Birthday Honours 2015
Kathryn Startup MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“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
13 June 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, 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:
Miss Kathryn STARTUP
Ministry of Defence
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · 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 Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 577 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 40% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 Birthday Honours 2015
(Elizabeth) June Baxter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Fife
“For services to Heritage and the community in Fife.”
(Martha) Eleanor Mearns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Down
“For services to Young People in Northern Ireland.”
Aaron Durham
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Aaron Neal
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Adeline Reid
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Banffshire
“For services to Cancer Care in the North of Scotland.”
Adrian Hopkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Kent
“For humanitarian services in Africa.”
Adrian Hunter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Agnes Houston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Lanarkshire
“For services to People with Dementia.”
Agnes Kennedy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Londonderry
“For services to Education in Northern Ireland and charitable services.”
Aileen Parry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Aileen Paterson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“For services to Children’s Literature.”
Alan Bartlett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Warwickshire
“For services to Swimming.”
Alan Lowe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Devon
“For services to Scouting and to the community in Budleigh Salterton, Devon.”
Alastair Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“For parliamentary and community service in Scotland.”
Alderman Beggs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Antrim
“For services to Local Government.”
Alexander Denholm
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Alexander Mack
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Alexis Dobbin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Gloucestershire
“For services to People with Disabilities through REMAP in Gloucestershire.”
Alice Bennett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Worcestershire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Alice Mills
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Belfast
“For services to Housing.”
Alice Walters
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Forensic Firearms Examination.”
Alison Gomme
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to the Isle of Man Prison and Probation Services.”
Alison Harris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
“For services to the British Horse Society and to Equestrian Sport in Yorkshire.”
Alison Pendle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Wiltshire
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 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.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
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.”
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.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2348434. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 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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