New Year Honours 2016
George Batts MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For voluntary service to Veterans”
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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
31 December 2015
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:
George Robert BATTS
National Secretary and Treasurer, Normandy Veterans Association
For voluntary service to Veterans
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Kent
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“For voluntary service to Veterans”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 573 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 39% of the list.
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 2016
(Cyril) Jeffrey Fox
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and charitable service.”
Abdullah Rehman
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West Midlands
“For services to the community in Balsall Heath, Birmingham.”
Adam Foster
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Adrian Koe
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Cambridgeshire
“For voluntary service to Young People through the Downside Fisher Youth Club, Bermondsey, London.”
Adrian Weston
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Leicestershire
“For services to the community and charity in Leicestershire.”
Adrian Wills
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Derbyshire
“For services to the community in Leicester.”
Afsheen Rashid
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Renewable Energy Projects in Deprived London Communities.”
Aftab Chughtai
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
West Midlands
“For services to Business and Community Relations in Birmingham.”
Agnes Grunwald-spier
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to the Jewish Community and Holocaust Awareness.”
Ahmed Awan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Staffordshire
“For services to Business and International Trade”
Ailsa Bosworth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Berkshire
“For services to People with Rheumatoid Arthritis”
Alan Grant
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Alan Mackie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Alasdair Wills
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Alexander Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Perth and Kinross
“For voluntary service in Perth and Kinross.”
Alexandra Hyatt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Alfred Forster
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Patients with Prostate Cancer.”
Alice Lester
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Planning.”
Alina Ibragimova
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Music.”
Alison Lewy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Alison Mihail
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Berkshire
“For services to Young People.”
Allan Pacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
South Yorkshire
“For services to Reproductive Medicine.”
Amy Hughes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
“For services to humanitarian and emergency medicine.”
Andrew Butcher
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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
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
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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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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2454369. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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