The Grand Master's Award

Awarded for an act of valour or gallantry, at the discretion of the Grand Master.
(previously the Award for Gallantry and the Grand Master's Commendation. Amended Terms of Reference 2019)

2023: not awarded

Previous Winners:

... of The Award for Gallantry

2008  Basra City IRT Crew - 28 (AC) Sqn RAF

2009 - 2010  not awarded

2011  Capt Michael Nerandzic (postumously)

2012  Crew of Rescue 195, 103 SAR Sqn RCAF and the SAR Technicians from Rescue 323, 424 Sqn RCAF

2013  not awarded

2014  Sqn Ldr Steven Deyes, Flt Lt Andrew Smith, Flt Sgt Daniel Baxter, Sgt Jonathan Frank of 27 Sqn RAF

2015  Sgt Daniel Allanson QGM

... of the Grand Master's Commendation

1982/83  Capt Drennen AAC

1984-1986  not awarded

1986/87  Len R Carolan Esq - Sec. Australian Region

1988-1989  not awarded

1989/90  Darrol Stinton Esq

1991  not awarded

1991/92  awarded twice:
      28 (AC) Sqn RAF
      Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force

1992/93  Professor Helen Muir

1993/94  The Crew of S61-A Helicopter (Royal Malaysian)

1995  not awarded

1995/96  The Red Arrows Winter Tour

1996/97  Frank Wootton Esq

1997/98  Maj N O'Brien

1998/99  Willam G Scull

1999/2000 awarded twice:
       Sqn Ldr Frederick Da Costa RAF
       Sqn Ldr Paul Day RAF

2000/01  7 Sqn RAF - Chinook Operations in Sierra Leone

2001/02  Sqn Ldr Richard Phillips RAF

2002/03  Peter Charles Tait

2003/04  Flt Lt Jonathan Paul Michael Adamson RAF

2004/05  Sqn Ldr John Hector Francis McNeill-Matthews RAF

2005/06  202 Sqn RAF

2006/07  1 (F) Sqn RAF

2007/08  Royal Air Force Odiham Chinook Force

2008/09  The Crew of "Blackcat 22"

2009/10  Flt Lt Ian Fortune DFC

2010/11 awarded twice:
      Captain Mathew Noble-Clarke AAC
      51 Sqn RAF

2011/12  Roger Bailey MRAeS MSETP

2013  not awarded

2013/14  Flt Lt Timothy Eddy RAF

2014/15  1 Regt AAC

2016 awarded twice:
      Commando Helicopter Force
      Flt Lt Michael Jones RAF

2017  Cdr Bertie W Vigrass OBE VRD RNR

2018  Lt Amy Gilmore RN and CPO Ian Toms - 216 Flight 815 NAS

2019 - 2020  not awarded

The Grand Master's Award

2021  Crew of NZ3301

2022  Squadron Leader Mark Parker RAF

2023  not awarded