New Year Honours 2008
John Henry Sandford-Smith MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Blind People in Developing Countries.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Blind People in Developing Countries.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2008
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“For services to Blind People in Developing Countries.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 664 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 56% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
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 2008
Abdul Bary Malik
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to the Ethnic Minority Community in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Abila Pointing
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to Community Relations in Liverpool and Manchester.”
Adam John Tarplee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
First Secretary
Adrian Charles Bowrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“For services to the Aerospace Industry.”
Adrian Lee Cox
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Royal Air Force
Adrian Woods
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to Disadvantaged Young People.”
Aileen Dodds-Parker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Young People through the Fairbridge Society.”
Alan David Savory
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Independent Park Home Advisory Service.”
Alan Hodgkinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to Football.”
Alan John Dixon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
Grade C1
Alan Lancaster
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to Shaw Cross Club for Young People, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.”
Alan Lindsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Sunderland Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.”
Alan Robert Potter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Wiltshire
“For services to Science.”
Alan Surtees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“For services to Young People through The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.”
Alastair Thompson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“For services to the Police.”
Alexander Bulloch
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For services to the Birmingham War Research Society.”
Alexander McKenzie Condie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“For services to Social Housing in Fife.”
Alexander Naylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lanarkshire
“For services to Athletics.”
Alison Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Alison Suzanne Pockett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For services to the British Chamber of Commerce and charitable interests in Japan.”
Alun Davies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“for Organisations of Disabled People.”
Amajit Talwar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For services to the Music Industry and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Aminul Hoque
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Youth Justice in East London.”
Andrea Margaret Shaw
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Yorkshire
“For services to Flood Rescue.”
In the same field
Others recognised for International & Diplomatic
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic. See the full list →
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Martha Holman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Community Development in Zimbabwe and to UK/Zimbabwe Relations.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Jonathan Lutwyche
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Sustainable Chemicals Management, to Economic Growth, to International Trade, and to Advancing Opportunities for Women and Young People.”
David Currie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Andrews, Fife
“For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall)
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
Alexander Canham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lee Davidson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Katherine Drew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK/Solomon Islands relations.”
Caroline Rye
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008).
Published 29 December 2007.
Location (Leicestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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