New Year Honours 2003
Gerald Edward Bisson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the Royal British Legion and Ex-Servicemen in Jersey.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the Royal British Legion and Ex-Servicemen in Jersey.
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“For services to the Royal British Legion and Ex-Servicemen in Jersey.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 585 times in the New Year Honours List 2003 — about 54% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 2003
Abdul Ghani
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the community in Birmingham.”
Adah Burns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to OXFAM in Glasgow.”
Alan Birchall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Primary Health Care in Nottingham.”
Alan Birchenall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For Charitable Services to the community in Leicestershire.”
Alan Booth. Crime Prevention
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Neighbourhood Watch.”
Alan Brian John Matthews
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Royal Air Force
Alan David Thompson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Alan Llewellyn Denman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Alan Noble
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Adult and Community Education.”
Alan Reid
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Kaleidoscope Youth Club, Blackburn, Lancashire.”
Alan Roy James
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Second Secretary
Albert Llewellyn Davies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Local Government and to the community in the Cynon Valley.”
Alexa Jane Murray Brooks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Alexander David Dick Blues and Royals.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Alison Lapper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Art.”
Alistair Gordon Fraser
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Alistair Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Clydebank.”
Alistair McCowan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Applecross Community, Strathcarron, Ross-shire.”
Alister Brown Haveron
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Allan Cameron Steele
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Christie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Scottish Wildlife.”
Andrew Desmond Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Royal Corps of Signals
Andrew Pollock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For public service.”
Andrew Price McConaghy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Local Government.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 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.”
Martin Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Frederick Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“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.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2003).
Published 31 December 2002.
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