New Year Honours 2013
Kay Payne MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Defence.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2013
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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 651 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 43% 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 New Year Honours 2013
Adrian Killick
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“For services to Young People and voluntary service to the community in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.”
Adrian Ruddle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Durham
“For services to H.M.”
Alan Foster
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Durham
“For services to the NHS.”
Alan Frederick Millam
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“For services to the community in Braintree, Essex.”
Alan Hatton-Yeo
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Lancashire
“For services to Promoting Inter- generational Practice.”
Alan Jeffrey Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Devon
“For services to the Manufacturing Industry.”
Alan Peaford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“For services to People with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and their Families.”
Alan Sanderson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Walker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Edinburgh
“For services to Science Engagement and Science Education in Scotland.”
Alastair Neil Field Rifles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
The Rifles
Albert Furze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Kent
“For services to Education.”
Albert William Bleach
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hampshire
“For services to the community in Nyewood, West Sussex.”
Aled Sion Davies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Cardiff
“For services to Athletics.”
Alex Gregory
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Oxfordshire
“For services to Rowing.”
Alison Game
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For public service.”
Alison Grace Borgese
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berkshire
“For services to Education.”
Alistair Edward Brownlee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Yorkshire
“For services to Triathlon.”
Amanda Heslop
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Anat Karen Liebreich
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Education and Horticulture in West London.”
Andrea Goodwill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Andrew Charles Kingman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
“For services to community development in Mozambique.”
Andrew Darby Harris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Worcestershire
“For charitable services and for services to the community in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.”
Andrew Edward Thomson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Bowls.”
Andrew George Wardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Greater Manchester
“For services to Hospital Medicine.”
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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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 29 December 2012.
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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