
New Year Honours 2019
David John COWLEY OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Organisation: Not Forgotten Association
“Chairman and Trustee, The Not Forgotten Association. For services to Service Personnel.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chairman and Trustee, The Not Forgotten Association. For services to Service Personnel.
View London Gazette noticeLondon 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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
David John COWLEY
Chairman and Trustee, The Not Forgotten Association
For services to Service Personnel.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 289 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
223 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Hampshire.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2019
Aamer Naeem
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Greater Manchester
“Chief Executive Officer, Penny Appeal. For services to Muslim Community Development.”
Abolade Abisogun
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London
“Chief Executive Officer, Urbanis Ltd. For services to Diversity and Young People in the Construction Industry.”
Abyd Karmali
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London
“Managing Director of Climate Finance, Bank of America Merrill Lynch. For services to International Climate Change and Sustainable Finance.”
Adam Matan
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“For services to the Somali community in the UK and to wider UK/Somalia relations.”
Adrian Christopher Joseph
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Essex
“For services to Equality and Diversity in Business.”
Adrian Mark Owen
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“For services to scientific research.”
Adrian McALLISTER
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North Yorkshire
“Deputy Chief Constable, Lancashire Constabulary. For services to Policing, Criminal Justice and Child Protection.”
Alan Edward Peterson
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Cardiff
“For services to Charitable Fundraising in Wales.”
Alan Martin Stevens
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Cheshire
“Chair, Board of Trustees, Disability Rights UK. For services to People with Multiple Sclerosis.”
Albert James, (Alby James)
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London
“Director. For services to Film, Theatre and Broadcasting.”
Alexander Robert Nigel Parish
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“For services to dance and UK/Russia cultural relations.”
Alexandra Peace-Gadsby
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Nottinghamshire
“Director, Fylo Enterprises. For services to Entrepreneurship and the community in Newark.”
Alison Fendley
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Cambridgeshire
“Executive Director, Forensic Archive Limited. For services to Forensic Science.”
Alison Mary Wilding
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“Sculptor. For services to Art.”
Alison Whitney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to national security.”
Alma Mary Loughrey
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Antrim
“For services to Children in the Early Years Education in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Colin Nairne
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London
“For services to Museums and the Arts.”
Andrew Rees
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Swansea
“Head of Waste Strategy, Welsh Government. For services to the Environment and Recycling in Wales.”
Andrew Richard Cotter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence.”
Angela Elizabeth Windle
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
South Yorkshire
“Team Leader, Child Protection, Safeguarding and Family Law Team, Department for Education. For services to Children's Social Care and the community in Sheffield.”
Angelax Walsh
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Lancashire
“Head of NHS Pay, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to NHS Pay and Employee Relations.”
Ann Connor
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Merseyside
“Lately Education Adviser, Department for Education. For services to Education.”
Anna Louise Meredith
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Tweeddale
“For services to Animal Welfare and the Veterinary Profession”
Anne Catherine Kay
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Edinburgh
“Chief Information Officer, Directorate for Digital, Scottish Government. For services to Digital Development.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176470. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 30 December 2018.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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