New Year Honours 1994
Michael James Limb OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately General Secretary • Royal Automobile Club and Chairman
“For services to Motoring and Motor Sport.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1994
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1994- Role at the time
- lately General Secretary, Royal Automobile Club and Chairman
“For services to Motoring and Motor Sport.”
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“For services to Motoring and Motor Sport.”
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“For services to Motoring and Motor Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 301 times in the New Year Honours List 1994 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately General Secretary, Royal Automobile Club and Chairman.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 1994
Alan Arthur Colmer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Royal Navy
Alan Chapman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Alan John Timblick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to British commercial interests in Korea.”
Alan Oliver
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
lately Grade 6
Alastair Campbell Montgomery
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Alexander Macfarlane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to geological research in Indonesia.”
Alexander McBEAN
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
lately Grade 6
Alison Smithies
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Medicine.”
Alistair Donald Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Chairman
Allen McCLAY
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to the Pharmaceutical Industry.”
Ambulance for Oxford and Regional Ambulance
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“for Oxford and Regional Ambulance Officer, Oxford Region.”
Andrew Arthur Bishop
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Science Education.”
Andrew Bowen Wight-Boycott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Royal Air Force
Andrew Geddes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Andrew John George Chinn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Education in Wales.”
Angela Mary Thomas
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Ann Judith Pearce
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For political service.”
Anne Cheetham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For political and public service.”
Anne Margaret Watts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to Equal Opportunities.”
Annette Kerr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
Anthony Damien Redmond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For medical services hi the former Yugoslavia.”
Anthony Gordon Watts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“for Careers Education and Counselling.”
Anthony Murles Davis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“For services to the community in Sheffield.”
Anthony William Parke Gribble
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1994
“for Wales.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1994
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1994 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1993.
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