On 29 April 2003 , Wheatley was awarded the Queen 's Commendation for Valuable Service " in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Northern Ireland during the period 1 April 2002 to 30 September 2002 " . In the 2017 New Year Honours , he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath ( CB ) . He is a recipient of the General Service Medal with Northern Ireland clasp , the Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone , the Iraq Medal , and the Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan . On 9 February 2014 , he was appointed an honorary canon of Portsmouth Cathedral
General Service Medal
General Service Medal (1962)
Ian Wheatley