Birthday Honours 2013
Arthur Leonard Jack BATE OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Organisation: Hertfordshire Council
“Disability Adviser, Hertfordshire Council. For services to People with Disabilities in Hertfordshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Disability Adviser, Hertfordshire Council. For services to People with Disabilities in Hertfordshire.
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“Disability Adviser, Hertfordshire Council. For services to People with Disabilities in Hertfordshire.”
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“Disability Adviser, Hertfordshire Council. For services to People with Disabilities in Hertfordshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 224 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 19% of the list.
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213 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Hertfordshire.
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How widely is this recognised?
2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 Birthday Honours 2013
Adesola Olumide Adetosoye
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London, Kent
“Lately Divisional Director, Children and Young People’s Services, Lambeth Council. For services to Children and Young People.”
Adrian John Tinniswood
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Somerset
“For services to Heritage.”
Adrian Winstanley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Lately Director General , London Court of International Arbitration. For services to International Arbitration.”
Alan David Armstrong
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Antrim
“Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Almac Group. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Glennie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hertfordshire
“Deputy Departmental Records Officer, Cabinet Office. For services to the Cabinet Office and Public Records Management.”
Alan Mabbutt
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Buckinghamshire
“Head of Local Government, Conservative Campaign Headquarters. For services to Local Government and Political Engagement.”
Alan Opie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Operatic Baritone. For services to Music.”
Albert Henry Thomas Irvin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Artist. For services to the Visual Arts.”
Alexander Daniel Holt-Wilson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Monmouthshire
“For Ophthalmologist services to People in Ethiopia.”
Alexandra Gray
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Edinburgh
“Nurse Consultant, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service. For services to Blood Transfusion.”
Alison Mcinnes
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Aberdeenshire
“Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland. For public and political service.”
Allen Worgan Cotton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Somerset
“For services to Agriculture and to the community in Somerset.”
Allison Tennant
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
South Yorkshire
“Nurse Consultant, Peaks Unit, Rampton Hospital. For services to Offender Health.”
Amanda Eliza Mcmillan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Glasgow
“Managing Director, Glasgow Airport. For services to Business and Tourism.”
Andrea Lesley Bilbow
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Middlesex
“Founder and Chief Executive, Attention Deficit Information and Support Service. For services to People with Attention Deficit and their Families.”
Andrew Campbell Ross
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
“Lately Chief Executive, The Children's Trust. For services to Children.”
Andrew James Clifford
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berkshire
“Business Adviser and Head, Charity and Education Sector Advisory Team, Baker Tilly Chartered Accountants. For services to Social Investment.”
Andrew Robert Finding
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Warwickshire
“Chief Executive, British Equestrian Federation. For services to Equestrianism and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Andrew Stephen Vallance Jones
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Somerset
“Lately First Secretary (Migration) British Embassy Kabul. For services to International Migration Operations.”
Andrew Trace Allan Wates
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“For services to Family Business, charity and to the community in Surrey.”
Angela Marie Whelan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Midlands
“Lately Headteacher, St. Paul's School for Girls, Edgbaston. For services to Education in Birmingham.”
Ann Black
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Oxfordshire
“Secretary, Constituency Labour Party, Oxford East. For parliamentary and political service.”
Anna Southall
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Bristol
“For public and charitable services.”
Anne Catherine Oxborough
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Devon
“Lately Assistant Principal, Exeter College. For services to Further Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Dawn Moir Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Alice Wintergold
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“Consultant Clinical Scientist, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. For services to People with Disabilities”
Tyron Marcus Woodford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“Access Planning Assistant for Network Rail. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Sector”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“Trustee and lately Chair, The Lyneal Trust. For services to Disabled People”
Barbara Celia Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Mary Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“National Returns Progression Officer, Home Office. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Jenny Ann McBRIEN
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Patient Advocate. For services to Women Living with Breast Cancer”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
David Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“Duty Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Chief Executive Officer, Girlguiding Ulster. For services to Girls and Young Women”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, DIAL Barnsley. For services to Disabled People”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“Supply Chain, Defence Equipment and Support and Menopause Network Chair, Ministry of Defence. For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Employment Adviser, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Women”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“Local Engagement Manager and Chair of OUTbound Network, Transport for London. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Simeon John Yates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
“Member, National Autistic Society. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
Wilhelmina Tokcumboh Smallman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birchington, Kent
“Lately Archdeacon of Southend and Campaigner. For services to Social Justice and to Women's Safety”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“Honorary Life Vice-President and lately National Equine Lead, Riding for the Disabled Association. For voluntary services to Disabled Riders”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2013.
Location (Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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