New Year Honours 2023
James Alexander MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Volunteer
“For services to the Natural Environment.”
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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
31 December 2022
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
James Matthew William ALEXANDER
Volunteer
For services to the Natural Environment.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Volunteer
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- Aldeburgh, Suffolk
“For services to the Natural Environment.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 546 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 37% of the list.
In their area
39 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Suffolk.
What organisation were they with?
Volunteer.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 New Year Honours 2023
Abdul Qazi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Luton, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Luton.”
Abimbola Oluwasona
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Ajibola Lewis
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London, Greater London
“For services to Mental Health.”
Alan Bell
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Saltcoats, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Vulnerable People.”
Alana Stott
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Vulnerable Women and to Mental Health Awareness.”
Alastair Smith
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Alexander Edmund
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Alexander Hore-ruthven
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Young People in Bristol.”
Alexander Hume
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Isle of Arran, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Mountain Rescue.”
Alexander Lov�n
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Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Wrexham.”
Alice Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and to Charity.”
Alicia Harper
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Victims of Violent Crime and their Families.”
Alimatu Dimonekene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls.”
Alison Cork
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship.”
Alison Livingstone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Randalstown, County Antrim
“For services to Safeguarding Children in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Saunders
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Alvin Harvey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to the community in Bermuda.”
Andrea Dowds
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Chattaway
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Crummy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Prestonpans, East Lothian
“For services to Art and to Cultural Heritage in Scotland.”
Andrew Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Hill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to International Development.”
Andrew Lockey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Halifax, West Yorkshire
“For services to Resuscitation Training.”
Andrew Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Wilmslow, Cheshire
“For services to Association Football, to Charity and to Young People.”
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4246741. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (Aldeburgh, Suffolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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