Birthday Honours 2018
Martin Newman MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chairman
“For voluntary service to Armed Forces Personnel.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For voluntary service to Armed Forces Personnel.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Colonel Martin NEWMAN D.L.
Chairman, Jewish Committee for HM Forces
For voluntary service to Armed Forces Personnel.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Greater Manchester
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Chairman
- Region
- Greater Manchester
“For voluntary service to Armed Forces Personnel.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 497 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 37% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2018
Adrian Fewings
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Derbyshire
“For services to Business and to the community in Derbyshire.”
Adrian Jarvis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Afriqnmun Lovejoy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Ahmed Bedri
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Education.”
Ajaz Ahmed
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Media.”
Akeela Ahmed
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Muslim Women.”
Alan Bruce
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Alan Creighton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Yorkshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Mclean
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
“For services to the security of Her Majesty’s Government staff overseas.”
Alan Moss
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Shropshire
“For services to Apprentice Training.”
Alan Muddiman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
South Yorkshire
“For services to Health and Safety.”
Alasdair Gillies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Dunbartonshire
“For services to Music, to the Gaelic Language and to charity.”
Alastair Boyle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lanarkshire
“For services to charity, particularly the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and to the Anthony Nolan Partnership.”
Alastair Ley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Albert Pattison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Durham
“For services to International Trade and to the Economy in the Tees Valley and to charity.”
Alexander Jackson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Cross Country Running in Scotland.”
Alexander Mustard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Underwater Photography.”
Alexander Usborne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
South Yorkshire
“For services to Exports in Media and Promoting Disability in Film.”
Alexander Wilkie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lanarkshire
“For services to the British and International Dairy Industry and to the community in Lanarkshire.”
Alexandra Cotton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Midlands
“For services to Mental Health.”
Alison Browning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to Education and to the Personal Development of Young People.”
Alison Hopkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Nursing.”
Alison Vaughan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Education.”
Alistair Handyside
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Devon
“For voluntary service to the Tourism Sector in the South West.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 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.”
Martin Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
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.”
Frederick Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
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.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“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.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3042102. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 9 June 2018.
Location (Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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