Birthday Honours 2011
Brigadier William Ian Cotter DOBBIE OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“General-Secretary, Council of Voluntary Welfare Workers. For services to the Armed Forces.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
General-Secretary, Council of Voluntary Welfare Workers. For services to the Armed Forces.
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“General-Secretary, Council of Voluntary Welfare Workers. For services to the Armed Forces.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 236 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 24% of the list.
In their area
248 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Kent.
How widely is this recognised?
1,046 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 2011
Adrian Holmes
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Derbyshire
“For services to Skills and Training.”
Adrian Voce
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“Director, Play England. For services to Children.”
Alan Smith
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
“Head, Data Visualisation Unit, Methodology Directorate, Office for National Statistics.”
Alison Margaret Blackburn
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Suffolk
“Chair, Board of Governors, Harper Adams University College. For voluntary service to Land-Based Higher Education.”
Allison Chin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“Headteacher, Swinnow Primary School, Leeds. For services to Education.”
Andrew Flower
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Warwickshire
“Director, England National Cricket Team. For services to Sport.”
Andrew John Strauss
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Buckinghamshire
“England Captain. For services to Cricket.”
Andrew Nicholas Farrar
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Lancashire
“Head of Exchequer Losses, Benefits and Credits, Preston, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Andy Hawthorne
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cheshire
“Founder and Chief Executive, Message Trust. For services to Young People in Greater Manchester.”
Angela Burridge
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Somerset
“Headteacher, Brentry Primary School, Bristol. For services to Education.”
Angela Mary Murphy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Lancashire
“Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International), University of Central Lancashire. For services to Higher Education.”
Bernadette Mcnally
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Belfast
“Director, Social and Primary Care Services and Executive Director, Social Work, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For public service.”
Bernard Cribbins
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Beverley De-Gale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“Co-Founder, African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Beverley Penney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Vale of Glamorgan
“For services to Ramblers Cymru.”
Beverly Isadore Lindsay
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Midlands
“For services to Business and to the community in Birmingham.”
Bronwen Eileen Northmore
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Middlesex
“Lately Director, Cleaner Fossil Fuels Directorate, Department of Energy and Climate Change.”
Captain Victor Richard Law
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For voluntary service to St John Ambulance.”
Caroline Bannerman
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cheshire
“Lately Principal and Chief Executive, Bolton College. For services to Further Education.”
Catherine Purdy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Durham
“Chief Executive, Vela Homes (incorporating Housing Hartlepool). For services to Local Government.”
Charles Basil Woodd
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Wiltshire
“Team Leader, Community Development Team, Community Action Division, Department for Communities and Local Government.”
Charles Mark Ridgway
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“Managing Director, Group Rhodes. For services to Industry.”
Charles William Victor Harris
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
West Yorkshire
“Director of Youth Projects, Rank Foundation. For services to Young People.”
Christine Byrne Mccann
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cheshire
“Lately Headteacher, Notre Dame Catholic College for Arts, Liverpool. For services to Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,046 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
Terence Whitty
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liskeard, Cornwall
“Royal Navy Association Lead Mentor, HMS Raleigh. For voluntary services to Royal Navy Recruits”
David John Rowlands
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“Military Artist. For services to Art, to British Military History and to Charity”
Anita Angela Pugh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Armed Forces Veterans and to the community in St Thomas, Swansea”
Alpa Raja
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee. For services to Veterans' Welfare”
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“Chair, North Devon Branch, Royal Marines Association. For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community”
Martin John Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“Station Staff Officer, Wattisham Flying Station. For services to Military Personnel and their Families”
Jason John Kinghorn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
“Staff Officer, Royal Air Force Career Fields. For services to Royal Air Force Career Management”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“Police Constable, Warwickshire Police. For services to Policing and to Veterans”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineer, Defence Equipment and Support. For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“Flood Volunteer, Wallington, Hampshire. For services to Flood Defence”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“Fundraising Volunteer, Homeless Veterans Project and Poppy Scotland. For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire”
Roderick George Wood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“Volunteer. For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands”
Mark Keverne Courthope Wills
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
West Meon, Hampshire
“Deputy Chair of Governors, Royal Star and Garter Charity. For services to Armed Forces Veterans”
Gwynne Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brecon, Powys
“Support Manager, Adventurous Training, Soldier Academy. For services to Military Training and to Sport”
Frederick Michael Stewart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland”
Heather Jayne Spence
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“Interim Chair for Northern Ireland, Royal British Legion. For voluntary services to Veterans”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“Operations Director, Leidos UK Limited. For services to Defence”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Edwin Piercy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“Volunteer, Hull Independent Merchant Navy Association. For services to the Merchant Navy in Hull”
Margaret Anne Pedder
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Engagement Staff Officer, HQ London District, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Armed Forces Champion, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to the Armed Forces Community in London”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2011.
Location (Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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