New Year Honours 2022
Gavin Walker MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Wheelchair Rugby.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Gavin Matthew WALKER
For services to Wheelchair Rugby.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Rotherham, South Yorkshire
“For services to Wheelchair Rugby.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 622 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 39% of the list.
In their area
89 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from South Yorkshire.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 2022
Aaron Phipps
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Wheelchair Rugby.”
Abdul Sesay
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Living Abroad
“For services to Charity and Medical Research.”
Abeda Vorajee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
“For services to Community Integration and Interfaith Understanding in Warwickshire.”
Abigail Agyei
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Adaeze Ifezulike
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Health Inequalities in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities in Scotland.”
Adam Hills
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London, Greater London
“For services to Paralympic Sport and Disability Awareness.”
Adam Philpotts
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Adele Parks
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Literature.”
Adeyemi Williams
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the NHS and to the community in South Bristol, particularly during Covid-19.”
Agnes Kaposi
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London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Education and Awareness.”
Alan Benson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Public Transport for People with Disabilities.”
Alan Clifton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Yarm, North Yorkshire
“For services to Children in Care.”
Alan Cottenden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Sufferers of Incontinence.”
Alan Cotton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Sidmouth, Devon
“For services to the Arts in South West England.”
Alan Davis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the NHS, particularly during Covid-19.”
Alan Laws
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Coningsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Canoeing.”
Alastair Irving
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Alexander Yee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Triathlon.”
Alexandra Utkucu
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to British nationals overseas.”
Alexandre Cassabois
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Alison Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Education and to the community in Swansea.”
Allison Fisher
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to Sport.”
Allison Gray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to St. John Ambulance in Northern Ireland.”
Allister Carey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to sustainable development in Africa.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan 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 Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3957077. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Location (Rotherham, South Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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