Birthday Honours 2015
John Hall MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to Wildlife and the Environment.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Wildlife and the Environment.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, 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:
John Morley HALL D.L.
Chief Executive, Essex Wildlife Trust
For services to Wildlife and the Environment.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Essex
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
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- Essex
“For services to Wildlife and the Environment.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 577 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 40% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
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 Birthday Honours 2015
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“For services to Heritage and the community in Fife.”
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Down
“For services to Young People in Northern Ireland.”
Aaron Durham
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Aaron Neal
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Adeline Reid
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Banffshire
“For services to Cancer Care in the North of Scotland.”
Adrian Hopkins
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Kent
“For humanitarian services in Africa.”
Adrian Hunter
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Agnes Houston
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Lanarkshire
“For services to People with Dementia.”
Agnes Kennedy
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Londonderry
“For services to Education in Northern Ireland and charitable services.”
Aileen Parry
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Cheshire
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Aileen Paterson
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Edinburgh
“For services to Children’s Literature.”
Alan Bartlett
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Warwickshire
“For services to Swimming.”
Alan Lowe
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Devon
“For services to Scouting and to the community in Budleigh Salterton, Devon.”
Alastair Murray
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Edinburgh
“For parliamentary and community service in Scotland.”
Alderman Beggs
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Antrim
“For services to Local Government.”
Alexander Denholm
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East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Alexander Mack
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Alexis Dobbin
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Gloucestershire
“For services to People with Disabilities through REMAP in Gloucestershire.”
Alice Bennett
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Worcestershire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Alice Mills
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Belfast
“For services to Housing.”
Alice Walters
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London
“For services to Forensic Firearms Examination.”
Alison Gomme
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“For services to the Isle of Man Prison and Probation Services.”
Alison Harris
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North Yorkshire
“For services to the British Horse Society and to Equestrian Sport in Yorkshire.”
Alison Pendle
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Wiltshire
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
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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
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Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
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Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
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Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
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London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
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Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
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Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
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Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
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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 · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2348185. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
Location (Essex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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