RAN Military Division Honours - Australia Day 2005
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Rear Admiral Raydon William GATES AO CSM RAN:
For distinguished service as the inaugural Commander of the Australian Defence College and as Maritime Commander Australia.
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Commodore Tim James BARTER, AM RAN:
For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy as Director Navy Weapons Systems and Director General Navy Systems and Chief Naval Engineer.
Commodore Geoffrey John GERAGHTY, AM RAN:
For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Defence Force as the Australian Hydrographer, Hydrographic Force Element Commander and Head of the Australian Defence Staff, London.
Captain Gerald David CHRISTIAN, AM RAN:
For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Navy as a senior Naval Officer, particularly in support of operational capability.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Lieutenant Russell George CRONIN OAM RAN:
For meritorious service as the Executive Officer at Australian Clearance Diving Team Four, particularly in the fields of training and operational capability.
Warrant Officer David Thomas BAKER , OAM:
For meritorious service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in the field of small arms and gunnery training.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Commodore Campbell William DARBY AM DSC RAN:
For distinguished command and leadership in action as the Commander Joint Task Force 633 and the Australian National Headquarters – Middle East Area of Operations during Operation CATALYST, November 2003 to May 2004.
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
Commander Verran Scott DUTSCHKE DSM RAN:
For distinguished leadership in action as the Commanding Officer HMAS Melbourne during Operation CATALYST.
Commendation for Distinguished Service (CDS)
Captain Michael Julian van BALEN CDS RAN:
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike service as the Commanding Officer HMAS Sydney during Operations FALCONER and CATALYST.
Lieutenant Scott Anthony HOULIHAN CDS RAN:
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike service as the Navigating Officer aboard HMAS Melbourne while deployed to the Northern Arabian Gulf during Operation CATALYST.
Lieutenant Commander Peter James LUCK CDS RAN:
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike service as the Operations Officer aboard HMAS Melbourne while deployed to the Northern Arabian Gulf during Operation CATALYST.
Lieutenant Commander Paul James MOGGACH CDS RAN:
For distinguished performance of duties in warlike service as the Sea King Detachment Flight Commander aboard HMAS Kanimbla during Operations BASTILLE and FALCONER.
Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)
Captain Edwin Stewart DIETRICH CSC RAN:
For outstanding achievement as the Director of Joint Operations in Strategic Operations Division.
Captain Christopher Arthur FEALY CSC RAN:
For outstanding achievement in the field of aviation engineering, particularly in support of Australian Defence Force operations.
Captain Bruce James KAFER CSC RAN:
For outstanding achievement in the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in the field of hydrography.
Chief Petty Officer Mark Samuel PARDOE CSC
For outstanding achievement in the performance of duty as a Chief Petty Officer within Corporate Services and Infrastructure at HMAS Cerberus.
Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)
Commander Nicholas James STOKER CSM RAN:
For outstanding service as the Commissioning Executive Officer of HMAS Parramatta.
Chief Petty Officer Paul Arthur BORGAS CSM
For outstanding service as the Chief Boatswain in the Fleet Intermediate Maintenance Activity - Sydney, particularly as the Officer-in-Charge of the Corrosion Control Section.
Chief Petty Officer Anthony Mark BORGO CSM
For outstanding service in support of operational capability as the General Communication Electronic Technician Sailors’ Career Manager in the Directorate of Sailors’ Career Management.
Chief Petty Officer Peter Mark STONE CSM
For outstanding service as the Staff Officer Grade 4 Personnel Operations and Administration for Headquarters Australian Theatre during Operations SLIPPER, BASTILLE, FALCONER, CATALYST and CITADEL.
Leading Seaman Shane Phillip DWYER CSM
For outstanding service as the Leading Seaman Cook in the Food Services Section of the Fleet Logistics Support Element – HMAS Cairns and as the Cook aboard HMAS (undefined)[[HMAS Template:Shiphmasundefinedpswich | Template:Shiphmasundefinedpswich]].
