New Year Honours 2004
Jean Venables OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Flood Defence.”
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New Year Honours 2004“For services to Flood Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the New Year Honours List 2004 — about 23% of the list.
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 2004
Abraham Levy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to inter-faith co- operation.”
Adrian Jonathon Mark Maddox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Air Force
Alan Malcolm Clarkson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Swimming.”
Alan William Pemberton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.”
Alasdair MacConachie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the community in Darlington, County Durham.”
Alastair James McDowell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For public service.”
Alexander Anderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Construction Industry in Scotland.”
Alexander Cameron Keay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Ports Industry.”
Allan Charles Thornton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the protection of wildlife and the environment.”
Andrea Joan Pierce
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Andrew Frederic Wallace-Hadrill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to UK-Italian cultural relations.”
Andrew Michael Flint
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Andrew Michael McKendrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Navy
Andrew Nicholas Williams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Managing Director
Andrew Robert Cornell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
First Secretary
Andrew Salmon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Marines
Anne Sloman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Anne Voase Coates Hickox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to film editing in the USA.”
Anthony Kennedy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Chief Executive
Anthony Wallace Thornburn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Anton Mosimann
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Tourist and Food Industries.”
Appleton Laboratory
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Arek Victor Joseph
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the community, Cayman Islands.”
Beatrix Wonke
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Medicine.”
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.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2004 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2003.
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