Birthday Honours 2008
Dr John Hugh Williams MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Organisation: Kent County Council
“Lately Head of Heritage Conservation, Kent County Council. For services to Local Government.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Lately Head of Heritage Conservation, Kent County Council. For services to Local Government.
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“Lately Head of Heritage Conservation, Kent County Council. For services to Local Government.”
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“Lately Head of Heritage Conservation, Kent County Council. For services to Local Government.”
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“Lately Head of Heritage Conservation, Kent County Council. For services to Local Government.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Lately Head of Heritage Conservation, Kent County Council. For services to Local Government.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 716 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 58% of the list.
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2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 Birthday Honours 2008
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Aileen Probert Kells
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Edinburgh
“For voluntary service to the Girls' Brigade in Scotland.”
Ajibha Linney
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Surrey
“Director of Public Health & President, Twins and Multiple Births Association and Vice-President, Woking Community Relations Forum. For services to Healthcare.”
Alan Johnson
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Merseyside
“For services to Vintage and Veteran Vehicle Restoration and Heritage.”
Alan Macdonald Clark
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Kent
“Member, Dartford Community Fundraising Committee, Cancer Research UK. For charitable services.”
Alan Pendlebury
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Somerset
“For services to Agriculture in the South West.”
Albert Edward Pallent
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Kent
“Amatuer Boxing Trainer. For services to Sport and for voluntary service to the community in Tonbridge, Kent.”
Alex Alphonso Wheatle
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London
“Writer. For services to Literature.”
Alexander Graham Gordon
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Royal Air Force
Alexander Highlands
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Greater Manchester
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Greater Manchester.”
Alexander Kirk
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Glasgow
“Deputy Principal, John Wheatley College. For services to Further Education and to the community in Glasgow.”
Alexander Maybin Wilson
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Antrim
“Chairman of Broughshane and District Community Association. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alexander McLay Rennie Royal Regiment of Scotland.
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) The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Alexander Stirling
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Army Cadet Force
Alexandra Buchan
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Belfast
“Neighbourhood Renewal Officer, Greater West Team Belfast Regeneration Office, Department for Social Development, Northern Ireland Executive.”
Alexandra Frith
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Swansea
“For services to the Performing Arts, Young People and to Charity in Swansea.”
Alfred Coutts Ingram
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Dundee
“For voluntary service to Mountain Rescue in Scotland.”
Alfred Edward Jenkins
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Shropshire
“For services to Heritage and to the community in Clee Hill, South Shropshire.”
Alfred Peter Paul Burden
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Essex
“For voluntary service to the Malaya and Borneo Veterans' Association.”
Alice Elizabeth Primrose Wyborn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to People with Eczema.”
Alice Mary Harbey
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Derbyshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Starkholmes, Derbyshire.”
Alison Frankland
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Channel Islands
“For voluntary service to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Allegra Sarah Bazzett Mcevedy
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London
“Chef, Restauranteur and Cookery Writer. For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Alvin Kofi
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Merseyside
“Examiner, Identity and Passport Service and Chair, Disability Support Network, Home Office. For public and voluntary service.”
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Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
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Brian Robertson
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 15 June 2008.
Location (Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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