Birthday Honours 2009
“Chairman and Trustee, PHAB. For voluntary service to Disabled People.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chairman and Trustee, PHAB. For voluntary service to Disabled People.
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“Chairman and Trustee, PHAB. For voluntary service to Disabled People.”
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John Barrie William Corless
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“Chairman and Trustee, PHAB. For voluntary service to Disabled People.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 239 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
303 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Surrey.
What organisation were they with?
PHAB.
How widely is this recognised?
2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2009
Adam Krysztof Bogusz
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hertfordshire
“Deputy Head of Banking, London, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Ailsa Claire
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive, Barnsley Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Alan Eric Hepper
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Alan Geoffrey Moore
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan William Henry
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“Lately Northern Ireland Civil Service Commissioner and Human Rights Commissioner. For public service.”
Alison Mary Egerton Corbett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Gwynedd
“For voluntary service to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in Gwynedd.”
Allan Stewart
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
North Yorkshire
“Principal, Selby College, North Yorkshire. For services to local and national Further Education.”
Amanda Sonia Berry
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Chief Executive, British Academy of Film and Television Arts. For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew John Beale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Swansea
“For services to Intellectual Property and to Business in Wales.”
Andrew Kilpatrick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“Lately Headteacher, Northumberland Park Community School, Haringey, London. For services to Education.”
Andrew William Howarth
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Sussex
“Director of Operations, Land Registry, Ministry of Justice.”
Andrew William Lewis Wolstenholme
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Sussex
“Director, Capital Projects, British Airports Authority. For services to the Construction Industry.”
Angus Macdonald
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Perth and Kinross
“Director, Financial News and Chairman, Specialist Waste Recycling. For services to the community in the Highlands.”
Anita Cormac
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Yorkshire
“Executive Director, Focus on Food Campaign and Co-director, Design Dimension Educational Trust. For services to Special Education.”
Ann Macfarlane
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Disabled People.”
Ann Whyte Harris
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
South Yorkshire
“Deputy Director, Investment Management, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Anne Marie Ledger
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to Asylum Seekers and Refugees.”
Annette Gibbons
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cumbria
“For services to the Food and Farming Industries in Cumbria.”
Annie Rosaleen Mullins
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Member, Home Secretary's Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet. For services to Children and Young People.”
Anthony Yorke
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Sussex
“National Manager, Paralympic Cycling Team. For services to Sport.”
Arthur James Burden
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Greater Manchester
“For charitable services.”
Barbara Patricia Russell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“Service Manager, Action for Children Fostering: Wessex Community Projects. For services to Children and Families.”
Bernard Clement John Hughes
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Devon
“Chairman, Regional Management Board, Fire and Rescue Service South West. For services to Local Government.”
Billy Williams
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“Cinematographer. For services to the Film Industry.”
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Dawn Moir Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Alice Wintergold
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“Consultant Clinical Scientist, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. For services to People with Disabilities”
Tyron Marcus Woodford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“Access Planning Assistant for Network Rail. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Sector”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“Trustee and lately Chair, The Lyneal Trust. For services to Disabled People”
Barbara Celia Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Mary Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“National Returns Progression Officer, Home Office. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Jenny Ann McBRIEN
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Patient Advocate. For services to Women Living with Breast Cancer”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
David Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“Duty Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Chief Executive Officer, Girlguiding Ulster. For services to Girls and Young Women”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, DIAL Barnsley. For services to Disabled People”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“Supply Chain, Defence Equipment and Support and Menopause Network Chair, Ministry of Defence. For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Employment Adviser, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Women”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“Local Engagement Manager and Chair of OUTbound Network, Transport for London. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Simeon John Yates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
“Member, National Autistic Society. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
Wilhelmina Tokcumboh Smallman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birchington, Kent
“Lately Archdeacon of Southend and Campaigner. For services to Social Justice and to Women's Safety”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“Honorary Life Vice-President and lately National Equine Lead, Riding for the Disabled Association. For voluntary services to Disabled Riders”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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