New Year Honours 2019
David Danby Hill MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Farmer
Organisation: Ministry of Defence
“For services to Music.”
“Administrative Officer, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence.”
“For services to Agriculture in the South West.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Administrative Officer, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence.
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For services to Agriculture in the South West.
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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
29 December 2018
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. David HILL
For services to Music.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2004
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2004- Role at the time
- Farmer
“For services to Agriculture in the South West.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Administrative Officer
- Region
- Cambridgeshire
“Administrative Officer, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2019- Region
- Rutland
“For services to Music.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 527 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 37% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2019
Abul Choudhury
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
West Midlands
“For services to Education in Bangladesh.”
Adam Thomas
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Essex
“For services to UK Defence and Security.”
Adegboyega Omooba
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London
“For voluntary service.”
Adrian Bowyer
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Wiltshire
“For services to 3D Printing.”
Adrian Page
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“For services to rugby in Guernsey.”
Ajay Gudka
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“For services to charity and to the community in Gujarat, India.”
Alan Boyd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Down
“For services to the community in Belfast.”
Alan Head
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Gloucestershire
Chairman
Alan Marsh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Buckinghamshire
“For services to the Marine Society and to the Sea Cadets.”
Alan Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Fife
“For services to Water Skiing.”
Alan Stoyel
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Herefordshire
“For services to Water Mill Heritage.”
Albert Baldwin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to the community and to local services in St Helena.”
Albert Langston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to banking and Lay Magistracy in Gibraltar.”
Alexander (Sandy) Farquharson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Clackmannanshire
“For services to the Homeless, the Disabled and to Socially Excluded People.”
Alexander Gyasi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the community in Haringey, London.”
Alison Durrands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Oxfordshire
“For services to Allied Healthcare.”
Alison Hall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Surrey
“For services to Victims of War in Northern Uganda..”
Alison Lea-wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Anglesey
“For services to Business in Wales.”
Amali De Alwis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to Women in Technology.”
Andrea Armstrong
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to Law and Order.”
Andrea Nixon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Merseyside
“For services to the Arts.”
Andrew Allen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Belfast
“For services to veterans and their families in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Barton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Andrew Brown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to First World War commemorations and UK/Belgium relations.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176829. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 29 December 2018.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 15 June 2015.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2004).
Published 31 December 2003.
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