Birthday Honours 2005
David Henry Ashcroft MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the Defence and Aviation Industries.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the Defence and Aviation Industries.
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“For services to the Defence and Aviation Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 633 times in the Birthday Honours List 2005 — about 55% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 2005
Ada Margaret Potter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Young People and to People with Special Needs in Dudley and Wolverhampton.”
Ade Adepitan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Disabled Sport.”
Adrian Douglas Kemp
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Young People and to Sailing in Devon.”
Adrian Gerallt Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Sumption
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Young People.”
Agnes Doreen Hedges
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to The Royal Life Saving Society, Hertfordshire Branch, and to the community in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire.”
Agnes Neeson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Northern Ireland Hospice.”
Aileen Dryden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the NHS in Scotland.”
Aileen Finlayson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Nursing.”
Akram Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Dance.”
Alan Dick
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Councillor
Alan Griffin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Grade C1
Alan James Cruden Gray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the National Probation Service in Leicestershire and Rutland.”
Alan Nigel Barnes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the community in Falmouth, Cornwall.”
Alan Paramore Royal Logistic Corps.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
The Royal Logistic Corps
Alan Thompson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
First Secretary
Alan Townsend
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Police.”
Alan William John Dawkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Albert Edward Brown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Libraries in Devon.”
Albert Harold Sewell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Sport.”
Alexander Greenhorn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Social Housing in Glasgow.”
Alexander Innes Finlayson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to People with Arthritis.”
Alexander Ironside
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Alexander Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Sport in Scotland.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2005 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 11 June 2005.
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