New Year Honours 2017
Caroline Wake OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Head • UK Delegation
“For services to Transport Safety and the community in Kent.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Transport Safety and the community in Kent.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order
Mrs. Caroline WAKE
Head, UK Delegation, Channel Tunnel Safety Authority
For services to Transport Safety and the community in Kent.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Kent
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- Kent
“For services to Transport Safety and the community in Kent.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 262 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 18% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Head, UK Delegation.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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David Workman
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Ballynahinch, County Down
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Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
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Michael West
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Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
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Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
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Darren Ward
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Olney, Buckinghamshire
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John Turner
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
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Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673932. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
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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