New Year Honours 2024
Kenneth Ross OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Charity, to Education and to People with Down Syndrome.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Charity, to Education and to People with Down Syndrome.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2023
THE KING 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:
Kenneth James Gordon Harvey ROSS
Founding Officer, National Down Syndrome Policy Group
For services to Charity, to Education and to People with Down Syndrome.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Charity, to Education and to People with Down Syndrome.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 298 times in the New Year Honours List 2024 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
81 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Hampshire.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Worcester, Worcestershire
“For services to the community in Worcestershire.”
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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4520380. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
Location (Waterlooville, Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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