Birthday Honours 2016
David Ashton MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the Church of England and the community in Batley, West Yorkshire.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the Church of England and the community in Batley, West Yorkshire.
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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
11 June 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
David ASHTON
For services to the Church of England and the community in Batley, West Yorkshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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West Yorkshire
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“For services to the Church of England and the community in Batley, West Yorkshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 574 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 40% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 Birthday Honours 2016
Adam Foden
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Adam Tasker
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education and Access to Sport.”
Adrian Bowater
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West Midlands
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Davies
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Gloucestershire
“For services to charity and the community in Gloucestershire.”
Aileen Jones
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Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the RNLI.”
Akosua Amoateng
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“For services to UK-African Diaspora Relations.”
Alan Dickie
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Aberdeenshire
“For services to the Brewing Industry.”
Alan Jerome
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Alan Mcewen
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Alan Tait
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West Sussex
“For voluntary services to the Ex-Service Community through SAAFA and community in Sussex.”
Alasdair Robinson
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Belfast
“For services to the Police and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alastair Dinsmor
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Lanarkshire
“For services to Police Heritage.”
Alexander Little
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Alexander Mcwhirter
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Business and the Economy in Yorkshire.”
Alexandra Depledge
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London
“For services to the Sharing Economy.”
Alfred Smith
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Kent
“For services to No. 10 Downing Street.”
Alice Bentinck
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Business.”
Alift Harewood
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Cheshire
“For services to the community in Macclesfield.”
Alison Frazer
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Perth and Kinross
“For services to Patients.”
Alison Gilligan
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Devon
“For services to Children.”
Allan Devlin
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Lanarkshire
“For voluntary service in Lanarkshire.”
Amanda Aldous
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Hampshire
“For services to the Arts.”
Andrea Devlin
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Andrew Blyth
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Hampshire
“For services to the Maritime Industry and Maritime Safety.”
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
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“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
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“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
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North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
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Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2552109. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (West Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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