New Year Honours 2016
Christine Ann WELLINGTON OBE
- Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
former Triathlete, and Ironman World Champion
“Former Triathlete and Ironman World Champion. For services to Sport and charity.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Former Triathlete and Ironman World Champion. For services to Sport and charity.
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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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ms Christine Ann WELLINGTON M.B.E.
former Triathlete, and Ironman World Champion
For services to Sport and charity
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Norfolk
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2010- Role at the time
- former Triathlete, and Ironman World Champion
- Region
- Norfolk
“For services to Ironman Triathlons.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- former Triathlete, and Ironman World Champion
- Region
- Bristol
“Former Triathlete and Ironman World Champion. For services to Sport and charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
74 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Bristol.
What organisation were they with?
former Triathlete, and Ironman World Champion.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Amanda Boyle
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Angela White
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“Chair, Northern Ireland Policing Board. For services to Policing and Education in Northern Ireland.”
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Plymouth, Devon
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David Stewart Smallwoods
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
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Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
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Alan Thomas Parker
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
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James Isaac McDONALD
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Jason Land
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire
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Lynn Hay
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Linda Annette Gaine
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Colchester, Essex
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Sarah Edwards
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Barnham, West Sussex
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George Michael Dodd
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Carlisle, Cumbria
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Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges
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Crowborough, East Sussex
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Roger Frederick Bell
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Carrickfergus, County Antrim
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Michael Barnard
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Stafford, Staffordshire
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Ian Michael Brown
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2010). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2010.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2454322. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Norfolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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