Birthday Honours 2005
Grace Witcomb MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the NHS.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2005
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 633 times in the Birthday Honours List 2005 — about 55% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
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 Birthday Honours 2005
Ada Margaret Potter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Young People and to People with Special Needs in Dudley and Wolverhampton.”
Ade Adepitan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Disabled Sport.”
Adrian Douglas Kemp
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Young People and to Sailing in Devon.”
Adrian Gerallt Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Sumption
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Young People.”
Agnes Doreen Hedges
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to The Royal Life Saving Society, Hertfordshire Branch, and to the community in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire.”
Agnes Neeson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Northern Ireland Hospice.”
Aileen Dryden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the NHS in Scotland.”
Aileen Finlayson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Nursing.”
Akram Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Dance.”
Alan Dick
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Councillor
Alan Griffin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Grade C1
Alan James Cruden Gray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the National Probation Service in Leicestershire and Rutland.”
Alan Nigel Barnes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the community in Falmouth, Cornwall.”
Alan Paramore Royal Logistic Corps.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
The Royal Logistic Corps
Alan Thompson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
First Secretary
Alan Townsend
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Police.”
Alan William John Dawkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Albert Edward Brown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Libraries in Devon.”
Albert Harold Sewell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Sport.”
Alexander Greenhorn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Social Housing in Glasgow.”
Alexander Innes Finlayson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to People with Arthritis.”
Alexander Ironside
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Alexander Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Sport in Scotland.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Tyrrell Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Healthcare in Myanmar.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Helen Whyley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2005 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 11 June 2005.
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