New Year Honours 2009
Brian Andrew Gillingham Poole MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the Armed Forces.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2009
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
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“For services to the Armed Forces.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 687 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 57% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2009
Alan Cottle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Needs in Surrey.”
Alan Craig
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For public and voluntary service.”
Alan Godfrey Swerdlow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts and to the communities in Liverpool and Suffolk.”
Alan Kells
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“For public and voluntary service.”
Alan William Thomas Melville
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Fife
“For services to Healthcare in Fife.”
Albert Roy Cooksey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cumbria
“For voluntary service to the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team in Cumbria.”
Alec Brader
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lincolnshire
“For services to Young People.”
Alexander Bruce Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Marines
Alexander Gill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to the fishing community in Kingston-upon-Hull.”
Alexander Moggach
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Glasgow
“For services to the Industry Engineers’ Club Project.”
Alexander Ross Sutherland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Highland
“For voluntary service to Swimming in Inverness.”
Alexandra Maria Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to victims of the Chinese earthquake in May 2008.”
Alexandra Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Highland
“For services to the Fashion and Textile Industries in Scotland.”
Alexandra Olivia Naish
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bristol
“For services to Community Relations in Bristol.”
Alfred John Slow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Dorset
“For voluntary service to the community in Wimborne, Dorset.”
Alice Patricia Middleton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hull
“For services to Vulnerable People.”
Alice Zeitlyn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cambridgeshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Cambridge.”
Alison Claire Finch
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alison May McAusland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cheshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Warrington, Cheshire.”
Alister Stanley Widdowson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Allan Rees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bridgend
“For services to the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners and to the Royal British Legion in South Wales.”
Allan Roy Currall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Berkshire
“For voluntary service to Education.”
Amanda Estelle Carter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“For voluntary service to the community in Leicester.”
Andrea Johnstone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Somerset
“For voluntary service to the community in Berrow, Somerset.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
Location (Dorset) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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