Birthday Honours 2009
Edmund Henry WILSON MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Athletics in Northern Ireland.”
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“For services to Athletics in Northern Ireland.”
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“For services to Athletics in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 611 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 63% of the list.
In their area
240 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Down.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2009
Adam Alexander
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Belfast
“Senior Development Manager, Oaklee Housing Association Ltd. For services to Social Housing in Northern Ireland.”
Agnes Joan Radcliffe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Isle of Man
“For voluntary service to the St John Ambulance Brigade and to the community in the Isle of Man.”
Agnes McPhee Graham Chisholm
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary service to Ladies' Golf.”
Aideen Carmel D'Arcy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Belfast
“Director of Development, Helm Housing. For services to Disadvantaged People In Northern Ireland.”
Alan Milliner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cornwall
“Constable, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary. For services to the Police.”
Alan Sturley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Warwickshire
“For services to Young People in Warwickshire.”
Alan Thomas Rowntree
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“For voluntary service to Blackburn Cathedral and to the community in East Lancashire.”
Alberto Crisci
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“Catering Services Manager, HM Prison High Down, Sutton, Surrey. For services to the Catering Industry.”
Alderman Ellie Mckay
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“Alderman and Councillor, North Down Borough Council. For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland.”
Alfred Edward Youell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Midlands
“For charitable services.”
Alice Avis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Chair, Sanctuary Spa Group. For services to the Beauty Industry.”
Alison Patricia Mccullough
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Antrim
“For services to Speech and Language Therapy in Northern Ireland.”
Allan George Sinclair
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the Funeral Profession.”
Andrea Margaret Collingridge
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“Maternity Social Worker, Leicestershire County Council. For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Bennett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bedfordshire
“Food and Beverage Manager, The Park Lane Hotel. For services to the Hospitality Industry and to Skills Training.”
Andrew Nixon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in Daventry, Northamptonshire.”
Ann Carolyn Williams
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Glamorgan
“Head, Electronic Customer Services, Electronic Vehicle Licensing, Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea, Department for Transport.”
Ann Echlin
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the community in North Kent.”
Ann Lucy Mary Harpwood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Powys
“For voluntary service to Justice for Dogs Charity.”
Ann Mursell Pattinson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Gwynedd
“For services to the Meirionydd Special Riding Group and to Disabled People in Gwynedd.”
Ann Violet Conway
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Midlands
“School Crossing Warden, Solihull Council. For services to Education.”
Anna Elizabeth Adair
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Denbighshire
“For voluntary service to Animal Welfare in North Wales.”
Anna Wing
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Actor. For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Anne Baggot Beaumont
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Pembrokeshire
“For services to the community in St David's, Pembrokeshire.”
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Johanna Norman
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“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Glyn Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John David Wright
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
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Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Kim Watson
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Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Alan Christopher Thurlow
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London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Edmund Harold Shillabeer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Charitable Fundraising, to Athletics and to the community in Plymouth, Devon”
David Stewart Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Alan Thomas 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 Isaac McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Volunteer Athletics Coach. For services to Junior Athletics”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Disability and Inclusion Lead, Grimsby Town Foundation. For services to Association Football”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Administrator, Old Streetonians Rugby Football Club. For services to Amateur Sport in London”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
Leslie Alan France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan”
Linda Annette Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Implementation Team Leader, Delivery Strand Workplace Transformation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports”
George Michael Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing”
Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough”
Roger Frederick Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Local Cricket”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“President, Mid Staffs Junior Football League. For services to Grassroots Football”
Ian Michael Brown
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Cycling in Guernsey.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (Down) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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