Distinguished Service

The Distinguished Service Award is held in high esteem by all concerned, its standing enhanced by being awarded rarely and after due consideration. Certificates have been awarded in some instances when death or serious injury occurred as a result of responding to an incident. Seventy members have been honoured since 1958.

The listing below is in reverse order with most recent additions at the top.

70. 2023: Pete Roberts Northumberland National Park MRT

69. 2023: Alistair Read Ogwen Valley MRO

68. 2016: Ken Blakeman Kinder MRT

67. 2016: Roy Henderson Keswick MRT

66. 2015: Penny Brockman Central Beacons MRT; MREW Treasurer

65: 2012: Tom Taylor RAF MRS & ARCC

64: 2012: Mike Margeson Duddon & Furness MRT Team Leader; MREW Equipment Officer (17 years) MREW Training Officer (2 years); MREW Vice Chairman

63: 2102: Ray Griffiths Patterdale MRT

62: 2012: Mike France Woodhead MRT; PDMRO; MREW National Fundraising Officer; MREW CEO 2014- 2022

61: 2012: John Ellerton Patterdale MRT; LDSAMRA Medical Committee; MREW Medical Officer

60: 2009: Paul Horder Keswick MRT

59: 2009: Ian Hurst Buxton MRT

58: 2008: Jim Coyle BEM Cockermouth MRT

57: 2006: Peter Durst Rossendale & Pendle MRT; SARDA Chairman 1981-1990

56: 2005: David Little Cleveland MRT; Treasurer of MREW 1988-2004

55: 2005: Aled Taylor Founder member of Llanberis MRT; North Wales rep to MREW

54: 2004: W/O Alistair Haveron MBE BEM RAF Mountain Rescue Service

53: 2004: Flt Sgt Bill Batson MBE RAF Mountain Rescue Service

52: 2004: Eve Burton Buxton Team; Mountain Rescue Handbook editor

51: 2003: Peter Smith Calder Valley SRT; Secretary of MREW

50: 2003: Peter Howells OBE Central Beacons MRT: Assistant Secretary of MREW

49: 2002: Ray Davies Glossop MRT; MRC Secretary 1979-2004

48: 2002: Mike Nixon MBE. Keswick MRT

47: 2002: Brian Wright Cleveland MRT; Medical Examination Registrar

46: 2001: Dr Peter Andrew MBE Kinder MRT. MRC Chairman 1985-1995; MRC President 1995-2000

45: 2001: Dr Anthony Jones MBE Ogwen Valley MRO; Vice Chairman of MREW 1985-2014

44: 2001: David Allan FRCS Duddon and Furness MRT: Chairman of MREW 1995-2014

43: 2000: Stuart Hulse MBE Langdale Ambleside MRT

42: 2000: Hamish Macinnes OBE BEM Founder and Leader of Glencoe MRT; MacInnes stretcher

41: 1999: Peter Bell Langdale Ambleside MRT; Bell Stretcher

40: 1999: Col Philip Williams-Jones Ogwen Valley MRO

39: 1998: Bob Stephenson Royal Ulster Constabulary MRT

38: 1996: David Thompson North East Search & Rescue Association

37: 1994: Staff Fairhurst Glossop MRT

36: 1994: Bill Whitehouse Chairman British Cave Rescue Council

35: 1993: Steve Barber Kendal MRT; MRC Editor

34: 1993: Malcolm Welch Rossendale & Pendle MRT; Secretary MPSRO

33: 1993: Joe Boothroyd Patterdale MRT

32: 1992: Joe Walmsley MRC Equipment Officer

31: 1990: Brian Snowden North East SRA

30: 1988: Jack Powell MBE South Wales Mountain Rescue Organisation

29: 1988: Fred Barlow BEM South West England Rescue Association

28: 1987: Harry Worsdall MRC Treasurer 1963-1988

27: 1986: Richard Fisher Keswick MRT

26: 1986: George Fisher MBE Keswick MRT

25: 1986: David Anderson Cave Rescue Organisation. Killed during a search of Rowten Pot

24: 1985: W/0 Raymond Sefton BEM RAF Kinloss and Leuchars

23: 1985: Noel Kirkman OBE FRCS MRC Chairman 1972-1985; MRC President 1985-1994

22: 1983: Michael Rudall Founder and Team Leader of Bridgend MRT. Killed by a rock fall when shielding a casualty during a rescue in Brecon Beacons

21: 1979: Herbert Hartley MRC Secretary 1956-79; Collator of MRC accident statistics

20: 1975: Flt Sgt George Bruce BEM RAF Grantown on Spey

19: 1974:  James Cameron Founder of Coniston MRT (Coniston Fells Rescue Team)

18: 1973: Alfred Pigott OBE MRC Founder member; MRC Chairman 1956-72; MRC President 1972-77

17: 1969: Ron James Ogwen Valley MRO

16: 1969: John Hinde BEM RAF Kinloss

15: 1964: Sydney Cross MBE Founder and Team Leader of Langdale MRT

14: 1964: Lieut Col Horace Westmorland OBE Founder of Keswick MRT

13: 1964: John McNiven Clachaig Hotel, Glencoe

12: 1964: John Lees GM BEM RAF Kinloss and Valley

11: 1964: Jack Thompson Glenmore Lodge

10: 1964: Ian Martin RAF Kinloss

9: 1958: Wilson Hey FRCS MRC Founder Member; MRC Chairman 1939-56

8: 1958: Walter Elliott For rescue work in Glencoe with his sons Walter and William

7: 1958: Reginald Hainsworth MBE Cave Rescue Organisation

6: 1958: Olive Pritchard Warden of Idwal Youth Hostel; Supervisor of the Mountain Rescue Post

5: 1958: Donald Duff MBE MC FRCSE Founder member of Glencoe MRT; Founder and Team Leader of Lochaber MRT; Duff Stretcher

4: 1958: Constance Alexander Warden of Idwal Youth Hostel; Supervisor of the Mountain Rescue Post

3: 1958: Christopher Briggs BEM DL Mountain Rescue Post, Pen-y-Gwyrd

2: 1958: Anthony Woodroffe MB MRCS Killed while assisting an injured climber on Snowdon

1: 1958: Alfred Maitland MB FRCSE Scotland