New Year Honours 2015
Dr Alan Boyle MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Swimming and Water Polo.”
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“For services to Swimming and Water Polo.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 579 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 39% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 New Year Honours 2015
Abdul Razaq Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Berkshire
“Foster Carer, Slough. For services to Children and Families.”
Agnes Barbara Dunlop Brand
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Fermanagh
“Foundation Stage Co-ordinator, Enniskillen Model Primary School. For services to Education and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Ahmed Bashir
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
“Head, Operations and Finance Business Partner, Marketing, UK Trade and Investment. For services to Equality in the Public Sector.”
Airman John Campbell,
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Royal Naval Reserve
Alan Charles Sefton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Head, Arsenal in the Community. For services to Education and to Young People in the UK and Abroad.”
Alan Francis O’Flanagan,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Army Cadet Force
Alan James Fearon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“Member and Lately Chorus Master, Royal Northern Sinfonia. For services to Music in the North East.”
Alan James Harvey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“For political service.”
Alan Martin Walters
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.”
Alastair Hislop Hume
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
“For services to Fisheries Management and Angling in North East Scotland.”
Albert Herbert Percy Palmer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Honorary Secretary, Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. For services to Construction.”
Albert Whiting
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the community in North Tyneside and to charitable services in the UK and Abroad.”
Alderman Maurice Turtle Mills
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Antrim
“Member, Ballymena Borough Council. For services to Local Government.”
Alderman William Alexander Fraser Agnew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Antrim
“Alderman, Newtownabbey Borough Council. For services to Local Government and Cross-border Relations.”
Alec Ewart Harvey,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alexander James Pirie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Lothian
“For voluntary service in Livingston, West Lothian.”
Alfred Grummett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Homeless People through Haven Tyneside and to the community in Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.”
Alice Jane Formby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Founding Trustee and Fundraiser, Princess Alice Hospice. For services to End of Life Care.”
Alison Forbes Graham,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to British foreign policy interests.”
Alison Jean Katherine Skene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
“For public service in Aberdeen.”
Alistair Mcarthur
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Devon
“For services to Humanitarian Aid.”
Allan Robert Burns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Renfrewshire
“For services to People with Disabilities in Scotland and Overseas.”
Alma Joan Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Durham
“Vice President, North Yorkshire, Royal British Legion Women's Section. For voluntary service to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Alva Guy Lambert
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
South Yorkshire
“For services to the community particularly the Afro-Caribbean community in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 1 January 2015.
Location (Cheshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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