New Year Honours 2003
David Anthony Waters MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Northern Electric plc
“For services to the Electricity Industry.”
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New Year Honours 2003- Role at the time
- Northern Electric plc
“For services to the Electricity Industry.”
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“For services to the Electricity Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 705 times in the New Year Honours List 2003 — about 57% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Northern Electric plc.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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 2003
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Royal Air Force
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“For services to Local Government and to the community in the Cynon Valley.”
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“For services to Broadcasting.”
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Alistair Macdonald
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“For services to Local Government and to the community in Clydebank.”
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Allan Cameron Steele
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“For services to Local Government.”
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Andrew Christie
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Andrew Desmond Smith
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Royal Corps of Signals
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“For public service.”
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Wendy Carlin
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
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“For services to Tourism.”
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Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
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Ann Watson
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Nadeem Rizvi
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Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
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Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2003 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2002.
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