New Year Honours 2016
Karen Henning OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Defence”
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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 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mrs Karen HENNING
Ministry of Defence
For services to Defence
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Defence”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 19% of the list.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2016
(Betty) Ann Flintham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to the Administration of Justice”
Adrienne Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Adult Social Services”
Alan Frame
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Gloucestershire
“For services to Public Administration.”
Alan Gemmell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
“For services to cultural relations in the area of Arts and Science.”
Alan Turnbull
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“For services to Science and Industry”
Alan Willson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Swansea
“For services to the Quality and Safety of Healthcare in Wales”
Albert Thomas Keeling
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Alison Allden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Bristol
“For services to Higher Education.”
Alison Petch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Social Services in Scotland.”
Alistair Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
West Lothian
“For services to the Economy and Town Centre Regeneration.”
Amanda Ariss
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Equality.”
Amanda Boyle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Aberdeen
“For services to Business.”
Amanda Howe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Norfolk
“For services to Primary Care.”
Andrew Corcoran
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services in Support of Military Operations”
Andrew Haines
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“For services to Transport”
Andrew Knight
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Andrew Watson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Policing and Counter Terrorism”
Angela White
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
North Yorkshire
“For services to Community Action”
Anita Zabludowicz
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to the Arts”
Ann Hebden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Defence”
Annabel Stilgoe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“For charitable services”
Annalu Waller
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Dundee
“For services to people with Complex Communication Needs”
Anne Connolly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Londonderry
“For services to Policing and Education in Northern Ireland.”
Anne O’reilly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Belfast
“For services to Older People and the Voluntary Sector.”
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2454171. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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