New Year Honours 2012
Geoffrey Thomas Leslie ASHE MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
writer
“Historian. For services to Heritage.”
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“Historian. For services to Heritage.”
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The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 587 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 61% of the list.
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253 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Somerset.
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How widely is this recognised?
3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 New Year Honours 2012
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“Chairman, Belfast Titanic Society. For services to Maritime and Industrial Heritage in Northern Ireland.”
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Northamptonshire
“Chairman, Protocol. For services to the community in Northamptonshire.”
Al'adin Maherali
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London
“For services to the Voluntary Sector and to Business.”
Alan Goulding
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Lincolnshire
“Chair of Governors, St Francis Special School, Lincoln. For services to Education.”
Alan Peter Horsfield
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London
“Stone Mason. For services to St Paul's Cathedral in London.”
Alan Woodiwiss
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London
“Founder, Sutton High Football Club. For services to Amateur Football.”
Alderman John Mervyn Rea
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Antrim
“Alderman, Antrim Borough Council. For services to Local Government and the community.”
Alderman Kevin John Wilson
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Buckinghamshire
“Member, Milton Keynes Council. For services to Local Government.”
Alex Brychta
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Surrey
“Illustrator. For services to Children's Literature.”
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Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to the community in Polmont, Stirlingshire.”
Alexander Glynn Francis Parry
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Dyfed
“Community Liaison Officer, Serious Organised Crime Agency. For services to Law Enforcement.”
Alexander Nairn
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Dundee
“Executive Officer, Pension, Disability and Carers Service, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Alexander Whitfield
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Bristol
“Counsellor, Third Sector Solutions. For services to Jobseekers in Bristol.”
Alfred Robin Fisher
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Hertfordshire
“Past Master, Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass. For services to Architectural Stained Glass.”
Alice Ellen Morgan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Pembrokeshire
“For services to the Girl Guides in Pembrokeshire.”
Alison Evans
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
East Sussex
“For services to Visually Impaired Young People in Sussex.”
Alison Lewis
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Hampshire
“Grade C2, Ministry of Defence.”
Alison Lowe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Greater Manchester
“Senior Officer, Customer Operations, Manchester, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Allen Robert Urch
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Nottinghamshire
“For services to swimming in Nottinghamshire.”
Anant Barodekar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Merseyside
“Founder of Club 25 for Young People. For services to Young People.”
Andrea Haynes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Executive Officer, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Andrew Martin
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Bedfordshire
“Lately Superintendent, Bedfordshire Police. For services to the Police.”
Andrew Raymond Crook
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Essex
“Senior Anatomy Technician, Royal Veterinary College. For services to Veterinary Science.”
Anesta Eileen Newson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Suffolk
“For services to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Sudbury, Suffolk.”
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Shirley Henderson (Shirley McGill)
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
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Rex Ormonde Freeman
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
James Breingan Fraser
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John Alexander Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Helen Joyce Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Daniel Crow
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Southampton, Hampshire
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David Cottle
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
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Rebecca Chapman
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Norwich, Norfolk
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Lynn Cedar
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Lingfield, Surrey
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2011.
Location (Somerset) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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