New Year Honours 2016
Brian Lee MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chair
“For services to Football.”
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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
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Brian Russell LEE
Chair, Football Conference Trust and President, Football Conference
For services to Football.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Buckinghamshire
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Chair
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
“For services to Football.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 573 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 39% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 2016
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
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London, Greater London
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Terence Hensby
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London, Greater London
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2454727. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Buckinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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