Birthday Honours 2009
Kim RICHARDSON OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Organisation: Naval Families Federation
“Chair, Naval Families Federation. For services to the Royal Navy.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chair, Naval Families Federation. For services to the Royal Navy.
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“Chair, Naval Families Federation. For services to the Royal Navy.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 239 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
223 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Hampshire.
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How widely is this recognised?
1,046 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2009
Adam Krysztof Bogusz
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hertfordshire
“Deputy Head of Banking, London, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Ailsa Claire
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive, Barnsley Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Alan Eric Hepper
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Alan Geoffrey Moore
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan William Henry
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“Lately Northern Ireland Civil Service Commissioner and Human Rights Commissioner. For public service.”
Alison Mary Egerton Corbett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Gwynedd
“For voluntary service to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in Gwynedd.”
Allan Stewart
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
North Yorkshire
“Principal, Selby College, North Yorkshire. For services to local and national Further Education.”
Amanda Sonia Berry
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Chief Executive, British Academy of Film and Television Arts. For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew John Beale
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Swansea
“For services to Intellectual Property and to Business in Wales.”
Andrew Kilpatrick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“Lately Headteacher, Northumberland Park Community School, Haringey, London. For services to Education.”
Andrew William Howarth
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Sussex
“Director of Operations, Land Registry, Ministry of Justice.”
Andrew William Lewis Wolstenholme
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Sussex
“Director, Capital Projects, British Airports Authority. For services to the Construction Industry.”
Angus Macdonald
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Perth and Kinross
“Director, Financial News and Chairman, Specialist Waste Recycling. For services to the community in the Highlands.”
Anita Cormac
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Yorkshire
“Executive Director, Focus on Food Campaign and Co-director, Design Dimension Educational Trust. For services to Special Education.”
Ann Macfarlane
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Disabled People.”
Ann Whyte Harris
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
South Yorkshire
“Deputy Director, Investment Management, Department for Work and Pensions.”
Anne Marie Ledger
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to Asylum Seekers and Refugees.”
Annette Gibbons
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cumbria
“For services to the Food and Farming Industries in Cumbria.”
Annie Rosaleen Mullins
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Member, Home Secretary's Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet. For services to Children and Young People.”
Anthony Yorke
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Sussex
“National Manager, Paralympic Cycling Team. For services to Sport.”
Arthur James Burden
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Greater Manchester
“For charitable services.”
Barbara Patricia Russell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“Service Manager, Action for Children Fostering: Wessex Community Projects. For services to Children and Families.”
Bernard Clement John Hughes
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Devon
“Chairman, Regional Management Board, Fire and Rescue Service South West. For services to Local Government.”
Billy Williams
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“Cinematographer. For services to the Film Industry.”
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Anita Angela Pugh
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Alpa Raja
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London, Greater London
“Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee. For services to Veterans' Welfare”
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“Chair, North Devon Branch, Royal Marines Association. For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community”
Martin John Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“Station Staff Officer, Wattisham Flying Station. For services to Military Personnel and their Families”
Jason John Kinghorn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
“Staff Officer, Royal Air Force Career Fields. For services to Royal Air Force Career Management”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“Police Constable, Warwickshire Police. For services to Policing and to Veterans”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineer, Defence Equipment and Support. For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“Flood Volunteer, Wallington, Hampshire. For services to Flood Defence”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“Fundraising Volunteer, Homeless Veterans Project and Poppy Scotland. For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire”
Roderick George Wood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“Volunteer. For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands”
Mark Keverne Courthope Wills
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
West Meon, Hampshire
“Deputy Chair of Governors, Royal Star and Garter Charity. For services to Armed Forces Veterans”
Gwynne Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brecon, Powys
“Support Manager, Adventurous Training, Soldier Academy. For services to Military Training and to Sport”
Frederick Michael Stewart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland”
Heather Jayne Spence
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“Interim Chair for Northern Ireland, Royal British Legion. For voluntary services to Veterans”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“Operations Director, Leidos UK Limited. For services to Defence”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Edwin Piercy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“Volunteer, Hull Independent Merchant Navy Association. For services to the Merchant Navy in Hull”
Margaret Anne Pedder
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Engagement Staff Officer, HQ London District, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Armed Forces Champion, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to the Armed Forces Community in London”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (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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