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List of revocations of appointments to orders and awarded decorations and medals of the United Kingdom

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Victoria Cross

  • 1861: Valentine Bambrick (awarded 1858), following his conviction for assault and theft of a comrade's medals.
  • 1861: Edward St John Daniel (awarded 1854?), following his conviction for desertion and evading court-martial.
  • 1872: Michael Murphy (awarded 1858?), following his conviction for theft.
  • 1881: Thomas Lane (awarded 1860?), following his conviction for desertion and theft.
  • 1884: Frederick Corbett (awarded 1882?), following his conviction for embezzlement and theft from an officer.
  • 1895: James Collis (awarded 1881), following his conviction for bigamy.
  • ?: James McGuire (awarded 1858), following his conviction for stealing a cow.
  • ?: George Ravenhill (awarded 1901), following his conviction for theft.
  • Military Cross

  • 2014: Major Robert Armstrong (awarded 2009) over concerns that the "...medal citation may not have been accurate in its details. Armstrong was dismissed from the Army two years ago for keeping top secret documents at his home. Military police also found hundreds of rounds of ammunition there."
  • Privy Council of the United Kingdom

  • 2 March 1687: Sir Thomas Chicheley, following his fall from favour.
  • January 1721: John Aislabie, following his conviction for corruption.
  • 13 December 1921: Sir Edgar Speyer, 1st Baronet, for pro-German activities during the First World War.
  • 8 June 2011: Elliot Morley, after being convicted due to the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal.
  • KG

  • 1915: HM Wilhelm II of Germany, following the start of WW1.
  • 1915: HM Franz Joseph I of Austria, following the start of WW1; Also stripped of his GCVO.
  • 1915: HRH Prince Heinrich of Prussia, following the start of WW1.
  • 1915: HRH Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, following the start of WW1.
  • 1915: HRH Frederick William Victor Augustus Ernest, Crown Prince Imperial of Germany, following the start of WW1.
  • 1915: HRH Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, following the start of WW1 and was also stripped of his British titles of Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, Earl of Armagh and a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  • 1915: HRH Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, following the start of WW1 and was also stripped of his British titles of Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, Baron Arklow and a Prince of the United Kingdom.
  • 1915: HM Wilhelm II, King of Württemberg, following the start of WW1.
  • KB

  • 1814: Thomas Cochrane, Lord Cochrane (appointed 1809; later appointed a GCB in 1847 after the 1815 reforms)
  • GCB

  • 1816: Eyre Coote (appointed 1815) "due to conduct unworthy of an officer and a gentleman"
  • 1940: Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) (appointed 1923), stripped of his honorary GCB after Italy's declaration of war against the Allies.
  • 1989: Nicolae Ceauşescu (stripped of his honorary GCB by Queen Elizabeth II on the day before Ceauşescu's execution)
  • 2008: Robert Gabriel Mugabe (appointed 1994, but on 25 June 2008, Queen Elizabeth II cancelled and annulled the honorary GCB after advice from the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom)
  • CB

  • 1975: William George Pottinger (appointed 1972), following his conviction for corruptly receiving gifts from architect John Poulson; Pottinger's CVO was also revoked.
  • 2013: Vicky Pryce (appointed 2009), following her conviction for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
  • GCMG

  • 1931: Owen Philipps, 1st Baron Kylsant, for fraud for issuing a misleading stock prospectus; also stripped of his KStJ.
  • CMG

  • 1880: James Craig Loggie following his conviction for "embezzlement and misappropriation of money"
  • GCVO

  • 1915: HIM Franz Joseph I of Austria, following the start of WW1; also stripped of his KG.
  • 1915: Prince Leopold of Bavaria, following the start of WW1.
  • KCVO

  • 1979: Anthony Blunt (1956), following his exposure as a member of the Cambridge Five, a group of spies working for the Soviet Union from some time in the 1930s to at least the early 1950s.
  • CVO

  • 1975: William George Pottinger (appointed 1953), following his conviction for corruptly receiving gifts from the architect, John Poulson (CB also revoked)
  • MVO

  • 2004: Cyril Littlewood (appointed 2001), following his conviction for sexual abuse (MBE also revoked).
  • 2007: Michael Joseph Delaney (appointed 2005)
  • CIE

  • Lieutenant-Colonel Eknath Hathi (appointed 1917)
  • Knight Bachelor

  • 1916: Roger Casement, following his conviction for treason and was subsequently hanged; also stripped of his CMG.
  • 1918: Joseph Jonas, after being convicted of a misdemeanour as a result of the anti-German sentiments in Britain at the time because of the First World War. (His crime had been discussions with a potential German customer in 1913, a year before the war.) In addition, his British citizenship was revoked but he was not deported.
  • 1980: Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan, following his conviction for theft.
  • 1991: Jack Lyons (appointed 1967) following his conviction for fraud; also stripped of his CBE.
  • 1993: Terry Lewis, after being convicted of 16 counts of perjury, corruption, and forgery. Also stripped of his George Medal, Churchill Fellowship, Queen's Police Medal, Australian National Medal and OBE.
  • 2012: Fred Goodwin, after widespread criticism of his conduct as Chief Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
  • 2013: James Crosby, after widespread criticism of his conduct as Chief Executive of Halifax Bank
  • 2014: Alan Seymour Davies, following his conviction for false accounting.
  • KBE

  • 1980: Albert Royle Henry (appointed 1974), following his conviction for electoral fraud.
  • DBE

  • 2011: Jean Else (appointed 2001), following a General Teaching Council misconduct hearing banning her from running a school.
  • CBE

  • 1921: Lieutenant-Colonel Basil John Blenkinsop Coulson (appointed 1920)
  • 1940: Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (appointed 1929), following his collaboration with Nazi Germany in the occupation of Norway.
  • 1967: Thomas Chambers Windsor Roe (appointed 1953), following his conviction in Switerzland for fraud
  • 1975: John Alan Maudsley (appointed 1970), following his conviction for bribery
  • 1977: George Wilfred Newman (appointed 1966), following his conviction for corruption
  • 1990: Edmund Alexander Rouse (appointed 1987), following his conviction for bribery.
  • 2000: John Kevin Ashcroft (appointed 1989) following his conviction for breach of fiduciary duties.
  • 2001: Cllr Frederick Emery-Wallis (appointed 1999), following his conviction for sexual abuse.
  • 2005: (William) James "Jim" Speechley (appointed 1992) following his conviction for misconduct in a public office.
  • 2012: Edward John Roberts (appointed 1993) following his conviction for sexual abuse.
  • 2013: Chief Fire Officer Francis John Sheehan (appointed 2008) after being cautioned for making indecent images of children.
  • 2015: Rolf Harris (appointed 2006) following his 2014 conviction for twelve indecent assaults on four girls aged from seven or eight to 19 between 1968 and 1986.
  • OBE

  • 1921: Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Malone MP (appointed 1919), following his conviction under the Defence of the Realm (Acquisition of Land) Act 1920
  • 1922: Captain Reginald Stuart Lindsell (appointed 1919) "in consequence of his having been dismissed from His Majesty's Service by sentence of a General Court Martial" following his dismissal from the Army by a General Court-martial.
  • 1922: Captain Arthur Henry Jolliffe (appointed 1919) "in consequence of his having been cashiered and sentenced to imprisonment by sentence of a General Court-martial" having been cashiered and sentenced to imprisonment by a General Court-martial.
  • 1922: John Stuart Broadbent (appointed 1919 when a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps) "in consequence of his having been convicted by the Civil Power."
  • 1924: Major Hugh Lidwell Flack (appointed 1919) following a civil conviction.
  • 1924: Major Charles James Napier (appointed 1919) following a civil conviction
  • 1924: Frank Carlyle Kieller Mitchell (appointed 1918) following a conviction and 21-month sentence for "fraudulently converting to his own use three-cheques of the value of £5,787, the property of his employers"
  • 1925: Ernest Brooks (appointed 1920) also stripped of his British Empire Medal
  • 1926: Lieutenant-Colonel James Christie (appointed 1919)
  • 1944: Major Edward James Selby (appointed 1919)
  • 1947: Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Henry Tedman (appointed 1945) following his dismissal from service following a Field General Court-Martial.
  • 1947: Lieutenant-Colonel William Stewart (appointed 1945)
  • 1949: Squadron Leader Hugh Murray (appointed 1944)
  • 1949: Man Wai Wong (appointed 1947), following his conviction for outlawry in Malaya.
  • 1950: Colonel Louis Pedretti (appointed 1944) having been cashiered and sentenced to three-years in prison for corruption by a general court-martial, he received bribes totalling £8,500 from Egyptian contractors.
  • 1950: Wing Commander Alan Lennox Thomson Naish (appointed 1946), following bankruptcy.
  • 1954: Wing Commander John Hutton (appointed 1946)
  • 1961: Stephen Mackenzie (appointed 1949) following his court-martial and discharge.
  • 1965: Kim Philby (appointed 1946), following his exposure as a double agent.
  • 1966: William Gordon Tong (appointed 1960), following conviction and being sentenced to two-years in prison for obtaining money by false pretences and obtaining credit by fraud.
  • 1979: David Tempest (appointed 1969)
  • 1979: Colonel Frank Percival Nurdin (appointed 1969), following a conviction for corruption related to the sale of radio equipment for Chieftain tanks for Iran.
  • 1988: Lester Piggott (appointed 1975), following his conviction for tax fraud.
  • 1993: George Walter Hodgson (appointed 1983)
  • 1994: James Taylor (appointed 1982)
  • 1995: Commander Anthony Leslie Horton (appointed 1989)
  • 1997: Richard Stuart Lines (appointed 1990) following his conviction for fraud.
  • 2001: Philippe Le Roux (appointed 1990), following his conviction under the Financial Services Act 1986.
  • 2001: Robin David Peverett (appointed 1995) following his conviction for child abuse.
  • 2001: Dr John Roylance (appointed 1994), following his conviction by the General Medical Council for serious professional misconduct.
  • 2005: Edward "Eddie" Aldridge (appointed 1996) following his conviction for fraud.
  • 2006: Dennis Edward Grant (appointed 1984), following his conviction for sexual abuse.
  • 2007: Bishop of Grafton Donald Shearman (appointed 1978) following being defrocked for sexual assault
  • 2012: East Lothian Council Chief Executive John Lindsay (appointed 2005) following being fired for failing the council.
  • 2013: Leslie Smith (appointed 1994), following his conviction for indecent assault
  • 2013: Peter Nicholson (appointed 2005), following his conviction for fraud
  • 2013: Michael C. Brewer (appointed 1995), following his conviction for five counts of indecent assault.
  • 2013: Stuart Hall (appointed 2012), following his conviction for 14 sexual assaults.
  • MBE

  • 1921: Lieutenant Ernest Middleton (appointed 1919) in "consequence of his having been cashiered by sentence of a General Court-Martial"
  • 1921: Harry William John Wilkinson (appointed 1919) "in consequence of his having been convicted by the Civil Power"
  • 1921: Shakar Khan (appointed 1919)
  • 1922: Lieutenant James George Annand Forbes (appointed 1919) "in consequence of his having been convicted by the Civil Power"
  • 1922: Captain John Stuart Broadbent (appointed 1919)
  • 1922: Captain Ernest Robert Powell (appointed 1918)
  • 1923: Major Edward Seymour Odell (appointed 1919)
  • 1923: Major Ernest Frederick Strachan (appointed 1919)
  • 1923: Lieutenant John Morgan Knight (appointed 1919)
  • 1923: Richard Williamson (appointed 1918)
  • 1924: Captain Douglas McLaren (appointed 1918)
  • 1925: Leicester Philip Sydney (appointed 1920)
  • 1925: Captain Arthur Nowell Broad (appointed 1919)
  • 1925: James Alexander Webster (appointed 1920)
  • 1926: Captain Michael John Hanney (appointed 1919)
  • 1929: Edward Albert Rix (appointed 1926)
  • 1929: Lee Peck Hock (appointed 1923)
  • 1930: Francis George Clarkson (appointed 1918)
  • 1936: Frank Jago Munford (appointed 1918)
  • 1937: Deputy Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police William Ewart Gladstone Trigg (appointed 1918), also stripped of his King's Police Medal
  • 1944: Robert Hutchison (appointed 1940) in "consequence of his having been dismissed from His Majesty's Service by sentence of a General Court-Martial"
  • 1944: Captain Edwin Illirgworth (appointed 1943) in "consequence of his having been dismissed from His Majesty's Service by sentence of a General Court-Martial"
  • 1949: Major Frank Reuben Williams (appointed 1944)
  • 1949: Warrant Officer James Walter McDowell Day (appointed 1944)
  • 1949: Thomas Steele Dolan (appointed 1945) for "having been convicted by the Civil Power"
  • 1949: Fredreick Donald Reiffer (appointed 1945) for "having been convicted by the Civil Power"
  • 1950: Captain Francis Joseph Fone (appointed 1949)
  • 1950: Major William Jardine Barnish (appointed 1945) was also stripped of his Territorial Efficiency Medal with two clasps.
  • 1950: Captain Robert Charles Deboice Douglas (appointed 1947)
  • 1950: Flight sergeant George Lofthouse (appointed 1945) was also stripped of two Mentioned in Despatches
  • 1951: Flight Lieutenant John Edward Parr (appointed 1949)
  • 1951: Major Emanuel Saphir (appointed 1945)
  • 1951: Captain Frank Peter Edwards (appointed 1944)
  • 1952: Major Frederick George Percy Hicks (appointed 1943)
  • 1952: Major Kenneth Frank Morrill (appointed 1945)
  • 1952: Captain Otto Nyquist (appointed 1946)
  • 1952: Captain John Musgrave King (appointed 1946)
  • 1955: Major Russell William Hatch (appointed 1945)
  • 1956: Harry Holliday (appointed 1954)
  • 1956: Captain Arthur James Britnell (appointed 1950)
  • 1956: Major Frank William White (appointed 1944)
  • 1958: Warrant Officer Class 1 Lionel Henry Bryson (appointed 1950)
  • 1962: Hugh Hickman (appointed 1949)
  • 1963: Lieutenant-Colonel John Sydney Noel Pounds (appointed 1949) as "consequence of him having been convicted by Court-Martial Service and dismissed from Her Majesty's War Office"
  • 1965: Captain William Henry Eardley (appointed 1954)
  • 1966: William Alexander McConnach (appointed 1952)
  • 1967: Captain Leslie Gordon Creighton (appointed 1951)
  • 1968: Lieutenant-Colonel Jack Constable Price Rowe (appointed 1943)
  • 1969: Wing Commander Henry Lyons Webb (appointed 1959)
  • 1969: Oliver Alfred Sidney Cutts (appointed 1963)
  • 1973: Lieutenant Commander Leslie Albert Shipp (appointed 1972)
  • 1975: William Spens, 2nd Baron Spens (appointed 1954), following his conviction for theft.
  • 1980: Cllr Graham Griffiths (appointed 1970)
  • 1986: Margaret Crowfoot (appointed 1977)
  • 1986: Arthur Gerald Lee (appointed 1983).
  • 1987: Major Peter John Darrington (appointed 1984), following his sentencing by Court-Martial.
  • 1989: Edward Rutledge (appointed 1987)
  • 1994: John Hanna Napier (appointed 1991)
  • 1996: William John Johnston (appointed 1991)
  • 1996: David Hardman (appointed 1994)
  • 1996: Frederick Alwyn Oliver Jones (appointed 1994)
  • 1997: Stanley Lewis Brown(appointed 1982), following his conviction for sexual abuse.
  • 2000: Squadron Leader Brian Lawrence Trood (appointed 1991), following his conviction for sexual assault.
  • 2001: Cyril Albert Broom (appointed 1996)
  • 2002: Philip Douglas Taylor (appointed 2000), following his conviction for sexual assault.
  • 2004: Cyril Littlewood (appointed 1971), following his conviction for sexual abuse (MVO also revoked).
  • 2006: Trevor Richardson (appointed 1998), following his conviction for child abuse
  • 2006: Gordon Crearer Fulton Scott (appointed 1998), following his conviction for possession of child pornography.
  • 2006: Jamnadas Virji Sudra (appointed 1996), following his conviction for sexual assault.
  • 2006: Flight Lieutenant Michael Eke (appointed 2003), following his conviction for theft and deception.
  • 2006: Naseem Hamed (appointed 1999), following his conviction for dangerous driving.
  • 2008: Warrant Officer Class 2 Nicholas Charles McKeown (appointed 1997), following his conviction for possession of child pornography.
  • 2009: Hooman Ghalamkari (appointed 11 June 2005), following conviction on charges of false accounting and theft of prescriptions relating to the pharmacy he ran.
  • 2009: Peter Thomas Cornwell (appointed 2003).
  • 2011: Junaid Quershi (appointed 1999) following his conviction for sex offences
  • 2011: Henry Charles Day (appointed 2003) following his conviction for child sex offences.
  • 2012: Dr Roselle Antoine (appointed 2005) following her conviction for conning foreign students into handing over thousands of pounds for bogus qualifications.
  • 2012: Professor Charles Powys-Butler (appointed 2005) following his conviction for fraudulently claiming almost £150,000 in expenses from the NHS.
  • 2012: Ian John McClure (appointed 2000) following his conviction for child molestation.
  • 2013: David Bradley (appointed 2007) after was found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.
  • 2013: David Russon (appointed 2001) after being found guilty of inappropriate behaviour in schools
  • British Empire Medal

  • 1951: Leonard Albert Smith (awarded 1947)
  • 1957: Henry Alexander Tavendale (awarded 1949) following his conviction by Court-Martial and discharge from Her Majesty's Forces
  • 1966: Norman Frederick Hemmings (awarded 1960)
  • 1980: Frederick Thomas Jolley (awarded 1974)
  • 1996: Sidney Charles Williamson Longstaffe (awarded 1989)
  • 2000: Ernest Robert Donald (awarded 1985), following his conviction for sexual abuse.
  • 2001: Jim Rendall (awarded 1990) following his conviction for fraud.
  • Imperial Service Medal

  • 2014: William Brefni Moore following his conviction for possessing indecent images of children.
  • Volunteer Officers' Decoration

  • 1896: Frederick Walter Roberts
  • 1898: Captain and Honorary Major Alexander Hay
  • 1899: Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel George Raymond Birt, following his conviction for fraud.
  • 1902: Captain and Honorary Major Richard Lewis
  • References

    List of revocations of appointments to orders and awarded decorations and medals of the United Kingdom Wikipedia