New Year Honours 2026
Helen Jacklin OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Team Leader
“For services to Defence.”
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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
30 December 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Helen JACKLIN
Team Leader, Ministry of Defence
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 279 times in the New Year Honours List 2026 — about 19% of the list.
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866 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Team Leader.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2026
Abida Ghafoor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Aderonke Savage
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Radlett, Hertfordshire
“For services to Young People, to Business and to the Construction Industry.”
Advolly Taylor Richmond
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Horticulture.”
Akin Onal
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London, Greater London
“For services to Entrepreneurship.”
Alan Fletcher
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Aled Miles
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“For services to the Economy and the promotion of the Welsh Technology Sector.”
Alessandra Bellini
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Advertising and Marketing.”
Alexander Fell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Derbyshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Alexander Rhys
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Chesham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Healthcare and to the LGBTQ+ Community.”
Alison Alcock (alison Mcewen)
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alison Mcdowell
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Alison Morton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Salisbury, Wiltshire
“For services to Health Visiting.”
Alistair Clack
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Alistair Morris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Allison Booth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to National Security.”
Amanda Constable (paule Constable)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Theatre.”
Andrew March
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Andrew Maskell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Andrew Scraggs
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Verwood, Dorset
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Sellins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For Charitable Service.”
Andrew Steptoe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Behavioural Science.”
Andrew Thorne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Exports and to British Interests in the Caribbean.”
Angus Maclennan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stornaway, Western Isles
“For services to Education and Gaelic.”
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
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.”
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.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 64940, notice 5027748. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2026).
Published 29 December 2025.
Location (London, Greater 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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