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 510 times in the Birthday Honours List 2005 — about 51% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 Birthday Honours 2005
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 Neeson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Aileen Dryden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the NHS in Scotland.”
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
“For services to Local Government and to the community in East Kilbride.”
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
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
“For services to the Finance Sector.”
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
“For services to the community in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire.”
Alexander Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Sport in Scotland.”
Alfred Clive Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Local Government in the Vale of Glamorgan.”
Alison Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the community in Penryn, Cornwall.”
Alistair Brian Michie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Maritime Safety.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 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.”
Martin Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
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.”
Frederick Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
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.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“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.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2005).
Published 9 June 2005.
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