Birthday Honours 2017
David Rutter OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Head • Armed Forces and Veterans’ Health Policy Team
“For services to the Health of Members of the Armed Forces, Reservists, their Families and Veterans.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the Health of Members of the Armed Forces, Reservists, their Families and Veterans.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
David RUTTER
Head, Armed Forces and Veterans’ Health Policy Team
For services to the Health of Members of the Armed Forces, Reservists, their Families and Veterans.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- lately Head, Armed Forces and Veterans’ Health Policy Team
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- London
“For services to the Health of Members of the Armed Forces, Reservists, their Families and Veterans.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 259 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 19% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Head, Armed Forces and Veterans’ Health Policy Team.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2017
Adrian Turpin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Literature and the Economy in Wigtownshire.”
Adrian Wootton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Film.”
Agatha (Ocansey) Akyigyina
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For political and public service.”
Alan Gay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Alastair Storey
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Berkshire
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Alexander Murray
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West Midlands
“For services to Evidence-based Policing.”
Alison Etheridge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Oxfordshire
“For services to Science.”
Alison Inman
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Essex
“For services to Social Housing Tenants in Essex.”
Alison Parken
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Bristol
“For services to Equality and Diversity.”
Amanda Mordey
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West Midlands
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disability.”
Andrea Brewster
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Somerset
“For services to Intellectual Property.”
Andrew Fane
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Suffolk
“For services to Heritage and charity.”
Andrew Massie
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Andrew Robinson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Angela Paget
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Merseyside
“For services to Education.”
Ann Templeton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Government and State Aid.”
Anna Richardson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Drugs and Alcohol Evidence-based Policy.”
Anthony Lewis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Financial Services.”
Anthony Stacey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
South Yorkshire
“For services to Housing.”
Antony Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Social Enterprise and Investment.”
Arvind Kapur
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Leicestershire
“For services to Science, Technology, Business and Enterprise.”
Ashley Tabor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to the Media Industry.”
Asif Haseeb
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Renfrewshire
“For services to Racial Equality, Health and Education in Scotland and Pakistan.”
Aubrey Adams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Berkshire
“For services to the Arts.”
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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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804417. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 17 June 2017.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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