Central Chancery for the Orders of Knighthood
St. James's Palace, London SW1

11 June 2011

The QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath:

(Military Division)

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (ROYAL NAVY)

C.B.

ANDERSON, Rear Admiral Mark, C023620N.
COOLING, Vice Admiral Robert George, C027243B.

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (ARMY)

G.C.B.

To be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the said Most Honourable Order:
HOUGHTON, General Sir John Nicholas Reynolds, K.C.B., C.B.E., A.D.C. Gen, late The Green Howards, 497441.

K.C.B.

To be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the said Most Honourable Order:
WHITE-SPUNNER, Lieutenant General Barnabas William Benjamin, C.B.E., late The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), 501534.

C.B.

To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
GRAHAM, Lieutenant General Andrew John Noble, C.B.E., late The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 500820.
MELVIN, Major General Robert Adam Mungo Simpson, O.B.E., late Corps of Royal Engineers, 499747.
RUTLEDGE, Major General Martin John, O.B.E., late 9th/12th Royal Lancers, 495453.

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (ROYAL AIR FORCE)

C.B.

To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
BOLLOM, Air Vice-Marshal Simon John, Royal Air Force.
STACEY, Air Vice-Marshal Graham Edward, M.B.E., Royal Air Force.

(Civil Division)

G.C.B.

To be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the said Most Honourable Order:
O'DONNELL, Sir Augustine Thomas, K.C.B., Cabinet Secretary, Head of the Home Civil Service and Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office.

K.C.B.

To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commander, of the said Most Honourable Order:
BELL, David Robert, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education.
JACK, Dr. Malcolm Roy, Clerk of the House of Commons and Chief Executive.
POWNALL, Michael Graham, lately Clerk of the Parliaments and Head of the House of Lords Administration.

C.B.

To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
GREEN, David John Mark, Q.C., lately Director, Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office.
HEATON, Richard Nicholas, Director-General, Strategy, Information and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions.
HOUTEN, Peter, Director, Academies Policy and Schools Organisation Group, Department for Education.
RAWLINGS, Dr. Hugh Fenton, Director, Department of the First Minister and Cabinet, Welsh Assembly Government.
RIDER, Dr. Gill, lately Director-General, Civil Service Capability Review Group, Cabinet Office.
SAUNDERS, Dr. Frances Carolyn, Chief Executive, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Ministry of Defence.

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