Birthday Honours 2012
Kenneth Combes MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• CAE (UK) Ltd
“For services to Defence.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2012
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Somerset
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2012- Role at the time
- CAE (UK) Ltd
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- Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 639 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 44% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
CAE (UK) Ltd.
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 2012
Abdolkarim Fatehi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to International Trade.”
Adam Peirson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“for Cooking at London 2011 and Sous Chef, Claridges, London.”
Adele Margretta Kerr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Fermanagh
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Lee Stone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Adrian Mark Wright
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Cheshire
“For services to Law Enforcement in Afghanistan.”
Adrian Peter Martin Jonathan Naughten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to the community in Kenya.”
Adrian Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Worcestershire
“For services to the Fire Service and the Young Firefighters’ Association.”
Agnes Marie McGowan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Glasgow
“For services to Smoking Cessation.”
Agnes Rosemary James
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Cardiff
Alan Alexander David Hamilton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Lothian
Alan Brian Slater
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Worcestershire
Chief Executive Officer
Alan Stewart Downie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to UK education and to the community in Mexico.”
Alan William Paul Brown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Devon
“For services to Policing and the community.”
Albert Ernest Harris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Swansea
“For services to the community in Swansea.”
Alex Arthur
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Edinburgh
“For services to Boxing.”
Alexander Aitchison Royal Regiment of Scotland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
) The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Alexander John Hamil
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Midlands
“For services to Football and to Visually Impaired People in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.”
Alison Drake
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Yorkshire
Alison Elspet Munro
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)
Alison Jane Williamson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Staffordshire
“For services to Archery.”
Alison Mary Heath
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to botany and conservation.”
Alistair Ferguson Spowage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Alyson Lynne Martin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Somerset
“For services to Care Services.”
Amanda Jacqueline Redman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to Drama and Charity.”
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 · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2012).
Published 16 June 2012.
Location (Somerset) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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