Dominic Troulan

Dominic Charles Rupert Troulan, (born 1962) is a retired British Army officer and former Royal Marine who was awarded the George Cross in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for his actions during the 2013 Westgate shopping mall attack. He was the first civilian recipient of the award for over 40 years.

Military career
Troulan served in the British Armed Forces for over 20 years, first in the Royal Marines and subsequently in the British Army. He was decorated on two separate tours in Northern Ireland. As a sergeant in the Royal Marines, Troulan was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for his "gallant and distinguished services" in 1993.

This was followed by a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service for a 2002 tour, by which time Troulan was a warrant officer class 1 in the British Army's Parachute Regiment. He received a short-service commission in the rank of captain on 15 April 2002. He was granted an intermediate regular commission in the same rank on 1 January 2005, and was promoted to major on 31 July 2008. He entered the reserve of officers on 31 August 2009, thereby ending his active service.