WO2 Alastair George MACKENZIE
For an act of exceptional dedication in the performance of nursing duties as a member of the RAAMC, Defence Cooperation Program, Timor-Leste.
Capt Jane Anne MATEER
For outstanding devotion and competency in nursing duties on Op Catalyst at the USAF Theatre Hospital, Iraq.

CONSPICUOUS SERVICE MEDAL (CSM)

WO1 Noel Joseph ALLPORT
For outstanding service as the RQMS of 3RAR.
Maj Craig Douglas BICKELL
For outstanding service as the JTF 631 Staff Officer Intelligence during the lead up to the security crisis in Timor-Leste and on Op Astute.
Chaplain Timothy Noel BOOKER
For outstanding service as the deployed Chaplain to Battle Group Faithful, Op Astute and 3RAR.
Capt Emma Kate BRODER
For outstanding service as the Training Development Officer at DPTC.
Sgt Dean Alexander CLARK
For outstanding service as the Training and Assessment Sgt at 1RTB.
Lt-Col Clifford Frederick COLE
For outstanding service as the Staff Officer Grade One Operations and Plans, HQ 1st Joint Movt Gp, in producing the ADF joint movements effect for Operations Catalyst, Slipper, Anode, Astute, Ramp, Sumatra, Thai and Pakistan Assist during 2005 and 2006.
Capt Giles Julian CORNELIA
For outstanding service as an instructor and OC Bridges Company at RMC Duntroon.
WO2 Matthew Thomas DENTON
For outstanding service as the senior Manager, Communication Support Systems at DFSS.
Capt Linda Joy GILLETT
For outstanding service in support of operational deployments and training support tasks for 17 CSS Bde elements at Bde HQ and unit level.
WO2 Wayne Macdonald HARPER
For outstanding service as the SSM of 171 Avn Sqn.
WO2 Peter Richard HORLEY
For outstanding service as the Manager of the Army Experimental Warfighting Facility at the Land Warfare Development Centre.
Chaplain David Ernest JACKSON
For outstanding service as a Chaplain to the Australian Army while serving with SASR at Swanbourne and on Operations.
WO1 Stephen John KEOGH
For outstanding service as the medical technician trademaster and instructor at ALTC.
Maj Luke Cameron MARTIN
For outstanding service as the Joint Logistic Group Liaison Officer to JTF 631 on Op Astute.
Capt Lee Arnold MELBERZS
For outstanding service as the 2IC ADF Dental School.
Maj Darren John MOORE
For outstanding service as the OPSO at the Defence Network Support Agency.
WO2 Eric Louis PATTINGALE
For outstanding service as the Artificer Sergeant Major, 1/19RNSWR.
Sgt Adam Raoul VALLADARES
For outstanding service as the Senior Transport Cpl at 16 AD Regt.
WO2 Geoffrey Thomas VAUGHAN
For outstanding service as Manager Operational Movements at the Joint Movements Control Office Melbourne between January 2005 and September 2006.
WO1 Michelle WYATT
For outstanding service as the RSM of JTF 632, Op Pakistan Assist.