New Year Honours 2015
Frank William Letch MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to People with Disabilities and to the community in Credition, Devon.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to People with Disabilities and to the community in Credition, Devon.
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“For services to People with Disabilities and to the community in Credition, Devon.”
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“For services to People with Disabilities and to the community in Credition, Devon.”
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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?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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
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Fermanagh
“Foundation Stage Co-ordinator, Enniskillen Model Primary School. For services to Education and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Ahmed Bashir
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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
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“Head, Arsenal in the Community. For services to Education and to Young People in the UK and Abroad.”
Alan Francis O’Flanagan,
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Army Cadet Force
Alan James Fearon
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Tyne and Wear
“Member and Lately Chorus Master, Royal Northern Sinfonia. For services to Music in the North East.”
Alan James Harvey
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West Midlands
“For political service.”
Alan Martin Walters
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.”
Alastair Hislop Hume
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Aberdeen
“For services to Fisheries Management and Angling in North East Scotland.”
Albert Herbert Percy Palmer
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Surrey
“Honorary Secretary, Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. For services to Construction.”
Albert Whiting
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to the community in North Tyneside and to charitable services in the UK and Abroad.”
Alderman Maurice Turtle Mills
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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,
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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
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Aberdeen
“For public service in Aberdeen.”
Alistair Mcarthur
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Devon
“For services to Humanitarian Aid.”
Allan Robert Burns
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Renfrewshire
“For services to People with Disabilities in Scotland and Overseas.”
Alma Joan Murray
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Durham
“Vice President, North Yorkshire, Royal British Legion Women's Section. For voluntary service to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Alva Guy Lambert
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South Yorkshire
“For services to the community particularly the Afro-Caribbean community in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.”
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Alice Wintergold
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“For services to Disabled People.”
Barbara Sved
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London, Greater London
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Jennifer Smyth
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Mary Mitchell
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
David Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women.”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“For voluntary services to Disabled Riders.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
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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 (Devon) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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