New Year Honours 2023
John James Surgeoner Stewart MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Veterans.”
“For voluntary service to the community in Droylsden, Greater Manchester.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For voluntary service to the community in Droylsden, Greater Manchester.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased 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 STEWART
District Chairman, Royal British Legion Northern Ireland
For services to Veterans.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Region
- Greater Manchester
“For voluntary service to the community in Droylsden, Greater Manchester.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2023- Region
- Katesbridge, County Down
“For services to Veterans.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 546 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 37% of the list.
In their area
112 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from County Down.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2023
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“For services to the community in Luton.”
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Alan Bell
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“For services to Vulnerable People.”
Alana Stott
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Vulnerable Women and to Mental Health Awareness.”
Alastair Smith
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Alexander Edmund
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Alexander Hore-ruthven
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Young People in Bristol.”
Alexander Hume
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Isle of Arran, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Mountain Rescue.”
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“For services to the Economy and to the community in Wrexham.”
Alice Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and to Charity.”
Alicia Harper
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Victims of Violent Crime and their Families.”
Alimatu Dimonekene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls.”
Alison Cork
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship.”
Alison Livingstone
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Randalstown, County Antrim
“For services to Safeguarding Children in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Saunders
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St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Alvin Harvey
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“For services to the community in Bermuda.”
Andrea Dowds
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Chattaway
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Andrew Crummy
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Prestonpans, East Lothian
“For services to Art and to Cultural Heritage in Scotland.”
Andrew Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Hill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to International Development.”
Andrew Lockey
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Halifax, West Yorkshire
“For services to Resuscitation Training.”
Andrew Robertson
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Wilmslow, Cheshire
“For services to Association Football, to Charity and to Young People.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 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.”
Martin Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
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.”
Frederick Stewart
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Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
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.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“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.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4247269. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
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 1 January 2009.
Location (Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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