Birthday Honours 2004
John Raymond Lawrence MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the Water Industry.”
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“For services to the Water Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 522 times in the Birthday Honours List 2004 — about 51% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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 Birthday Honours 2004
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Executive Officer
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“For services to the British and local communities in New York.”
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“For services to the community in Castle Combe, Wiltshire.”
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“For services to the Police.”
Agnes Burke
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Administrative Officer
Alan Cohen
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“For services to the London Taxi Drivers’ Fund for Underprivileged Children.”
Alan Henry Maynard
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“For services to the community in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.”
Alan Higgins
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Royal Corps of Signals
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Alan Paris
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“For services to single-handed sailing.”
Alfred William Mullin
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“For services to Unemployed and Disadvantaged People in the Wirral, Merseyside.”
Alison Perman
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“For services to the Police in the UK and Overseas.”
Alistair Kenneth Gordon Lamont
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“for the Chartered Institution of Wastes.”
Allan George Jones
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“for Work and Pensions.”
Allan Smith
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“For services to the community in Jersey and to Charities Overseas.”
Allen Smith
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Alun John Price
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Alwena Griffith
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“for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.”
Anba Farhan-Ali
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“For services to Community Relations.”
Andrew Crawford Barr
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“For services to Transport.”
Andrew Stephen Hoad T.D.
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Raymond Pritchard
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Ballymena, County Antrim
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Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Isabella Cameron
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Isle of Uist, Western Isles
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Tina Barton
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
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Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Richard Scaife
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2004).
Published 10 June 2004.
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