

New Year Honours 2017
Lieutenant Peter REED OBE
- Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Rowing.”
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN 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
Lieutenant Peter REED M.B.E.
For services to Rowing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Region
- London
“Rower. For services to Sport.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Region
- London
“For services to Rowing.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 263 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 18% of the list.
In their area
1,264 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 New Year Honours 2017
Abdul Bhanji
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Deputy Chair, University of London Board of Trustees. For services to Education and Young People.”
Adrian Mark Simper
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to the UK nuclear industry in Japan.”
Aileen Walker
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London
“Lately Director of Public Engagement, House of Commons. For services to Improving Public Engagement with Parliament and voluntary service to the community in London.”
Ailsa Margaret Rutter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Tyne and Wear
“Director, FRESH Smokefree North East. For services to Tobacco Control.”
Alastair Neil Spencer Graham
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Alastair Whitehead
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Lately Deputy Principal Private Secretary to the Home Secretary, Home Office. For public service and voluntary services to Policing.”
Alexander Featherstonehaugh Wyle
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to the Introduction of the Scottish Legal System in Schools..”
Alexander Fox
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Shared Lives Plus. For services to Social Care.”
Alice Louise Walpole
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to British Diplomacy.”
Alison Kervin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Surrey
“Sports Editor, Mail on Sunday. For services to Sports Journalism.”
Alison Linda Beane
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Isle of Wight
“Executive Headteacher, Mary Rose Academy, Cliffdale Primary Academy and Redwood Park Academy, Portsmouth and Director, Solent Academies Trust. For services to Education.”
Alison Sarah Baum
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Best Beginnings. For services to Tackling Child Health Inequalities.”
Alison Spurway
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Glasgow
“County Vice-President, City of Glasgow. For services to Girlguiding and charity.”
Alistair John Adams
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Amanda Foister
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Oxfordshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Longridge Activity Centre, Buckinghamshire. For services to Young People.”
Amanda Nobbs (Mrs. Mullarkey)
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Surrey
“Chair, Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee. For services to Flood and Coastal Risk Management and Environment Protection.”
Aminatta Forna
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Author. For services to Literature.”
Andrew Charles Gudgeon
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew Charles Rule Heywood
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew George Young
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
East Sussex
“Actuary, The Pensions Regulator. For services to Pension Policy and Pensioners.”
Andrew John Booth
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
“For services to children’s education in Cambodia.”
Andrew Stuart Garner
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew Triggs Hodge
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Oxfordshire
“For services to Rowing.”
Angela Cox
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“Diocesan Director for Education, Diocese of Leeds. For services to Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Glyn Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Alan Christopher Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Edmund Harold Shillabeer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Charitable Fundraising, to Athletics and to the community in Plymouth, Devon”
David Stewart Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Alan Thomas Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire”
James Isaac McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Volunteer Athletics Coach. For services to Junior Athletics”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Disability and Inclusion Lead, Grimsby Town Foundation. For services to Association Football”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Administrator, Old Streetonians Rugby Football Club. For services to Amateur Sport in London”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
Leslie Alan France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan”
Linda Annette Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Implementation Team Leader, Delivery Strand Workplace Transformation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports”
George Michael Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing”
Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough”
Roger Frederick Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Local Cricket”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“President, Mid Staffs Junior Football League. For services to Grassroots Football”
Ian Michael Brown
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Cycling in Guernsey.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2008.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673892. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
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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