RAN Military Division Honours - Australia Day 2009

Contents 1 Officer Of The Order Of Australia (AO) 1.1 Rear Admiral Davyd Rhys Thomas AO CSC RAN, ACT 2 Medal Of The Order Of Australia (OAM) 2.1 Commander Geoffrey Ronald Cannon OAM RANR, ACT 2.2 Lieutenant Commander Peter Anthony De Maskens OAM RAN, NSW 2.3 Warrant Officer Mark Raymond Donlan OAM, NSW 2.4 Chief Petty Officer Mark Rodney Budden OAM, WA 3 Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) 3.1 Commander Niel Joseph Wark CSC RAN, NSW 3.2 Lieutenant Commander Adrian Joseph Lister CSC RAN, NSW 3.3 Chief Petty Officer Marc Henderson CSC, ACT 4 Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM) 4.1 Lieutenant Commander Fraser Anderssen Vergelius CSM RAN, NSW 4.2 Lieutenant Commander Graeme Maxwell Watkinson CSM RAN, VIC 4.3 Lieutenant Debra Jane Neil CSM RAN, VIC 4.4 Lieutenant Duncan John Perryman CSM RANR, ACT 4.5 Chief Petty Officer Paul Ernest Phillips CSM, WA 4.6 Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Micheal Wade CSM, WA 5 Member Of The Order Of Australia (AM) 5.1 Captain Philip Spedding AM DSC OAM RAN, ACT 6 Medal For Gallantry (MG) 6.1 Petty Officer Benjamin James Sime MG, NSW

Officer Of The Order Of Australia (AO)

Rear Admiral Davyd Rhys Thomas AO CSC RAN, ACT

For distinguished service as Commodore Flotillas, Maritime Commander Australia, Commander Australian Fleet and Commander, Australian Defence College.

Medal Of The Order Of Australia (OAM)

Commander Geoffrey Ronald Cannon OAM RANR, ACT

For meritorious service to the Royal Australian Navy in the field of Weapons Electrical Engineering and the support and development of Combat Data and Weapons Systems.

Lieutenant Commander Peter Anthony De Maskens OAM RAN, NSW

For meritorious service in the field of maritime communication and information systems.

Warrant Officer Mark Raymond Donlan OAM, NSW

For meritorious service throughout 25 years in the Royal Australian Navy and as the inaugural Officer in Charge of the Local Career Management Centre at Fleet Base East.

Chief Petty Officer Mark Rodney Budden OAM, WA

For meritorious service as the Chief of the Boat, HMAS Waller, in 2001-2004 and 2006-2008 and in the Australian Fleet Sea Training Group in 2004-2006.

Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)

Commander Niel Joseph Wark CSC RAN, NSW

For outstanding achievement as Fleet Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Coordinating Officer.

Lieutenant Commander Adrian Joseph Lister CSC RAN, NSW

For outstanding achievement as the Senior Military Recruiting Officer, Defence Force Recruiting Centre – NSW.

Chief Petty Officer Marc Henderson CSC, ACT

For outstanding achievement as the Chief Petty Officer Promotions in the Directorate of Sailors’ Career Management.

Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)

Lieutenant Commander Fraser Anderssen Vergelius CSM RAN, NSW

For outstanding service and devotion to duty as the Submarine Plans Officer, Fleet Headquarters.

Lieutenant Commander Graeme Maxwell Watkinson CSM RAN, VIC

For outstanding service as the Senior Chaplain Training at HMAS Cerberus in work towards the introduction of the Lifeskilling and Alpha Programs for Navy.

Lieutenant Debra Jane Neil CSM RAN, VIC

For outstanding service while employed as the Course Implementation Officer, Royal Australian Navy Recruit School.

Lieutenant Duncan John Perryman CSM RANR, ACT

For outstanding service as the Royal Australian Navy Senior Naval Historical Officer.

Chief Petty Officer Paul Ernest Phillips CSM, WA

For outstanding service as the senior electrical sailor onboard HMAS Anzac.

Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Micheal Wade CSM, WA

For outstanding service in optimising the material state and personnel training as a Marine Technician onboard HMAS Warramunga.

Member Of The Order Of Australia (AM)

Captain Philip Spedding AM DSC OAM RAN, ACT

For exceptional performance as the Commander, Combined Task Group 158.1 in the North Arabian Gulf on Operation CATALYST.

Medal For Gallantry (MG)

Petty Officer Benjamin James Sime MG, NSW

For gallantry in action during a waterborne terrorist attack in the North Persian Gulf, Iraq, during Operation CATALYST.