Birthday Honours 2009
Helen Donoghue OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Charity Taxation.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2009
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“For services to Charity Taxation.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 276 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 22% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2009
Adam Krysztof Bogusz
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hertfordshire
Adrian Gareth Parker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Corps of Royal Engineers
Aileen Lee
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cumbria
Ailsa Claire
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alan Cumming
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to film, theatre and the arts and to activism for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community, USA.”
Alan Eric Hepper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
Grade B1
Alan Geoffrey Moore
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Joseph Dorricott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Navy
Alan Milner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to good governance in Africa, the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.”
Alan William Henry
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“For public service.”
Alison Mary Egerton Corbett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Gwynedd
“For voluntary service to the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association in Gwynedd.”
Allan Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
North Yorkshire
“For services to local and national Further Education.”
Amanda Jane Ivemy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Amanda Sonia Berry
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Hurst Henderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Vale of Glamorgan
“For services to Cardiology in Wales.”
Andrew John Beale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Swansea
“For services to Intellectual Property and to Business in Wales.”
Andrew Kilpatrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew William Howarth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Sussex
Director of Operations
Andrew William Lewis Wolstenholme
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Sussex
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
Angus MacDonald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Perth and Kinross
“For services to the community in the Highlands.”
Anita Cormac
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Yorkshire
“For services to Special Education.”
Ann Macfarlane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Ann Whyte Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
South Yorkshire
“for Work and Pensions.”
Anne Marie Ledger
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to Asylum Seekers and Refugees.”
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
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“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
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“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009).
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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