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).
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.
3 unidentified soldiers, Special Air Service. Awarded 29 June 1991.[14]
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
CPO (Diver) Hammond was the last recipient of the CGM before the inception of the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) in 1993. Only two CGM (Navy) were issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II: Hammond's for the Gulf War; and Sergeant Ian Prescott, a Royal Engineer who was attending a Naval task aboard HMS Antelope, in the Falklands War of 1982.
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
Acting Petty Officer (Diver) Andrew Seabrook, Royal Navy; 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.
Lance Corporal Richard Sellers, Special Air Service. Awarded 29 June 1991, gazetted as Duke of Wellington's Regiment in 1997.[5]
Private Thomas Robertson Gow, Royal Scots, Acting Section Second-in-Command, 5 Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion. Awarded 29 June 1991.[18]
TrooperRobert Gaspare Consiglio, Special Air Service (posthumous). Awarded 20 November 1991, gazetted as Private, Parachute Regiment in 1996.[19]
Trooper Steven John Lane, Special Air Service (posthumous). Awarded 20 November 1991, gazetted as Lance Corporal, Corps of Royal Engineers in 1996.[19]
Trooper Anthony Cyril James Nicholls, Special Air Service. Awarded 29 June 1991, gazetted as Private, Parachute Regiment in 1997.[16]
6 unidentified soldiers, Special Air Service. Awarded 29 June 1991.[17][20]
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. Awarded 29 June 1991 as unidentified member of Special Forces, Royal Air Force, subsequently gazetted as named recipient, 1996.[19]
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.
Sergeant Trevor Hugh Smith, Royal Anglian Regiment; Platoon Sergeant, 8 Platoon, C Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers; 26 February 1991
^"No. 52588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1991. p. 7. Note: Probably Andrew John Whistler. Awarded 29 June 1991, subsequently gazetted in 1994.
^"No. 52588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1991. p. 16. Note: Probably Simon Owen Falla, awarded 29 June 1991, subsequently gazetted in 1994.
^"No. 52588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1991. p. 4. Note: Probably Steven Argent Wakely. Awarded 29 June 1991, subsequently gazetted in 1994.
^"No. 52588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1991. p. 9. Note: Probably includes David John Wood, Nicholas Roy Davies and William Glen Guthrie McGill. All awarded 29 June 1991, subsequently gazetted in 1994 and 1997.
^"No. 52588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1991. p. 20. Note: Probably Sean Keith Paul Reynolds. Awarded 29 June 1991, subsequently gazetted in 1994.
^"No. 52601". The London Gazette. 12 July 1991. p. 10703. Note: Probably Terence Powell. Awarded 29 June 1991, subsequently gazetted in 2006.
^ abcd"No. 52588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1991. p. 10. Note: Probably includes Peter Ratcliffe, Stephen Francis Maguire and Floyd Matthew Woodrow. All awarded 29 June 1991, subsequently gazetted in 1997.
^Note: Probably includes Melville, Armstrong, Dunbar, Yourston, Sellers and Nicholls. All awarded 29 June 1991, subsequently gazetted in 1997 and 1998.