Birthday Honours 2018
Anthony Joshua OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
“For services to Sport.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
“Amateur Boxer. For services to Boxing.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni JOSHUA M.B.E.
Boxer
For services to Sport.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
London
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2013- Region
- London
“Amateur Boxer. For services to Boxing.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- boxer
- Region
- London
“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 267 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
boxer.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 Birthday Honours 2018
Abi Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Theatre and Screenwriting.”
Adam Lawrence
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Gloucestershire
“For public service and services to the community in South Wales.”
Agnes Wylie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Kent
“For services to Art.”
Alexander Nileshwar
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Military Capability.”
Alice Coote
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cheshire
“For services to Music.”
Alison Davenport
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Midlands
“For services to Electrochemistry and Corrosion Science.”
Allison Ramsay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Learning Disability Nursing.”
Amandeep Madra
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Punjabi and Sikh Heritage and Culture.”
Amarjit Samra
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Midlands
“For services to Defence Medical Research.”
Andrew Brigden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cornwall
“For services to the UK Ports and Maritime Industry.”
Andrew Davison
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Northumberland
“For services to the Environment, to Culture and to the community in North East England.”
Andrew Fraser
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Healthcare.”
Andrew Gregory
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hertfordshire
“For services to Transport Resilience.”
Andrew Sharpe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For voluntary political service.”
Angela Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Clackmannanshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Angela Williams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Anne Bamford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Anne Moore
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Devon
“For services to Neurosurgery and Surgical Standards.”
Anne Tiivas
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Leicestershire
“For services to Safeguarding Children and Young People.”
Anne-Maree Keenan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
North Yorkshire
“For services to Podiatry.”
Annette Dryburgh
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Stirling
“For services to Women Offenders.”
Arjun Waney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to the Restaurant Industry.”
Ashok Roy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Midlands
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities.”
Augustus Casely-hayford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Abroad
“For services to Arts and Culture.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041672. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 1 January 2013.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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