Many recipients of
orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom have had them
revoked, often following conviction for crimes or breaches of military discipline, or when their conduct has been widely considered discreditable. In other cases, prominent nationals of countries with which the UK has later found itself at war or in dispute have had their honours revoked.
Also stripped of honorary GCVO; later stripped of the titles of Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and
Baron Arklow by the Titles Deprivation Act 1917
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.[74]
2015:
Joanne Shuter (appointed 2010) following her conviction for expenses fraud.[75][76]
1922:
CaptainReginald Stuart Lindsell (appointed 1919) "in consequence of his having been dismissed from His Majesty's Service by sentence of a General Court Martial"[81] following his dismissal from the Army by a General Court-martial.[82]
1922:
CaptainArthur Henry Jolliffe (appointed 1919) "in consequence of his having been cashiered and sentenced to imprisonment by sentence of a General Court-martial"[81] having been cashiered and sentenced to imprisonment by a General Court-martial.[82]
1924:
Frank Carlyle Kieller Mitchell (appointed 1918)[84] 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"[85]
1943:
Colonel(Sir) Edgar Henry Newton (appointed 1937), "in consequence of his having been dismissed from His Majesty's Service by sentence of a General Court-Martial"[88][89]
1950:
ColonelLouis Pedretti (appointed 1944)[94] 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.[95]
1966:
William Gordon Tong (appointed 1960),[100] following conviction and being sentenced to two-years in prison for obtaining money by false pretences and obtaining credit by fraud.[101]
1929:
Edward Albert Rix (appointed 1926),[141] "in consequence of his having been convicted by the Civil Power" on a charge of theft from the Receiver of the Metropolitan Police District
1929:
Lee Peck Hock (appointed 1923), "in consequence of his having been convicted by the Civil Power"[142] for bribery
1930:
Francis George Clarkson (appointed 1918),[143] "in consequence of his having been convicted by the Civil Power"
1944:
Robert Hutchison (appointed 1940)[149] in "consequence of his having been dismissed from His Majesty's Service by sentence of a General Court-Martial"
1944:
CaptainEdwin Illirgworth (appointed 1943)[149] in "consequence of his having been dismissed from His Majesty's Service by sentence of a General Court-Martial"
1949:
MajorFrank Reuben Williams (appointed 1944),[150] "in consequence of his having been cashiered by sentence of a general court martial"
1963:
Lieutenant-ColonelJohn Sydney Noel Pounds (appointed 1949)[170] as "consequence of him having been convicted by Court-Martial Service and dismissed from Her Majesty's War Office"
2009:
Hooman Ghalamkari (appointed 11 June 2005), following conviction on charges of false accounting and theft of prescriptions relating to the pharmacy he ran.[204][205]
2011:
Junaid Quershi (appointed 1999) following his conviction for sex offences[207]
2011:
Henry Charles Day (appointed 2003) following his conviction for child sex offences.[208]
2012:
Dr Roselle Antoine (appointed 2005) following her conviction for conning foreign students into handing over thousands of pounds for bogus qualifications.[209]
2012: Professor
Charles Powys Butler (appointed 2005) following his conviction for fraudulently claiming almost £150,000 in expenses from the NHS.[209]
2012:
Ian John McClure (appointed 2000) following his conviction for child molestation.[209]
2013:
David Bradley (appointed 2007) after was found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.[73]
2013:
David Russon (appointed 2001) after being found guilty of inappropriate behaviour in schools[210]
1920:
Lieutenant-ColonelSydney Douglas Rumbold (appointed 1917; bar in 1919) "in consequence of his having been cashiered by sentence of a General Court-Martial."[224] He was also stripped of his CMG.
1920:
MajorJohn Andrew Baillie (appointed 1902)[225] "in consequence of his having been removed from the Territorial Force on conviction by the Civil Power". Name restored 1931 under a royal warrant authorizing the restoration of certain forfeited decorations awarded for gallantry.[226]
1921:
MajorEwen Cameron Bruce (appointed 1920), "in consequence of his having been convicted by General Court-Martial."[227] He was also stripped of his Military Cross. He had been convicted of robbing a creamery.
1922:
Lieutenant-ColonelHerbert Allcard (appointed 1901), "in consequence of his having been convicted by the Civil Power."[228] He was convicted of bigamy.
1936:
Lieutenant-Colonel Denis Daly (appointed 1919), " in consequence of his having been convicted by General Court-Martial." He was also stripped of his Military Cross.[229] His crime was described as "offences against men in his employ".
^Revocation –
"No. 32332". The London Gazette. 24 May 1921. p. 4083.
^"No. 32847". The London Gazette. 24 July 1923. p. 5067.
^"People, Jun. 24, 1940". Time. 24 June 1940. Archived from
the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023. Canceled by King George VI was the honorary commandership of the Order of the British Empire awarded in 1929 to Norwegian Major Vidkun Quisling.
^"No. 44383". The London Gazette. 8 August 1967. p. 8715.
Keystone Pictures USA.
"1972 – Roe at criminal court at Lausanne". Alamy. Retrieved 16 May 2022. Thomas Chambers Windsor Roe (50), English, trustee of big money and man of confidence, commander of the Order of the Empire, faces criminal court at Lausanne, on the charges of attempted circulation of fake dollar bills of an amount of 1, 25 million Swiss franks. Other charges, in the manner of fraud, will probably not put against him in Switzerland, but later in England. OPS:Thomas Roe (at right) during recession at the criminal court at Lausanne. A uniformed policeman and a detective do not move from his side.
Many recipients of
orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom have had them
revoked, often following conviction for crimes or breaches of military discipline, or when their conduct has been widely considered discreditable. In other cases, prominent nationals of countries with which the UK has later found itself at war or in dispute have had their honours revoked.
Also stripped of honorary GCVO; later stripped of the titles of Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence and
Baron Arklow by the Titles Deprivation Act 1917
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.[74]
2015:
Joanne Shuter (appointed 2010) following her conviction for expenses fraud.[75][76]
1922:
CaptainReginald Stuart Lindsell (appointed 1919) "in consequence of his having been dismissed from His Majesty's Service by sentence of a General Court Martial"[81] following his dismissal from the Army by a General Court-martial.[82]
1922:
CaptainArthur Henry Jolliffe (appointed 1919) "in consequence of his having been cashiered and sentenced to imprisonment by sentence of a General Court-martial"[81] having been cashiered and sentenced to imprisonment by a General Court-martial.[82]
1924:
Frank Carlyle Kieller Mitchell (appointed 1918)[84] 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"[85]
1943:
Colonel(Sir) Edgar Henry Newton (appointed 1937), "in consequence of his having been dismissed from His Majesty's Service by sentence of a General Court-Martial"[88][89]
1950:
ColonelLouis Pedretti (appointed 1944)[94] 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.[95]
1966:
William Gordon Tong (appointed 1960),[100] following conviction and being sentenced to two-years in prison for obtaining money by false pretences and obtaining credit by fraud.[101]
1929:
Edward Albert Rix (appointed 1926),[141] "in consequence of his having been convicted by the Civil Power" on a charge of theft from the Receiver of the Metropolitan Police District
1929:
Lee Peck Hock (appointed 1923), "in consequence of his having been convicted by the Civil Power"[142] for bribery
1930:
Francis George Clarkson (appointed 1918),[143] "in consequence of his having been convicted by the Civil Power"
1944:
Robert Hutchison (appointed 1940)[149] in "consequence of his having been dismissed from His Majesty's Service by sentence of a General Court-Martial"
1944:
CaptainEdwin Illirgworth (appointed 1943)[149] in "consequence of his having been dismissed from His Majesty's Service by sentence of a General Court-Martial"
1949:
MajorFrank Reuben Williams (appointed 1944),[150] "in consequence of his having been cashiered by sentence of a general court martial"
1963:
Lieutenant-ColonelJohn Sydney Noel Pounds (appointed 1949)[170] as "consequence of him having been convicted by Court-Martial Service and dismissed from Her Majesty's War Office"
2009:
Hooman Ghalamkari (appointed 11 June 2005), following conviction on charges of false accounting and theft of prescriptions relating to the pharmacy he ran.[204][205]
2011:
Junaid Quershi (appointed 1999) following his conviction for sex offences[207]
2011:
Henry Charles Day (appointed 2003) following his conviction for child sex offences.[208]
2012:
Dr Roselle Antoine (appointed 2005) following her conviction for conning foreign students into handing over thousands of pounds for bogus qualifications.[209]
2012: Professor
Charles Powys Butler (appointed 2005) following his conviction for fraudulently claiming almost £150,000 in expenses from the NHS.[209]
2012:
Ian John McClure (appointed 2000) following his conviction for child molestation.[209]
2013:
David Bradley (appointed 2007) after was found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.[73]
2013:
David Russon (appointed 2001) after being found guilty of inappropriate behaviour in schools[210]
1920:
Lieutenant-ColonelSydney Douglas Rumbold (appointed 1917; bar in 1919) "in consequence of his having been cashiered by sentence of a General Court-Martial."[224] He was also stripped of his CMG.
1920:
MajorJohn Andrew Baillie (appointed 1902)[225] "in consequence of his having been removed from the Territorial Force on conviction by the Civil Power". Name restored 1931 under a royal warrant authorizing the restoration of certain forfeited decorations awarded for gallantry.[226]
1921:
MajorEwen Cameron Bruce (appointed 1920), "in consequence of his having been convicted by General Court-Martial."[227] He was also stripped of his Military Cross. He had been convicted of robbing a creamery.
1922:
Lieutenant-ColonelHerbert Allcard (appointed 1901), "in consequence of his having been convicted by the Civil Power."[228] He was convicted of bigamy.
1936:
Lieutenant-Colonel Denis Daly (appointed 1919), " in consequence of his having been convicted by General Court-Martial." He was also stripped of his Military Cross.[229] His crime was described as "offences against men in his employ".
^Revocation –
"No. 32332". The London Gazette. 24 May 1921. p. 4083.
^"No. 32847". The London Gazette. 24 July 1923. p. 5067.
^"People, Jun. 24, 1940". Time. 24 June 1940. Archived from
the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023. Canceled by King George VI was the honorary commandership of the Order of the British Empire awarded in 1929 to Norwegian Major Vidkun Quisling.
^"No. 44383". The London Gazette. 8 August 1967. p. 8715.
Keystone Pictures USA.
"1972 – Roe at criminal court at Lausanne". Alamy. Retrieved 16 May 2022. Thomas Chambers Windsor Roe (50), English, trustee of big money and man of confidence, commander of the Order of the Empire, faces criminal court at Lausanne, on the charges of attempted circulation of fake dollar bills of an amount of 1, 25 million Swiss franks. Other charges, in the manner of fraud, will probably not put against him in Switzerland, but later in England. OPS:Thomas Roe (at right) during recession at the criminal court at Lausanne. A uniformed policeman and a detective do not move from his side.