Birthday Honours 2022
Helen Lilley OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Assistant Head
“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
02 June 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, 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 Frances LILLEY
Assistant Head, Afghanistan Security Policy
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Oxfordshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Assistant Head
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- Oxfordshire
“For services to Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 302 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Assistant Head.
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 Birthday Honours 2022
Abdul Hai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People and to the community in Camden and London.”
Afia Choudhury
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Children.”
Alan Dinsmore
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Justice and Forensic Science.”
Alan Woods
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Education.”
Alexander Pinfield
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to British Foreign Policy and British Nationals overseas.”
Alexis Bowater
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Devon
“For services to the Safety and Equality of Women.”
Alice Bunn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the UK Space Sector and to Charity.”
Alison Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to Climate Change and supporting the UK Presidency of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference.”
Alistair Carns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Alistair Mcauley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Business, the Construction Industry and to Charity.”
Amanda Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bangor, County Down
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Evans
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to the Covid-19 Response.”
Andrew Furber
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Andrew Harmer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Farningham, Kent
“For services to the Maritime Sector.”
Andrew Mccoubrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to International Development and British Nationals overseas.”
Andrew Mill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Environment and to the community in Orkney.”
Andrew Moll
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Maritime Safety.”
Andrew Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Rhondda Cynon Taff, Mid Glamorgan
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
“For services to Emergency Responder Wellbeing and Mental Health.”
Andrew Rose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Anne De Bono
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Occupational Medicine.”
Anne Farrelly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Annemarie O’donnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Local Government.”
Anthony Cleary
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Kenilworth, Warwickshire
“For services to the Family Justice System.”
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 · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084274. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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