
New Year Honours 2013
Anthea Dolman GAIR OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence Acquisition.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence Acquisition.
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“Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence Acquisition.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 247 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
96 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Gloucestershire.
How widely is this recognised?
1,046 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2013
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PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London, London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Ahmed Choonara
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Nottinghamshire
“Board Member, Network for Black Professionals. For services to Further Education.”
Alan Poyner Pritchard
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Caerphilly
“Lately Headteacher, Cyfarthfa High School, Merthyr Tydfil. For services to Education in Wales.”
Alexander William Macbeth
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Textile Centre of Excellence. For services to Learning and Skills.”
Alice Mary Davidson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Merseyside
“Volunteer, Volunteer Missionary Movement. For services to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Alison Humberstone
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hampshire
“Policy Team Leader, Private Pensions Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Tackling Youth Unemployment and to charitable Fundraising.”
Alistair George Finlay
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Belfast
“Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing in Northern Ireland.”
Amanda Jayne Reddin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Merseyside
“Head National Coach, British Gymnastics. For services to Sport.”
Andrew David Wiseman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For public and political service.”
Andrew Douglas-Home
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berwickshire
“Lately Chair, Tweed Commissioners and the River Tweed Foundation. For services to Fishing and to Scottish Heritage through the Abbotsford Trust.”
Andrew James Worthington
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Flintshire
“Chair, North West Steering Group, London 2012. For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Andrew Michael Robson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the game of Bridge and to Charity.”
Andrew Murray
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Tennis Player. For services to Tennis.”
Ann Chance
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
“For services to the voluntary and charitable giving in the United Kingdom.”
Anna Payne
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Weymouth and Portland Manager, UK Wide Operations, Government Olympic Executive. For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Anne Christine Mckillop
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“Assistant Director, Financial Compliance, UK Border Agency, Home Office. For services to the Asylum Population.”
Anne Eileen Bleasdale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“Headteacher, Laneshaw Bridge Primary School, Lancashire. For services to Education.”
Anne Ganley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Tyne and Wear
“Managing Director, Thompson's Builders' and Plumbers' Merchants. For services to the Builders' Merchants Industry and to charity.”
Annette Lesley Brooke
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Dorset
“Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole. For public and political service.”
Antony George Sims
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Director, 2012 Delivery, UK Trade and Investment, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. For services to Industry through the British Business Embassy.”
Ashley Hugh Roberts
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Deputy Head, Automotive Unit, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. For services to the UK Automotive Industry.”
Audrey Margaret Mooney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Aberdeenshire
“Governor, HM Prison Aberdeen, Scottish Prison Service. For services to the Scottish Prison Service.”
Audrey Therese Ardern-Jones
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Associate Lecturer, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Cancer Genetics Nursing Care.”
Bernard Peter Hollywood
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Merseyside
“For charitable services.”
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David John Rowlands
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Anita Angela Pugh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Armed Forces Veterans and to the community in St Thomas, Swansea”
Alpa Raja
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee. For services to Veterans' Welfare”
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“Chair, North Devon Branch, Royal Marines Association. For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community”
Martin John Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“Station Staff Officer, Wattisham Flying Station. For services to Military Personnel and their Families”
Jason John Kinghorn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
“Staff Officer, Royal Air Force Career Fields. For services to Royal Air Force Career Management”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“Police Constable, Warwickshire Police. For services to Policing and to Veterans”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineer, Defence Equipment and Support. For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“Flood Volunteer, Wallington, Hampshire. For services to Flood Defence”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“Fundraising Volunteer, Homeless Veterans Project and Poppy Scotland. For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire”
Roderick George Wood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“Volunteer. For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands”
Mark Keverne Courthope Wills
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
West Meon, Hampshire
“Deputy Chair of Governors, Royal Star and Garter Charity. For services to Armed Forces Veterans”
Gwynne Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brecon, Powys
“Support Manager, Adventurous Training, Soldier Academy. For services to Military Training and to Sport”
Frederick Michael Stewart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland”
Heather Jayne Spence
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“Interim Chair for Northern Ireland, Royal British Legion. For voluntary services to Veterans”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“Operations Director, Leidos UK Limited. For services to Defence”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Edwin Piercy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“Volunteer, Hull Independent Merchant Navy Association. For services to the Merchant Navy in Hull”
Margaret Anne Pedder
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Engagement Staff Officer, HQ London District, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Armed Forces Champion, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to the Armed Forces Community in London”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2012.
Location (Gloucestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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