(1962-12-12) 12 December 1962 (age 61) Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Marines (1979–98) British Army (1998–09)
Years of service
1979–2009
Rank
Major
Unit
42 Commando The Parachute Regiment
Battles/wars
Falklands War The Troubles Iraq War
Awards
George Cross Queen's Gallantry Medal Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Other work
Security consultant (2009–present)
Dominic Charles Rupert Troulan, GC, QGM (born 12 December 1962) is a retired British Army officer and former Royal Marine who was awarded the George Cross on 16 June 2017 for his actions during the 2013 Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya. He was the first civilian recipient of the award in 25 years.
Dominic Charles Rupert Troulan, GC, QGM (born 12 December 1962) is a retired British Army officer and former Royal Marine who was awarded the George Cross...
most recent award to a living civilian, until the award in 2017 to DominicTroulan. On 5 October 1992, the Australian Prime Minister announced that Australian...
Stephen Dalton, Order of the Bath Lady Mary Peters, Order of the Garter DominicTroulan, George Cross Richard Cripwell, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey Richard...
Response Unit (DPS-TRU), Peter Bach and former British Armed Forces Major DominicTroulan helped to save lives. They were working as security consultants and...
recipients were living as of the date of the decisions for the exchanges. DominicTroulan represented recipients at the 2023 Coronation. The George Cross has...
of the George Cross Samuel Shephard, recipient of the George Cross DominicTroulan, recipient of the George Cross The Baroness Manningham-Buller, Lady...
gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours. Dominic Charles Troulan, QGM. For saving lives during the Westgate Shopping Mall terrorist...
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