Birthday Honours 2013
Eric Wyn PHILLIPS MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Head of Music, Whitchurch High School and Conductor, Cardiff County and the Vale of Glamorgan Youth Orchestra. For services to Education and Music.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Head of Music, Whitchurch High School and Conductor, Cardiff County and the Vale of Glamorgan Youth Orchestra. For services to Education and Music.
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“Head of Music, Whitchurch High School and Conductor, Cardiff County and the Vale of Glamorgan Youth Orchestra. For services to Education and Music.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Head of Music, Whitchurch High School and Conductor, Cardiff County and the Vale of Glamorgan Youth Orchestra. For services to Education and Music.”
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“Head of Music, Whitchurch High School and Conductor, Cardiff County and the Vale of Glamorgan Youth Orchestra. For services to Education and Music.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“Head of Music, Whitchurch High School and Conductor, Cardiff County and the Vale of Glamorgan Youth Orchestra. For services to Education and Music.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 501 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 43% of the list.
In their area
81 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cardiff.
How widely is this recognised?
4,959 people have been recognised for Education.
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 2013
Abubakar Chunara
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Greater Manchester
“Founder, Trafford Muslim Society. For services to the Muslim community in Trafford, Manchester.”
Ada Mary Maude Brownlie
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Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Fragile X Syndrome and Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome Research.”
Adam Jamieson
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London
“Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Singer and Songwriter. For services to Music.”
Adrian Bryan Giles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Club Leader, Epsom and Ewell PHAB Club. For services to Children with Disabilities.”
Agnes Elizabeth Scott
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Edinburgh
“Counselling and Wellbeing Officer, Scottish Government. For public service.”
Alan George Conquest
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Cornwall
“For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion and SSAFA Forces Help in Cornwall.”
Alan Lawrence Gordon-Stables
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Suffolk
“Governor, West Suffolk College. For services to Further Education.”
Alan Malcolm Little
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Down
“Plant Manager, NACCO Materials Handling Ltd. For services to Industry in Northern Ireland.”
Aled Jones
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Music and Broadcasting and for charitable services.”
Alexander Waters
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Northumberland
“For services to Sport in Northumberland.”
Alfred William Michael Love
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Warwickshire
“For services to the community in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.”
Alice Docherty
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Glasgow
“Lately Homelessness, Prison Health and Asylum Co-ordinator, NHS Greater Glasgow. For services to Homelessness, Health and Social Care Services.”
Alice Mcdaniel
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Down
“Teacher, South Eastern Regional College. For services to Education in Northern Ireland.”
Alice Oldfield
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Flintshire
“Foster Carer. For services to Looked After Children in Flintshire.”
Alison Victoria Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Leicestershire
“For services to Sewing and Corsetry and to the community in North West Leicestershire.”
Allan Cottle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Cornwall
“Paramedic. For voluntary service to Royal Navy Search and Rescue Training.”
Andrew Adams
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Gwent
“Chief Superintendent, Gwent Police. For services to Law Enforcement and Public Protection.”
Andrew Dunsmore Mckechnie
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“Chief Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Planning and Command of the London Operation for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Andrew George Dawson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Sutherland
“Secretary, Sutherland Access Panel. For services to Disability Awareness.”
Andrew John Cuthbert
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Norfolk
“Founder and President, The Norfolk Boat (Sail Training) Ltd. For services to Young People.”
Andrew John Deighton Fitton Egerton-Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Norfolk
“Founder and Trustee, East Anglian Air Ambulance. For services to Emergency Services in East Anglia.”
Andrew Millar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Antrim
“For services to the Scout Movement and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Paul Morgan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Bristol
“For services to charitable giving in the UK.”
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Diane Kathleen Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Practitioner, SEND and Inclusion, Brougham Primary School Hartlepool. For services to Education”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Barbara Celia Sved
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
Fiona Sarah Winifred McCULLOUGH
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“School Cook and Catering Manager, Linden Lodge School, London Borough of Wandsworth. For services to Education”
Sandra Howes (Cassandra Howes)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Education and to Inter-Faith Relations in Bedfordshire”
Alan John Hiatt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cwmbran, Gwent
“Mental Health and Learning Difficulties Volunteer. For services to Ty Siriol and Hafan Deg Wards, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board”
Jamie Paul Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“Lately Deputy Headteacher. For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
Lilian Jane Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“Headteacher, Strathdon School and Crathie School, Aberdeenshire. For services to Rural Education”
Caroline Anne Dickinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Playgroup Leader, St Leonards Pre-School, Exeter. For services to Early Years Education”
Jacqueline Burton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Waterlooville, Hampshire
“Nursery Practitioner and Manager, Children's Learning Centre, Emsworth, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“Manager, Hulland Community Pre School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. For services to Early Years Education”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2013.
Location (Cardiff) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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