Birthday Honours 2023
Belinda Lorraine Forsythe OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 2023 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Military Division Ministry of Defence (Army)
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His 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 Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Lieutenant Colonel Belinda Lorraine FORSYTHE M.B.E.
536565
Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2002
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Military service
Ministry of Defence- Division
- Military Division
- Service number
- 536565
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2002- Role at the time
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Birthday Honours 2023
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 290 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 19% of the list.
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 2023
Alan Meyrick
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Education.”
Alexandra Johnson
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Chorley, Lancashire
“For services to Charity and to People with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.”
Alfie Hewett
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Tennis.”
Alison Byrne
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Ukraine Crisis.”
Alyson Mitchell
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Services to Digital Inclusion.”
Amar Latif
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Visually Impaired and to Entrepreneurship.”
Amarjit Raju
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Derby, Derbyshire
“For services to People with Disabilities, to Carers and to Mental Health.”
Andrew Bastawrous
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“For services to Eye Health Overseas.”
Andrew Bolton
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“For services to Art and Fashion.”
Andrew Churchill
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Repton, Derbyshire
“For services to Engineering.”
Andrew Ledgerton-lynch
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Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to The Fire Fighters Charity and to Fire Safety.”
Andrew Stokes
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Andrew Stokes
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“For services to Tourism.”
Andrew Watson
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Angus Mckee
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Anju Kumar
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Women’s Health and Welfare in Wales.”
Anne Shaw
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to the Commonwealth Games 2022.”
Anne Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to Children’s Social Work.”
Anthony Atherton
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Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
“For services to Disability Sport and Inclusion.”
Anthony Cook
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Anthony Eyton
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London, Greater London
“For services to Painting and to the Art Community.”
Anthony Lett
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Anthony May
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Antony Baines
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Ripley, Derbyshire
“For services to the Armed Forces Community.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4377952. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2002
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2002).
Published 13 June 2002.
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