Birthday Honours 2013
Linda Marcia THOMPSON OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“Lately Head, Looked After Children's Education Team, London Borough of Ealing. For services to Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Lately Head, Looked After Children's Education Team, London Borough of Ealing. For services to Education.
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“Lately Head, Looked After Children's Education Team, London Borough of Ealing. For services to Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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“Lately Head, Looked After Children's Education Team, London Borough of Ealing. For services to Education.”
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“Lately Head, Looked After Children's Education Team, London Borough of Ealing. For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 224 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
303 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Surrey.
How widely is this recognised?
4,959 people have been recognised for Education.
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 2013
Adesola Olumide Adetosoye
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London, Kent
“Lately Divisional Director, Children and Young People’s Services, Lambeth Council. For services to Children and Young People.”
Adrian John Tinniswood
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Somerset
“For services to Heritage.”
Adrian Winstanley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Lately Director General , London Court of International Arbitration. For services to International Arbitration.”
Alan David Armstrong
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Antrim
“Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Almac Group. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Glennie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hertfordshire
“Deputy Departmental Records Officer, Cabinet Office. For services to the Cabinet Office and Public Records Management.”
Alan Mabbutt
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Buckinghamshire
“Head of Local Government, Conservative Campaign Headquarters. For services to Local Government and Political Engagement.”
Alan Opie
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Surrey
“Operatic Baritone. For services to Music.”
Albert Henry Thomas Irvin
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London
“Artist. For services to the Visual Arts.”
Alexander Daniel Holt-Wilson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Monmouthshire
“For Ophthalmologist services to People in Ethiopia.”
Alexandra Gray
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Edinburgh
“Nurse Consultant, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service. For services to Blood Transfusion.”
Alison Mcinnes
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Aberdeenshire
“Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland. For public and political service.”
Allen Worgan Cotton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Somerset
“For services to Agriculture and to the community in Somerset.”
Allison Tennant
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
South Yorkshire
“Nurse Consultant, Peaks Unit, Rampton Hospital. For services to Offender Health.”
Amanda Eliza Mcmillan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Glasgow
“Managing Director, Glasgow Airport. For services to Business and Tourism.”
Andrea Lesley Bilbow
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Middlesex
“Founder and Chief Executive, Attention Deficit Information and Support Service. For services to People with Attention Deficit and their Families.”
Andrew Campbell Ross
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
“Lately Chief Executive, The Children's Trust. For services to Children.”
Andrew James Clifford
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berkshire
“Business Adviser and Head, Charity and Education Sector Advisory Team, Baker Tilly Chartered Accountants. For services to Social Investment.”
Andrew Robert Finding
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Warwickshire
“Chief Executive, British Equestrian Federation. For services to Equestrianism and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Andrew Stephen Vallance Jones
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Somerset
“Lately First Secretary (Migration) British Embassy Kabul. For services to International Migration Operations.”
Andrew Trace Allan Wates
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“For services to Family Business, charity and to the community in Surrey.”
Angela Marie Whelan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Midlands
“Lately Headteacher, St. Paul's School for Girls, Edgbaston. For services to Education in Birmingham.”
Ann Black
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Oxfordshire
“Secretary, Constituency Labour Party, Oxford East. For parliamentary and political service.”
Anna Southall
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Bristol
“For public and charitable services.”
Anne Catherine Oxborough
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Devon
“Lately Assistant Principal, Exeter College. For services to Further Education.”
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Clare Downey
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Barbara Helen Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Kathleen Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Practitioner, SEND and Inclusion, Brougham Primary School Hartlepool. For services to Education”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Barbara Celia Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
Fiona Sarah Winifred McCULLOUGH
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“School Cook and Catering Manager, Linden Lodge School, London Borough of Wandsworth. For services to Education”
Sandra Howes (Cassandra Howes)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Education and to Inter-Faith Relations in Bedfordshire”
Alan John Hiatt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cwmbran, Gwent
“Mental Health and Learning Difficulties Volunteer. For services to Ty Siriol and Hafan Deg Wards, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board”
Jamie Paul Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“Lately Deputy Headteacher. For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
Lilian Jane Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“Headteacher, Strathdon School and Crathie School, Aberdeenshire. For services to Rural Education”
Caroline Anne Dickinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Playgroup Leader, St Leonards Pre-School, Exeter. For services to Early Years Education”
Jacqueline Burton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Waterlooville, Hampshire
“Nursery Practitioner and Manager, Children's Learning Centre, Emsworth, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“Manager, Hulland Community Pre School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. For services to Early Years Education”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2013.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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