New Year Honours 2016
Andrew Watson OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Detective Sergeant
“For services to Policing and Counter Terrorism”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Policing and Counter Terrorism
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Andrew Ronald WATSON
Detective Sergeant, Thames Valley Police
For services to Policing and Counter Terrorism
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Buckinghamshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Detective Sergeant
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- Buckinghamshire
“For services to Policing and Counter Terrorism”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 19% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Detective Sergeant.
How widely is this recognised?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2016
(Betty) Ann Flintham
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London
“For services to the Administration of Justice”
Adrienne Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Adult Social Services”
Alan Frame
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Gloucestershire
“For services to Public Administration.”
Alan Gemmell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
“For services to cultural relations in the area of Arts and Science.”
Alan Turnbull
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“For services to Science and Industry”
Alan Willson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Swansea
“For services to the Quality and Safety of Healthcare in Wales”
Albert Thomas Keeling
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Alison Allden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Bristol
“For services to Higher Education.”
Alison Petch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Social Services in Scotland.”
Alistair Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
West Lothian
“For services to the Economy and Town Centre Regeneration.”
Amanda Ariss
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Equality.”
Amanda Boyle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Aberdeen
“For services to Business.”
Amanda Howe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Norfolk
“For services to Primary Care.”
Andrew Corcoran
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services in Support of Military Operations”
Andrew Haines
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“For services to Transport”
Andrew Knight
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Angela White
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
North Yorkshire
“For services to Community Action”
Anita Zabludowicz
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to the Arts”
Ann Hebden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Defence”
Annabel Stilgoe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“For charitable services”
Annalu Waller
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Dundee
“For services to people with Complex Communication Needs”
Anne Connolly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Londonderry
“For services to Policing and Education in Northern Ireland.”
Anne O’reilly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Belfast
“For services to Older People and the Voluntary Sector.”
Anthony Monck
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
“For services to British interests in Syria.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2454317. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Buckinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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