Birthday Honours 1995
John Michael Hillier OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• West Midlands Police
Organisation: West Midlands Police
“For services to the Police.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1995
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“For services to the Police.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 187 times in the Birthday Honours List 1995 — about 14% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 1995
Aid win James Glendinning Wight
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Alexander Dickson
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Alexander John Bruce-Lockhart
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“For political and public service.”
Alexander Wilson Blane
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Alfred Arthur Grimwade
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to the Cedarmore Housing Association, Kent.”
Allen Robert Leonard Davies
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to the Legal Profession.”
Andrew Smith Barr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
Andrew Usherwood Lyburn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“for services to Occupational Pensions.”
Angus Dune Miller Farquharson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Forestry and to the community in Aberdeenshire.”
Anne Margaret Madaline Footner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Health Care.”
Anthony John Hart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Magistracy in the City of London.”
Anthony John Hirst
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Museums.”
Anthony Phillip Mathers
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Arthur Charles Henry Denny
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to the De Montfort University, Leicester.”
Arthur Henry William Kennard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Valuation Tribunals.”
Audrey Males
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Nursing.”
Barbara Carol Eastland
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For political and public service.”
Bernard Cecil Cole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
Royal Air Force
Blair Crinean Murray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
Royal Navy
Brian Geoffrey Gleed
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“for Safety Assessment of Naval Base Developments, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.”
Brian John Gillespie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to the community in Tyne and Wear.”
Brian Tate Head
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
Bruce David Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For political and public service.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1995
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1995 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1995.
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