New Year Honours 2009
John Aves MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• The Duke of Cornwall Spinal Centre
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2009
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Location
Wiltshire
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Role at the time
- The Duke of Cornwall Spinal Centre
- Region
- Wiltshire
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 687 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 57% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
The Duke of Cornwall Spinal Centre.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 2009
Alan Cottle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Needs in Surrey.”
Alan Craig
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For public and voluntary service.”
Alan Godfrey Swerdlow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts and to the communities in Liverpool and Suffolk.”
Alan Kells
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“For public and voluntary service.”
Alan William Thomas Melville
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Fife
“For services to Healthcare in Fife.”
Albert Roy Cooksey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cumbria
“For voluntary service to the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team in Cumbria.”
Alec Brader
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lincolnshire
“For services to Young People.”
Alexander Bruce Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Marines
Alexander Gill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to the fishing community in Kingston-upon-Hull.”
Alexander Moggach
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Glasgow
“For services to the Industry Engineers’ Club Project.”
Alexander Ross Sutherland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Highland
“For voluntary service to Swimming in Inverness.”
Alexandra Maria Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to victims of the Chinese earthquake in May 2008.”
Alexandra Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Highland
“For services to the Fashion and Textile Industries in Scotland.”
Alexandra Olivia Naish
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bristol
“For services to Community Relations in Bristol.”
Alfred John Slow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Dorset
“For voluntary service to the community in Wimborne, Dorset.”
Alice Patricia Middleton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hull
“For services to Vulnerable People.”
Alice Zeitlyn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cambridgeshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Cambridge.”
Alison Claire Finch
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alison May McAusland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cheshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Warrington, Cheshire.”
Alister Stanley Widdowson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Allan Rees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bridgend
“For services to the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners and to the Royal British Legion in South Wales.”
Allan Roy Currall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Berkshire
“For voluntary service to Education.”
Amanda Estelle Carter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“For voluntary service to the community in Leicester.”
Andrea Johnstone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Somerset
“For voluntary service to the community in Berrow, Somerset.”
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
Location (Wiltshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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