Birthday Honours 2008
Don PATERSON OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
writer
“Poet. For services to Literature.”
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“Poet. For services to Literature.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 228 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 24% of the list.
In their area
52 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Fife.
What organisation were they with?
writer.
How widely is this recognised?
3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2008
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Merseyside
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Alan Claude Tolhurst
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Nottinghamshire
“For voluntary service to the community in South Yorkshire.”
Alan Moore Mcculla
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Down
“Chief Executive, Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers' Organisation. For services to the Fishing Industry and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Sommerville
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Derbyshire
“Lately Chief Executive, British Gymnastics. For voluntary service to Sport.”
Alfred Charles Shedden
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Glasgow
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Scotland.”
Amelia Lindsey Wharmby
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“Education Consultant, Association of School and College Leaders. For services to Education.”
Andrew Vincent Kelly
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Buckinghamshire
“Lately Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Andy Gale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Glamorgan
“Lately Specialist Adviser, Housing Needs Team, Department for Communities and Local Government.”
Anthony Arthur Nichols
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Surrey
“Secretary to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, Cabinet Office.”
Anthony Duggan
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Bedfordshire
“Councillor and Chair, Bedfordshire and Luton Combined Fire Authority. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service and to Local Government.”
Anthony John James Bailey
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Inter-Faith Relations and to Charity.”
Anthony Norman Salter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For public and voluntary service to Older People and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Anthony William Lilley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“Chief Creative Officer, Magic Lantern Productions. For services to Media and Creative Industries.”
Arthur Anthony Joiner
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Bristol
“Lately Chair, Bristol Magistrates' Bench. For services to the Administration of Justice.”
Barry Neil Speker
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Business and to the community in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.”
Brian John Harbord
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Somerset
“Head of Intelligent Transport Systems Development, Department for Transport.”
Brian Lister
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“Principal, Cumbernauld College. For services to Further Education and to the communities in Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire.”
Brian Sibbald
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Edinburgh.”
Bridget Rosita Stephens
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“Lately Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Nurse, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Brigid Campbell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“Member, Social Security Advisory Committee. For services to Social Security Law and to Charity.”
Bronwyn Curtis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Business Economics.”
Carmel Mckinney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“Principal, Vere Foster Primary School. For services to Education in Northern Ireland.”
Carolyn Mccall
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, Guardian Media Group plc. For services to Women in Business.”
Catherine Haugh
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Deputy Director, Human Resources Recruitment and Redeployment Unit, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
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Chester, Cheshire
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London, Greater London
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Shirley Henderson (Shirley McGill)
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
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Rex Ormonde Freeman
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
James Breingan Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park”
John Alexander Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Helen Joyce Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
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Southampton, Hampshire
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David Cottle
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
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Rebecca Chapman
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Norwich, Norfolk
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Lynn Cedar
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Lingfield, Surrey
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (Fife) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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