New Year Honours 2002
Edward John Hunt MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Smiths Industries Aerospace
“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.
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“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 740 times in the New Year Honours List 2002 — about 57% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Smiths Industries Aerospace.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2002
Abdul Karim Shakoor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Art in Manchester.”
Adrian Watt Ions
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the community, especially the Alnwick International Music Festival, in Northumberland.”
Advice Bureau in Kingston-upon-Thames
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Surrey
Agnes Quinn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the community, especially Disabled Children, in Merseyside.”
Agnes Rennie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Crofting in Lewis and Harris.”
Agnes Wilma Head
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Guiding in Alnwick, Northumberland.”
Ajeet Singh Gill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the community, especially Lions Clubs International, in Leicestershire.”
Alan Daysh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alan Garth Copcutt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Alan John Rowe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the community, especially Hospiscare, in East Devon.”
Alan Kilbey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Alan Robert Montgomery Cahill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Albert Percival Humphries
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Fire Service.”
Alec Gordon Blackburn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Health and Safety.”
Alessie McCrossan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the community.”
Alexander Macrae Duffy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the St John Ambulance Brigade in Nottinghamshire.”
Alison McNeil
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Agriculture in Dumfriesshire.”
Allan Bryant Crawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Allen Fyffe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Mountaineering.”
Allison Stewart Melville
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Guiding in Methven, Perthshire.”
Amanda Jane Sizer Barrett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Export.”
Amelia Victoria Wright
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the War Widows Association.”
Andrea Theresa Bryan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Andrew Bennett Ingram
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Henley and District Agricultural Association, Oxfordshire.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2002
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2002 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2001.
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