New Year Honours 2019
Iain Spence MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Defence.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Iain SPENCE
Ministry of Defence
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · 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 Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 527 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 37% 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 2019
Abul Choudhury
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West Midlands
“For services to Education in Bangladesh.”
Adam Thomas
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Essex
“For services to UK Defence and Security.”
Adegboyega Omooba
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London
“For voluntary service.”
Adrian Bowyer
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Wiltshire
“For services to 3D Printing.”
Adrian Page
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“For services to rugby in Guernsey.”
Ajay Gudka
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“For services to charity and to the community in Gujarat, India.”
Alan Boyd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Down
“For services to the community in Belfast.”
Alan Head
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Gloucestershire
Chairman
Alan Marsh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Buckinghamshire
“For services to the Marine Society and to the Sea Cadets.”
Alan Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Fife
“For services to Water Skiing.”
Alan Stoyel
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Herefordshire
“For services to Water Mill Heritage.”
Albert Baldwin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to the community and to local services in St Helena.”
Albert Langston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to banking and Lay Magistracy in Gibraltar.”
Alexander (Sandy) Farquharson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Clackmannanshire
“For services to the Homeless, the Disabled and to Socially Excluded People.”
Alexander Gyasi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the community in Haringey, London.”
Alison Durrands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Oxfordshire
“For services to Allied Healthcare.”
Alison Hall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Surrey
“For services to Victims of War in Northern Uganda..”
Alison Lea-wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Anglesey
“For services to Business in Wales.”
Amali De Alwis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to Women in Technology.”
Andrea Armstrong
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to Law and Order.”
Andrea Nixon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Merseyside
“For services to the Arts.”
Andrew Allen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Belfast
“For services to veterans and their families in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Barton
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Andrew Brown
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“For services to First World War commemorations and UK/Belgium relations.”
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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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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3177502. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 29 December 2018.
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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