Birthday Honours 2022
Martyn Hawthorn MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chairman
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to the community in Scotland.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For voluntary service to Veterans and to the community in Scotland.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
02 June 2022
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:
Lieutenant Commander (Retd) Martyn Robert HAWTHORN
Chairman, Royal British Legion Scotland
For voluntary service to Veterans and to the community in Scotland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For voluntary service to Veterans and to the community in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 577 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 39% of the list.
In their area
71 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from City of Edinburgh.
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.
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Adam Sutherland
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Adrian Weller
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Ailsa Rhodes
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“For services to Older People in Leeds, particularly during Covid-19.”
Aisha Thomas
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Education.”
Alan Robertson
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Association Football and to Charity in Scotland.”
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Alexandra Podmore
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering, to Innovation and to Diversity.”
Amanda Knight
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Ameet Jogia
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London, Greater London
“For Political and Public Service.”
Ameeta Virk
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the Economy.”
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“For services to Education.”
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Horley, Surrey
“For services to Further Education.”
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Andrew Howell
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Frontline Workers during Covid-19.”
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“For services to Skiing.”
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London, Greater London
“For services to Global Resilience and Crisis Management.”
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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
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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
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
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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
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Frederick Stewart
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Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
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Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
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Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
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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
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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
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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
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Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
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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
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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
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Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084723. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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