New Year Honours 2018
Dorothy Rees OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Fellow • Chemical and Biological Analysis
“For services to Defence.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
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:
Dr. Dorothy Glenda Cerys REES
Fellow, Chemical and Biological Analysis, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Wiltshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Fellow, Chemical and Biological Analysis
- Region
- Wiltshire
“For services to Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 252 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 18% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Fellow, Chemical and Biological Analysis.
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
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Alan Giles
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Oxfordshire
“For services to UK Business and the Economy.”
Alison Sellar
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Aberdeenshire
“For services to Business in Scotland and Abroad.”
Alwen Lyons
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West Sussex
“For services to the Post Office and to Equality and Diversity.”
Andrew Battye
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Andrew Fry
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Oxfordshire
“For services to the Fire and Rescue Service.”
Andrew Shennan
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London
“For services to Maternity Care.”
Angela Thomas, (mrs. Brown)
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Edinburgh
“For services to the Regulation of Public Health.”
Angus Clarkson
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“For services to furthering UK interests in Jordan and Syria.”
Annika Small
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Social Innovation and Digital Technology.”
Anthony Delahunty
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West Sussex
“For services to the Fishing Industry.”
Anthony O’hear
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London
“For services to Education.”
Antony Chapman
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Cardiff
“For services to Higher Education.”
Antony Pritchard
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Hampshire
“For services to the Royal Navy.”
Barbara Holm
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Hertfordshire
“For services to Adult Education.”
Barbara Rayment
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London
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Barbara Wickham
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“For services to UK/Bangladesh and UK/Pakistan cultural relations.”
Bartholomew Smith
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Berkshire
“For services to Young People.”
Bernard Lane
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Hertfordshire
“For services to Community Safety and Reducing Crime.”
Bernice Mccabe
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London
“For services to Education.”
Brian Bowsher
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Dorset
“For services to International and National Metrology.”
Carol Garrett
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Suffolk
“For services to Business.”
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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
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Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Martin Kinsey
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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
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
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Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
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Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Frederick Stewart
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Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
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Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
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Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
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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
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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
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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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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2938157. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 30 December 2017.
Location (Wiltshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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