Government House

                 CANBERRA  ACT  2600

          24 July 2018

AUSTRALIAN HONOURS

The Governor-General is pleased to announce the following Australian Honours in connection with the Tham Luang cave rescue operation in Northern Thailand, from 30 June 2018 to 10 July 2018.

AUSTRALIAN BRAVERY DECORATIONS

STAR OF COURAGE (SC)

(For acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril)

Dr Craig Challen

GNANGARA WA 6077

Dr Richard Harris

TOORAK GARDENS SA 5065

BRAVERY MEDAL (BM)

(For acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances)

Senior Constable Justin John Bateman

Australian Federal Police Special Response Group

Leading Senior Constable Kelly Craig Boers

Australian Federal Police Special Response Group

Detective Leading Senior Constable Benjamin Walter Cox

Australian Federal Police Special Response Group

Chief Petty Officer Troy Matthew Eather

Royal Australian Navy, Specialist Liaison Officer, Clearance Diving Team

First Constable Matthew Peter Fitzgerald

Australian Federal Police Special Response Group

Acting Station Sergeant Robert Michael James

Australian Federal Police Special Response Group

Detective Leading Senior Constable Christopher John Markcrow

Australian Federal Police Special Response Group

ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA (OAM)

For service to the international community through specialist response roles during the
Tham Luang cave rescue in Thailand in 2018.

Senior Constable Justin John Bateman

Leading Senior Constable Kelly Craig Boers

Dr Craig Challen

Detective Leading Senior Constable Benjamin Walter Cox

Chief Petty Officer Troy Matthew Eather

First Constable Matthew Peter Fitzgerald

Dr Richard Harris

Acting Station Sergeant Robert Michael James

Detective Leading Senior Constable Christopher John Markcrow

By His Excellency’s Command

Mark Fraser LVO OAM

Official Secretary to the Governor-General