A Guide to Appointments & Invitations

for Defence Staffs within High Commissions & Embassies in

Section Subject Page 1 Editorial Notes 2 2 Ministers & Senior Appointments Structure - Ministry of Defence UK 3 3 Office Location Codes and Addresses 4 4 MOD Appointments - Central Staff 11 5 MOD Appointments - Navy Department 23 6 MOD Appointments - Army Department 27 7 MOD Appointments - Air Force Department 33 8 Abbreviations Denoting UK Honours & Awards 36 Section 1 Editorial Notes

A Guide to Appointments & Invitations

A Guide to Appointments & Invitations is printed and reissued every 4 months. The Editor is currently Foreign Liaison Staff (FLS Admin), Level 1 Zone N Main Building, Whitehall, LONDON, SW1A 2HB.

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Queries concerning the distribution of A Guide to Appointments & Invitations are to be sent by e-mail to the Editor at FLS. Note that telephone requests will not be processed by FLS. Section 2 Ministers and Senior Appointments Ministry of Defence (MOD UK) Secretary of State for Defence

Minister of State for the Armed Forces Minister of State Under-Secretary for Defence Equipment of State and and Support Minister for Veterans

Chief of the Permanent Defence Staff Under-Secretary (CDS) of State (PUS)

Chief of Chief Vice Chief 2nd Chief of Defence Scientific of the Permanent Chief of the Chief of the Chief of the Joint Material Adviser Defence Staff Under Naval Staff General Staff Air Staff Operations (CSA) Secretary (CGS) (CAS) (CDM) (VCDS) (2nd PUS) (CJO)

Defence Air Force Permanent Equipment Central Navy Staff Army Staff Staff Joint & Support Staff Branches Branches Branches Headquarters (DE&S) (PJHQ) `

Section 3 A Guide to Appointments & Invitations MOD Office Location Codes and Addresses

Location Address Code 1 Div HQ 1 (UK) Armoured Division, Herford, Germany, BFPO 15 2 Div HQ 2 Division, Craigiehall, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland, EH30 9TN 3 Div HQ 3 (UK) Division, Picton Barracks, , Bulford, , SP4 9NY 4 Div HQ 4 Division, Steeles Road, , , GU11 2DR 5 Div HQ 5 Division, , Copthorne Road, , , England, SY3 8LZ ABW Defence Equipment & Support, MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH AN Defence Equipment & Support, Monxton Road, Andover, Hampshire, England, SP11 8HT AR Hazebrouck Barracks, Arborfield Garrison, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 9NJ BL Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8RH BOV Allenby Barracks, Bovington Camp, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 6JA BRNC Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 0HS CA Army Medical Directorate, Former Army Staff College, Slim Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 4NP CAT Catterick Garrison, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL9 3JS CK Defence Intelligence & Security Centre (DISC), Chicksands, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5PR CM HQ Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME), Brompton Barracks, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UG COR Building 111, Basil Hill Site, Corsham, Wilts SN13 9NR CW HMS Collingwood, Newgate Lane, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1AS CWL RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8HB DC Seaford House, 37 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8NS DE Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), Camberley, Surrey, GU15 4PQ DMSTC Defence Medical Services Training Centre Keogh Barracks Aldershot GU12 5RQ

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DR HMS Dryad, Southwick, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6EJ DS HQ Defence Logistic Support Training Group (DLSTG), The Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 6RW DT HQ Director (DRLC), Dettingen House, The Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 6RW EN E Block, Ensleigh, Bath, BA1 5AB FB B Block, Ensleigh, Bath, BA1 5AB Ft BH Fort Blockhouse, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2AB GB Grenville Block, HMS Drake, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2BG GH Greenhill House, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN9 6BE GL RAF Innsworth, Gloucester, GL3 1EZ GK Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, , G2 8EX GT Centurion Building, Grange Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 9XA HAL RAF Halton, , , HP22 5PG JD Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC), MOD Shrivenham, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 8RF JHQ Joint HQ, (JHQ) Rheindahlen Military Complex, Germany, BFPO 140 JSC Faringdon Road, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 8TS LB HQ , Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BFPO 825 LD HQ Household Division, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2AX LH Stirling Barracks, , , Wiltshire, SP4 8QT LYM Commando Training Centre (CTCRM), Lympstone, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5AR MB MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2HB MIN Minerva House, Delta Office Park 800, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 7XQ MM Cloutman Block, Gibraltar Barracks, Blackwater, Camberley, Surrey, GU17 9LP MW , Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 8DY NE HQ Theatre Troops, Airfield Camp, Netheravon, Wiltshire, SP4 9SS NO RAF Northolt, West End Road, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 6NG NW Office of CinC FLEET, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 3HP NWP Permanent Joint Headquarters UK (PJHQ (UK)), Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 3TG PR HMS President, 72 St Katharine's Way, London, E1W 1UQ PWI Whale Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 8DX PY HM Naval Base Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3LS

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RA HMS Raleigh, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2PD RMCS Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, SN6 8LA RCDM Royal Centre for Defence Medicine,1st Floor, K Block, Selly Oak Hospital, Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6JD SC Defence Estates, Kingston Road. Sutton Coldfield. West Midlands. B75 7RL SM HQ , , Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 0AG STC HQ Strike Command, RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4UE SU HMS Sultan, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BY SZ St George's Court, 2-12 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SH TH Tomlinson House, , FY5 3WP TN MOD Taunton, , TA1 2DN UP Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9 6BE WA Land Warfare Centre, Imber Road, , Wiltshire, BA12 0DJ WE HQ MDP, Wethersfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4AZ WG Defence Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Centre (DNBCC), Winterbourne Gunner, Salisbury, Wiltshire,SP4 0ES WH Old War Office Building, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EU WR A Block, Warminster Road, Bath, Somerset, BA1 5AA WYT RAF Wyton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE17 2EA

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The Defence Council Format for Invitations Location Code

The Defence Council

Secretary of State for The Right Defence Honourable S of S MB-5D The Right Honourable Des Browne MP Des Browne MP and Mrs Browne Minister of State for the The Right Armed Forces Honourable Bob Minister (AF) MB-5B The Right Honourable Ainsworth MP Bob Ainsworth MP and Mrs Ainsworth Minister of State for Minister Defence Equipment and Lord and Lady MB-5B (DE&S) Support Drayson Lord Drayson Under-Secretary of State for Defence and Mr Derek Twigg US of S MB-5B Minister for Veterans MP and Mrs Twigg Derek Twigg MP Chief of the Defence CDS MB-5D Staff Sir Jock and Lady

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Format for Invitations Location Code

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stirrup GCB AFC ADC DSc FRAeS FCMI RAF Permanent Under- Mr Bill Jeffrey and PUS Secretary of State Mrs Joan MB-5D Mr Bill Jeffrey CB MacNaughton First Sea Lord and Chief Admiral Sir of the Naval Staff 1SL/CNS Jonathon and MB-5K Admiral Sir Jonathon Lady Band Band KCB ADC Chief of the General Staff General Sir CGS General Sir Richard Richard and Lady MB-5M Dannatt, KCB CBE MC Dannatt

Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Air Chief Marshal CAS KCB CBE Sir Glenn and MB-5I DSO ADC BSc(Eng) Lady Torpy FRAeS RAF Vice Chief of the General Sir Defence Staff Timothy and Lady VCDS General Sir Timothy MB-5F Granville- Granville-Chapman Chapman GBE KCB ADC Gen Second Permanent Mr and Mrs Ian 2nd PUS Under-Secretary of MB-5F Andrews State

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Format for Invitations Location Code

Mr Ian Andrews CBE TD Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Sir Roy MB- CSA Professor Roy and Lady 5.4.13 Anderson FRS Anderson Chief of Defence General Sir Kevin Material and Lady CDM ABW General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue O'Donoghue KCB CBE Secretary Chiefs of Staff Committee SECCOS MB-5F Group Captain Paul Paul and Mrs Higgins Higgins Principal Staff to Chief of the Defence and Mrs PSO/CDS MB-5D Staff Poffley Brigadier Mark Poffley Deputy Principal Staff Officer to Chief of the Group Capt and DPSO/CDS Defence Staff MB-5D Mrs Hedley Group Captain Bruce Hedley Military Assistant to Chief of the Defence Lieutenant MA/CDS MB-5D Staff A S Richmond Lt Col Alan Richmond

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Format for Invitations Location Code

Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for PS/S of S Mr & Mrs I Forber MB-5D Defence Mr Ian Forber

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MOD Central Staff Format for Invitations Location Code

Equipment Capability (EC) Staff

Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) Lieutenant General and Mrs A DCDS (EC) MB-2F Lieutenant General A Figgures Figgures Director-General Equipment DGE Mr and Mrs P Taylor MB-2F Mr P Taylor Capability Manager (Precision Attack) Rear Admiral and Mrs P CM(PA) Rear Admiral P Lambert Lambert MB-2F

Capability Manager (Information Superiority) Air Vice Marshal and Mrs S D CM (IS) MB-2F Air Vice Marshal S D Butler RAF Butler Capability Manager (Battlespace Manoeuvre) and General and Mrs C C CM(BM) & MGO Master General of the Ordnance MB-2F Wilson Major General C C Wilson CBE

Defence Medical Services Department (DMSD)

Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Health) Lieutenant General R Baxter DCDS(Health) MB-7F Lieutenant General Robert Baxter CBE CBE and Mrs G Baxter Director General Medical Operational Capability & DG Med Op Cap Medical Director General (Naval) Surgeon Rear Admiral & Mrs P MB-7F & MDG(N) Surgeon Rear Admiral Philip I Raffaelli QHP BSc MSc I Raffaelli MBCHB MRCGP FFOM Surgeon General DMSD-Surgeon Lieutenant-General and Mrs L Lieutenant General L P Lillywhite MBE QHS MB MSc MB-7F General P Lillywhite MFOM psc The Director of Defence Dental Services D DDS Brigadier and Mrs I A Pretsell HAL Brigadier I A Pretsell QHDS MDA BDS LDSRCS(Eng) 11 Edition JULY 2007 `

Format for Invitations Location Code

MGDSRCS(Eng) L/RADC Chief Executive Defence Medical Education & Training Agency Major General and Mrs M J von DMETA HQ-CE Ft BH Major General M J von Bertele OBE MB BCh DAvMed Bertele DIH MFOM

Personnel Director

Personnel Director Personnel Director Mr and Mrs R P Hatfield MB-6D Mr R P Hatfield CBE Director General Civilian Personal DGCP Miss D J Loudon MB-6K Miss D Loudon Director General Information DG Info Mr J C T Taylor MB-6F Mr J C T Taylor Director General Management and Organisation DGMO Mr and Mrs G Barlow MB-6I Mr G Barlow Director General Security & Safety DGS&S Mr & Mrs R Rooks MB-6B Mr R Rooks Chief Executive Pay & Personnel Agency HRSD-DG Mr and Mrs D Ball WR Mr D Ball

Policy Director

Policy Director Policy Director Mr and Mrs D Bowen MB-4D Mr D Bowen CMG Director General Development, Concepts & Doctrine Rear Admiral and Mrs C J DG DC&D JD Rear Admiral C J Parry CBE Parry Director General Media & Communications DGMC Mr S MacDowell MB-1B Mr S MacDowell

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Format for Invitations Location Code

Director News D News Mr & Mrs J Clark MB-1B Mr J Clark Director General Corporate Communications – DGMC-DCP Director Communication Planning Mr & Mrs N Gurr MB-1B Mr N Gurr Assistant Director of Defence Public Relations & Mrs A D Def PR MB-1A Air Commodore A Haliday Haliday Assistant Director of Defence Public Relations (Navy) Captain and Mrs M Davis- AD Def PR (N) MB-1A Capt M Davis-Marks OBE Marks Assistant Director of Defence Public Relations (Army) AD Def PR (A) Colonel and Mrs B Bathurst MB-1A Col B Bathurst OBE Assistant Director of Defence Public Relations (RAF) Group Captain and Mrs A AD Def PR (RAF) MB-1A Group Capt A Turner Turner Director General International Security Policy Ms Gloria Craig & Mr Bob DGISP MB-4D Ms Gloria Craig Ayers Director of Policy for International Organisations DPIO Mr & Mrs A Mathewson MB-4-M Mr A Mathewson Director Proliferation and Arms Control Secretariat CPAC Dr and Mrs B Wells MB-4N Dr B Wells Head of Protocol Mr and Mrs M A Corbet Hd Protocol MB-5N Mr M A Corbet Burcher Burcher Assistant Protocol Officer 1 Protocol Office Commander and Mrs J Sutcliffe MB-5N Commander J Sutcliffe Assistant Protocol Officer 2 Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Protocol Office MB-5N Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) A C S Chibnall RM and Mrs A C S Chibnall Assistant Protocol Officer 3 Protocol Office Mr M J Pamphlett MB-5N Mr M J Pamphlett Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Policy) Major General and Mrs A R E ACDS (Pol) MB-4D Major General A R E de C Stewart de C Stewart

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Format for Invitations Location Code

Director Policy Planning D Pol Planning Mr and Mrs D Wilson MB-4C Mr D Wilson Director of Chemical, Biological, Radiological & DCBRN Pol Nuclear Policy Commodore & Mrs P B Mathias MB-4A Commodore P B Mathias Director Force Development Brigadier & Mrs B W Barry DFD MB-4C Brigadier B W Barry OBE

Directorate of Defence Diplomacy (Def Dip)

Director of Defence Diplomacy Def Dip Director Brigadier & Mrs J Deverell MB-4M Brigadier J Deverell OBE Foreign Liaison Staff (Air) and Mrs G FLS (Air) MB-1N Wing Commander G Clark RAF Clark Foreign Liaison Staff (Navy) Commander and Mrs P C FLS(N) MB-1N Commander (Retired) P C Ingham RN Ingham Foreign Liaison Staff (Army) 1 Lieutenant Colonel A Foster FLS(A)1 MB-1N Lieutenant Colonel A Foster Foreign Liaison Staff (Army) 2 Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs J R FLS(A)2 MB-1N Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) J R Bayley Bayley

Director of Overseas Defence Relations (D ODR)

Director of Overseas Defence Relations D ODR Colonel and Mrs R Waters MB-4.01.101 Colonel R Waters

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel) (DCDS(Pers))

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Format for Invitations Location Code

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel) and Mrs D J DCDS(Pers) MB-7N Air Marshal D J Pocock CVO BA RAF Pocock Director General Service Personnel policy DG SP Pol Mr and Mrs J C S Baker MB-7M Mr J C S Baker OBE Director General Training and Education Air Vice Marshal and Mrs J A DGTE MB-7A Air Vice Marshal J A Cliffe OBE FRAeS RAF Cliffe Defence Services Secretary Rear Admiral and Mrs P J DS Sec MB-8J Rear Admiral P J Wilkinson Wilkinson Chief Executive Service Personnel and Veterans

Agency Rear Admiral and Mrs T A CE SPVA GT Rear Admiral T A Spires Spires

VA Chief Chief Executive Veterans Agency Mr T Taylor TH Executive Mr T Taylor

Finance Director Finance Director Finance Director Mr T Woolley MB-3D Mr T Woolley Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Resources & Plans) Air Vice-Marshal K J Leeson ACDS (RP) MB-3B Air Vice-Marshal K J Leeson CBE CBE Director General Resources and Plans DGRP Mr and Mrs J Miller MB-3B Mr J Miller Chief Executive and Head of Profession for Statistics CE DASA Dr and Mrs M McDowall MB-3K Dr M McDowall

Chief Defence Intelligence

CDI Chief of Defence Intelligence MB-3H 15 Edition JULY 2007 `

Format for Invitations Location Code

Air Marshal S W Peach CBE BA MPhil DTech FRAeS Air Marshal and Mrs S W RAF Peach

Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence DCDI Mr A J D Pawson MB-3H Mr A J D Pawson Director General Intelligence Collection Major General and Mrs J G DGIC MB-3H Major General J G Rose MBE Rose Director Intelligence Strategic Assessments DI SA-D WH Mr D Bonner Mr & Mrs D Bonner Defence Intelligence Modernisation Programme DI MP-D Mr and Mrs C J Kerr MB-8A Mr C J Kerr Director Intelligence Corporate Services Directorate DI CSD-D Mr & Mrs T M Squire MB-3I Mr T M Squire Director Intelligence Operation DI Ops-DIR Brigadier and Mrs D Maddan WH Brigadier D Maddan Director Intelligence Scientific & Technical DI ST Mr and Mrs P W Roper WH Mr P W Roper Director Intelligence Central Analytical Capabilities & DI CAC/PHDIA Professional Head Defence Intelligence Analysis Mr and Mrs P Stringer WH Mr P Stringer

Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Commitments) (DCDS(C)) Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Commitments) DCDS(C) Vice Admiral & Mrs C Style MB-4D Vice Admiral C R Style CBE Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations) Air Vice Marshal and Mrs C ACDS (Ops) MB-4D Air Vice Marshal C Nickols Nickols Director Joint Capability Air Commodore and Mrs S DJtCap MB-4F Air Commodore Simon Bryant Bryant D CT&UK Ops Director of Counter-Terrorist and United kingdom Brigadier and Mrs P Gibson MB-4H

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Format for Invitations Location Code

(Mil) Operations (Military) Brigadier P M Gibson DSO MBE Director of Counter-Terrorist and United Kingdom D CT&UK Operations (Political) Mr and Mrs W Jessett MB-4H Ops(POL) Mr W Jessett Director Joint Commitments DJC Mr and Mrs C G S Hughes MB-4I Brigadier C G S Hughes CBE Directorate of Targeting and Information Operations Air Commodore and Mrs G DTIO WH Air Commodore G A Wright CBE BSc MRAeS RAF Wright Director of Strategic Planning Commodore and Mrs S D Strat Plans MB-4E Commodore S Williams RN OBE Williams Director General Operational Policy DG Op Pol Mr and Mrs M Howard MB-4D Mr M Howard Head of Policy and Defence Relations South PDRS Mr and Mrs J C A Jarvis MB-4K Mr J C A Jarvis CBE MA Directorate of Operational Capability Air Commodore and Mrs M DOC MB-1N Air Commodore M Swan LLB RAF Swan

Director General Central Budget (DGCTLB)

Director General Central Budget DG CTLB Mr and Mrs C N Mantell MB-3F Mr C N Mantell

Science & Technology Directors

Science & Science & Technology Acting Director and Technology Director General (Research and Technology)

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Format for Invitations Location Code

Director & Mr P Stein Mr P Stein MB-1I DG (R&T) Professor Phil Sutton Mr and Mrs P Sutton MB-1K

Acting Director General (Scrutiny and Analysis) DG (S&A) Mr and Mrs D N Barnett MB-1I Mr D N Barnett

Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO)

Head of Defence Export Services HDES Mr A Garwood SZ Mr A Garwood BDD- Director of Business Development Director Business Mr and Mrs J P Brosnan SZ Mr John Brosnan Development Director General Defence Export Services DGDES Mr and Mrs M Haworth SZ Mr M Haworth (on a Temporary basis) Director Export Services Policy DESP Mr and Mrs J Millen SZ Mr J Millen Regional Regional Director Central Directorate Mr and Mrs M Haworth SZ Mr M Haworth Central Regional Regional Director East Mr K Smith SZ Directorate East Mr K Smith Regional Regional Director West Mr and Mrs D Richardson SZ Directorate West Mr David Richardson Senior Military Adviser Air Vice Marshal and Mrs H G HDES/SMA SZ Air Vice Marshal H G Mackay CB OBE AFC Mackay Senior Military Adviser (Army) SMA Army Colonel and Mrs A Pedder SZ Colonel Andy Pedder SMA Naval Senior Military Adviser (Navy) Captain and Mrs J Stratton SZ

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Format for Invitations Location Code

Captain John Stratton RN DESO- Head Protocol Group Captain (Retd) and Mrs SZ ComsProtHd Group Captain (Retired) G L Spurrell RAF G L Spurrell DESO- Protocol Navy Commander (Retd) and Mrs M SZ ComsProtNavy Commander (Retired) M Samborne Samborne DESO- Protocol Army Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) SZ ComsProtArmy Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) S P Varvill S P Varvill DESO- Protocol Air (Retd) SZ ComsProt Air Squadron Leader (Retired) B Quintin-Baxendale RAF B Quintin-Baxendale

Defence Estates (DE)

Chief Executive Defence Estates Vice Admiral and The Princess CE DE Vice Admiral T J H Laurence MVO ADC SZ Royal

Chief Constable Ministry of Defence Police (CC MDP)

Chief Constable Ministry of Defence Police & Chief Executive Ministry of Defence Police & Guarding CC MDP Mr and Mrs S Love WE Agency Mr S Love

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)

Chief of Defence Material CDM (Refer to the Defence Council List at the beginning of Section 4)

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Format for Invitations Location Code

Chief Operating Officer COO Mr and Mrs D J Gould ABW Mr D J Gould CB Chief of Corporate Services CCS Mr & Mrs T Flesher ABW Mr T Flesher CB COM (Fleet) Chief of Material (Fleet) Vice Admiral and Mrs T A Soar ABW Vice Admiral T A Soar OBE Chief of Material (Land) Lieutenant General and Mrs R COM (Land) ABW Lieutenant General R A D Applegate OBE A D Applegate COM (Air) Chief of Material (Air) Air Marshal and Mrs B M ABW Air Marshal B M Thornton CB RAF Thornton Director General Finance DG Finance Mr and Mrs D Noble ABW Mr D Noble Chief of Staff CoS Dr and Mrs A C H Mace ABW Dr A C H Mace CBE DG Ships Director General Ships Dr A O Tyler and Dr Sarah ABW Dr A O Tyler Cornell DG Submarines Director General Submarines Rear Admiral & Mrs A Mathews ABW Rear Admiral A D H Mathews DG ISTAR Director General Information Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Mr and Mrs G Gardiner ABW Mr G Gardiner Director General Combat Air DG Combat Air Air Vice Marshal C W Ness WYT/ABW Air Vice Marshal C W Ness DG Land Director General Land Equipment Major General and Mrs T N AN Equipment Major General T N Tyler Tyler Director General Helicopters DG Helicopters Mr and Mrs J H Lyle ABW Mr J H Lyle Director General Air Support DG Air Support Mr and Mrs T Rowntree ABW/WYT Mr T Rowntree

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Format for Invitations Location Code

Director General Weapons Rear Admiral and Mrs A M DG Weapons ABW Rear Admiral A M Hussain Hussain DG Commercial Director General Commercial (Project Delivery) Mr and Mrs G Morris ABW (Project Delivery) Mr G Morris OBE DG Commercial Director General Commercial (Business (Business Transformation) Mr and Mrs G Croy ABW Transformation) Mr G Croy Director General Human Resources DG HR Mr and Mrs J Evans ABW Mr J Evans Director General Safety & Engineering Rear Admiral and Mrs I P G DG S&E ABW Rear Admiral I P G Tibbitt Tibbitt Director General Joint Supply Chain Major General and Mrs M D DG JSC AN Major General M D Wood CBE Wood Director General Information Systems & Services Rear Admiral and Mrs R G J DG ISS COR Rear Admiral R G J Ward CB Ward

Permanent Joint Headquarters UK (PJHQ UK)

Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant General and Mrs J PJHQ-CJO NWP Lieutenant General J N R Houghton CBE N R Houghton Major General and Mrs J B Deputy Chief of Joint Operations (Operations) DCJO(Ops) Dutton NWP Major General J B Dutton CBE

PJHQ-DC JO(OP Deputy Chief of Joint Operations (Operations Support) Air Vice Marshal A Walton NWP SP) Air Vice Marshal A Walton

Defence & Staff Colleges and Training Establishments

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Format for Invitations Location Code

Director Defence Academy of the United Kingdom DEFAC/Director Sir John and Lady Kiszely RMCS Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely, KCB MC Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies Comdt RCDS Admiral Sir Ian Garnett KCB DC Admiral Sir Ian Garnett KCB Commandant Joint Services Command and Air Vice-Marshal and Mrs JSCSC/Comdt Staff College JSC Maddox Air Vice-Marshal N D A Maddox CBE MBA RAF Commandant Royal Center for Defence Medicine Air Commodore and Mrs A J Comdt RCDM RCDM Air Commodore A J Batchelor RAF Batchelor Commandant Defence Medical Services Training

Centre DMSTC-Comdt Group Captain & Mrs K Lane Keogh Group Captain K Lane CLJ MBA Dip Mgmt CMgr Barracks FCMI RAF Commandant Defence Intelligence & Security Centre DISC HQ-Comdt Brigadier and Mrs E R Duncan CK Brigadier E R Duncan OBE ADC Commandant Defence Chemical Biological Wing Commander and Mrs I A DCBRNC-COMDT Radiological and Nuclear Centre WG Thomson Wing Commander I A Thomson RAF

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Navy Department

Format for Invitations Location Code The Admiralty Board of the Defence Council

S of S } Minister (AF) } Minister (DP) } (Refer to the Defence Council List US of S } at the beginning of Section 4) 1SL/CNS } 2nd PUS } Commander in Chief Fleet Command Admiral and Lady Burnell- CinC FLEET NW Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent KCB CBE Nugent Second Sea Lord & Commander in Chief Naval Home Vice Admiral and Mrs A J 2SL/CNH Command PY Johns Vice Admiral A J Johns CBE ADC CFS Chief of Fleet Support Vice Admiral and Mrs T A Soar AWB Vice Admiral T A Soar OBE Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff Rear Admiral and Mrs A M ACNS MB-5K Rear Admiral A M Massey CBE Massey Controller of the Navy CofN Rear Admiral & Mrs P Lambert MB-2F Rear Admiral P Lambert

23 Edition JULY 2007 ` Format for Invitations Location Code Navy Department

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet Command Vice Admiral and Mrs R P DCinC FLEET PWI Vice Admiral R P Boissier Boissier CGRM Commandant General Royal Marines Major General and Mrs G S & COMUK & Commander UK Amphibious Forces PWI Robison AMPHIBFOR Major General G S Robison Director of Naval Director of Naval Staff Commodore and Mrs T A MB-5K Staff Commodore T A Cunningham Cunningham NAVSEC/COS Naval Secretary & Chief of Staff (Personnel) Rear Admiral and Mrs C P R MB-PY (Pers) Rear Admiral C P R Montgomery CBE Montgomery Naval Assistant to First Sea Lord Commander and Mrs W NA/1SL MB-5K Commander W Entwistle Entwistle COS (Support & Chief of Staff (Support & Transformation) Rear Admiral and Mrs M PY Transformation) Rear Admiral M Kimmons Kimmons Assistant Director of Defence Public Relations (Navy) Captain and Mrs M Davis- AD Def PR (N) MB-1A Capt M Davis-Marks OBE Marks Flag Lieutenant to First Sea Lord Lieutenant and Mrs M FL/1SL MB-5K Lieutenant Matt Fairclough-Kay Fairclough-Kay Naval Regional Officer Commodore and Mrs D B R NRO PR Commodore D B R Hughes RN Hughes Chief Executive Hydrographic Office Rear Admiral and Mrs I CE/HO TN Rear Admiral I Moncrieff Moncrieff Flag Officer Sea Training Rear Admiral R J Ibbotson FOST Rear Admiral R J Ibbotson DSC GB DSC

Chief of Staff (Capability) Rear Admiral and Mrs P L COS(C) PWI Rear Admiral P L Wilcocks CB DSC Wilcocks Commander (Operations) Rear Admiral and Mrs D J COM (Ops) NW Rear Admiral D J Cooke MBE Cooke ACOS (Av) Assistant Chief of Staff (Aviation) Commodore and Mrs S PY

24 Edition JULY 2007 ` Format for Invitations Location Code Commodore S Charlier Charlier

Naval Colleges and Training Establishments

Senior Naval Member Rear Admiral and Mrs C A SNM RCDS Royal College of Defence Studies DC Snow Rear Admiral C A Snow CBE Assistant Commandant (Maritime)and Director Higher Asst Comdt (M) Command and Staff Course Joint Services Command Commodore and Mrs P H JSC JSCSC and Staff College Robinson Commodore P H Robinson Commodore Britannia Royal Naval College Cdre BRNC Commodore and Mrs T R HMS Dartmouth BRNC HMS Dartmouth Harris Commodore T R Harris Cdre HMS Commodore HMS Raleigh Commodore and Mrs W J RA Raleigh1 Commodore W J Keegan Keegan Commodore in Command and Commandant Cdre DCEME Defence College of Electro-Mechanical Engineering Commodore and Mrs G J SU HMS Sultan2 HMS Sultan Thwaites Commodore G J Thwaites ADC RN Maritime Warfare Maritime Warfare School HMS Collingwood Commodore and Mrs Sally School HMS Commodore Steve R Kirby RN CW Kirby Collingwood3 CO HMS Commanding Officer HMS Excellent Commander M J Robbins PWI Excellent4 Commander M J Robbins RN CTCRM Commandant Commando Training Centre Brigadier and Mrs G Robison LYM

1 HMS Raleigh: RN New Entry Training Establishment, RN Supply School, RN Submarine School, RN School of Naval Military Training. 2HMS Sultan: RN Marine and Air Engineering School. 3HMS Collingwood: Maritime Warfare School. 4 HMS Excellent: Host to a range of RN specialist schools. 25 Edition JULY 2007 ` Format for Invitations Location Code Lympstone Brigadier Garry Robison

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Army Department

Format for Invitations Location Code The Army Board of the Defence Council

S of S } Minister (AF) } Minister (DP) } (Refer to the Defence Council List US of S } at the beginning of Section 4) CGS } 2nd PUS } Adjutant General Lieutenant General Sir Freddie AG Lieutenant General Sir KCB CMG UP and Lady Viggers MBE CofM (L) and Quartermaster General Lieutenant General and Mrs R EN QMG Lieutenant General R A D Applegate OBE A D Applegate General Sir Redmond and Commander in Chief Land Command CinC LAND Lady Watt SM General Sir Redmond Watt KCVO CBE

Capability Manager (Battlespace Manoeuvre) and Major General and Mrs C C Master General of the Ordnance CM(BM) & MGO Wilson MB-2F Major General C C Wilson CBE

ACGS Assistant Chief of the General Staff Major General S Mayall MB-5M

27 Edition JULY 2007 ` Format for Invitations Location Code Major General S Mayall

Army Department

Director General Army Recruiting and Training Major General and Mrs A J N DGART UP Major General A J N Graham CBE Graham Military Secretary Major General and Mrs N J MS GK Major General N J Cottam OBE Cottam Deputy Adjutant General Major General & Mrs M F N DAG UP Major General M F N Mans CBE Mans Assistant Director of Defence Public Relations (Army) AD Def PR (A) Colonel and Mrs B Bathurst MB-1A Col B Bathurst OBE Director General Staff DGS Brigadier and Mrs W G Cubitt MB-5N Brigadier W G Cubitt OBE Colonel Director General Staff (International) Colonel and Mrs A C Col DGS (Inter) MB-5M Colonel A C Sheppard Sheppard Major General and Mrs D M DALS Major General D M Howell CB OBE UP Howell Chaplain General Chaplain General (Army) The Venerable and Mrs D E UP (Army) The Reverand D E Wilkes OBE QHC Wilkes MA1/CGS Military Assistant 1 to Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs A MB-5M Lieutenant Colonel A J Aitken MBE J Aitken Military Assistant to Master General of the Ordnance MA/MGO Major and Mrs M Moutarde MB-2F Major M Moutarde

HQ Northern Ireland (HQ NI)

General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland Lieutenant General and Mrs N GOC NI LB Lieutenant General N R Parker CBE R Parker

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General Sir Redmond and Commander in Chief Land Command CinC LAND Lady Watt SM General Sir Redmond Watt KCVO CBE

Chief of Staff Headquarters Land Command Major General and Mrs B W B COS HQ LAND SM Major General B W B White-Spunner CBE White-Spunner Commander Major General and Mrs G R Comd JHC SM Major General G R Coward OBE Coward

Field Army

Commander Field Army Lieutenant General R V Brims Comd Fd Army SM Lieutenant General R V Brims CBE DSO CBE General Officer Commanding GOC 1 (UK) Armd Major General and Mrs G J 1st (UK) Armoured Division 1 Div Div Binns Major General G J Binns CBE DSO MC General Officer Commanding 3rd (UK) Division Major General and Mrs A R D GOC 3 (UK) Div 3 Div Major General A R D Shirreff CBE Shirreff General Officer Commanding Theatre Troops Major General and Mrs N H GOC Th Tps NE Major General N H Rollo CBE Rollo CBE Director General Training Support Major General and Mrs J DGTS WA Major General J Cooper DSO MBE Cooper

Regional Forces (RF)

Comd Regional Commander Regional Forces Lieutenant General and Mrs J SM Forces Lieutenant General J C McColl CBE DSO McColl

29 Edition JULY 2007 ` Format for Invitations Location Code General Officer Commanding 2nd Division Major General and Mrs D GOC 2 Div 2 Div Major General D McDowall McDowall General Officer Commanding 4th Division Major General and Mrs P F GOC 4 Div 4 Div Major General P F Everson OBE Everson General Officer Commanding 5th Division Major General and Mrs A P GOC 5 Div 5 Div Major General A P Farquhar CBE Farquhar GOC London General Officer Commanding London District Major General and Mrs S J L LD District Major General S J L Roberts OBE Roberts General Officer Commanding United Kingdom Support Major General and Mrs R A M GOC UKSC(G) Command (Germany) JHQ S Melvin Major General R A M S Melvin OBE

HQ Household Division (HQ H Div)

Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs T Brigade Major Lieutenant Colonel T W Gray LD W Gray

Outside London – Army Service Directors

Director Royal Armoured Corps Brigadier and Mrs D J DRAC BOV Brigadier D J Rutherford-Jones ADC Rutherford-Jones Director DRA Brigadier and Mrs C W Tadier LH Brigadie C W Tadier CBE ADC Engineer in Chief (Army) EinC (A) Brigadier and Mrs C M Sexton MM Brigadier C M Sexton ADC Signal Officer in Chief (Army) SOinC (A) Brigadier and Mrs J E Thomas BL Brigadier J E Thomas MBE ADC Director Infantry Brigadier and Mrs R L Scott- D Inf WA Brigadier R L Scott-Bowden MBE ADC Bowden Director Army Aviation Brigadier and Mrs I R DAAvn MW Brigadier I R Thomson ADC Thomson

30 Edition JULY 2007 ` Format for Invitations Location Code Director Royal Logistic Corps DRLC Brigadier and Mrs J J Little DT Brigadier J J Little OBE ADC Director Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (Army) Brigadier and Mrs N T S DEME (A) AR Brigadier N T S Williams MBE ADC Williams

Commandants and Commanders of Military Colleges, Schools and Training Groups

Senior Directing Staff (Army) Major General and Mrs P R SDS (A) RCDS Royal College of Defence Studies DC Newton Major General P R Newton CBE Comdt RMA Commandant Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Major General and Mrs P T C DE Sandhurst Major General P T C Pearson CBE Pearson Director General Training Support Major General and Mrs J DGTS WA Major General J Cooper DSO MBE Cooper Commandant Royal School of Artillery, Larkhill Comdt RSA Colonel and Mrs C J Nicholls LAL Colonel C J Nicholls Commander Operational Support & Command Comd Op Sp & Development Group Comd Dev Gp Brigadier and Mrs A N Bellamy WA HQ Director General Training Support DGTS Brigadier A N Bellamy Commander Army Training Estates Colonel and Mrs JHO’H Comd ATE WA Colonel JHO’H Pollock MBE Pollock Chief of Staff Land Warfare Centre COS LWC Colonel and Mrs M Faulkner WA Colonel Mark Faulkner. Comd Coll Trg Comd LWC Coll Trg Group Brigadier and Mrs N G Smith WA Group HQ LWC Brigadier N G Smith Commandant Royal School of Military Engineering Comdt RSME Brigadier and Mrs A D Harking CM Brigadier A D Harking OBE Commander Individual Initial Group Brigadier and Mrs D St John Comd ITG Bldg 370 UP Brigadier D St John Homer MBE (David) Homer Comd DLSTG Commander Defence Logistic Support Training Group Brigadier and Mrs C R DS

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Air Force Department

Format for Invitations Location Code The Air Force Board of the Defence Council

S of S } Minister (AF) } Minister (DP) } (Refer to the Defence Council List US of S } at the beginning of Section 4) CAS } 2nd PUS } Commander in Chief Air Command Air Chief Marshal Sir C and CINC AIR Air Chief Marshal Sir KCB OBE ADC HQ AIR Lady A Loader FRAeS RAF Air Marshal S G G and Mrs S AMP Air Marshal S G G Dalton (Steve) CB BSc FRAeS HQ AIR Dalton MCMI RAF Air Member for Materiel Air Marshal and Mrs B M AMM ABW Air Marshal B M Thornton CB RAF Thornton Air Member for Equipment Capability Air Vice Marshal S D & Mrs L AMEC MB-2-F Air Vice Marshal S D Butler RAF Butler Assistant Chief of the Air Staff Air Vice Marshal and Mrs T M ACAS MB-5-I Air Vice-Marshal T M Anderson DSO MA FRAeS RAF Anderson

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Air Force Department

COS(Pers)/Air Chief of Staff (Personnel)/Air Secretary Air Vice-Marshal S and Mrs H GL Sec Air Vice-Marshal S Bryant CBE MA BA RAF Bryant Assistant Director of Defence Public Relations (RAF) Group Captain A and Mrs AD Def PR (RAF) MB-1-A Group Capt A Turner Turner Director Joint Capability Air Commodore B and Mrs J DJtCap MB-4-F Air Commodore Brian Bates CBE BA RAF Bates Director Air Staff Air Commodore M and Mrs D DAS MB-5-I Air Commodore Martin A Sharp OBE RAF Sharp Personal Staff Officer/Chief of the Air Staff Wing Commander and Mrs N PSO/CAS MB-5 Wing Commander W A Cruickshank RAF Cruickshank IDT(RAF) Head International Defence Training (RAF) Wind Commander and Mrs N GL Wing Commander A W Medford BSc RAF Medford

RAF Colleges and Schools

Senior Directing Staff (Air) Air Vice-Marshal and Mrs S SDS (Air) RCDS Royal College of Defence Studies DC Chisnall Air Vice-Marshal S Chisnall Comdt RAF Commandant RAF College Cranwell Air Commodore and Mrs B CWL College Cranwell Air Commodore B Cunningham MBE ADC MA RAF Cunningham Comdt CFS Commandant , Cranwell Group Captain and Mrs S P CWL Cranwell Group Captain S P Ayres BSC RAF Ayres

Station Commanders

34 Edition JULY 2007 ` Format for Invitations Location Code Station Station Commander RAF Halton Group Captain R and Mrs C Commander HAL Group Captain R Gammage MA MSc RAF Gammage RAF Halton Station Station Commander RAF Northolt Group Captain and Mrs J D Commander NO Group Captain J D Maas ADC RAF Maas RAF Northolt

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Abbreviations Denoting United Kingdom Honours and Awards (in Order of Precedence)

VC Victoria Cross GC George Cross KG Knight of the Garter KT Knight of the Thistle KP Knight of St Patrick GCB Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the OM Member of the Order of Merit GCSI Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India CI Order of the Crown of India GCMG Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCIE Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Indian Empire GCVO Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of Victorian Order GBE Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire CH Member of the Order of the Companion of Honour KCB Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath DCB Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath KCSI Knight Commander of the Order of Star of India KCMG Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George DCMG Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCIE Knight Commander of the Order of Indian Empire KCVO Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order DCVO Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KBE Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire DBE Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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CB Companion of the Order of the Bath CSI Companion of the Order of the Star of India CMG Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CIE Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire CVO Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire DSO Companion of the Distinguished Service Order LVO Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire ISO Companion of the Imperial Service MVO Member of the Royal Victorian Order MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire RRC Member of the Royal Red Cross DSC Distinguished Service Cross ( only) MC DFC Distinguished Flying Cross AFC Air Force Cross ARRC Associate of the Royal Red Cross DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal CGM Conspicuous Gallantry Medal GM George Medal DSM Distinguished Service Medal (Royal Navy only) MM Military Medal DFM Distinguished Flying Medal AFM Air Force Medal QGM Queen's Gallantry Medal BEM British Empire Medal RVM Royal Victorian Medal ERD Army Emergency Reserve Decoration TD or Efficiency Decoration RD Royal Naval Reserve Officer's Decoration AE

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* Denotes the award of a bar to a decoration or medal for gallantry. The award of an additional bar is indicated by the addition of a further star for each award

When the recipient of an Order of Knighthood is promoted to a higher rank within the same Order, the lower rank is absorbed in the higher and therefore the designation of the lower rank is omitted after the name.

Other Honours And Awards

AK Knight of Australia QSO Queen's Service Order (New Zealand)

Letters Denoting Appointments to Her Majesty The Queen

ADC Aide-de-Camp QHC Honorary Chaplain QHP Honorary Physician QHS Honorary Surgeon QHDS Honorary Dental Surgeon QHNS Honorary Nursing Sister

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