New Year Honours 2024
Paul Weaver Smith OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Recognised in the New Year Honours 2024 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Military service
Group Captain
Royal Air Force- Division
- Military Division
- Service number
- 8024057B
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New Year Honours 2024
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 298 times in the New Year Honours List 2024 — about 19% of the list.
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 2024
(Patricia Ann) Hopkins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Architecture.”
Abigail Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Adrian Cruise
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Space Science.”
Alan Jamieson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
“For services to Marine Biology, Subsea Engineering and Exploration.”
Alasdair Jackson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Chorley, Lancashire
“For services to the Rehabilitation of Offenders.”
Alexander Mcleish
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Charity.”
Alexander Reedijk
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the Performing Arts in Scotland.”
Alison Morton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Allan Youp
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Amy Perrin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Older People.”
Amy Watson (amy Doncaster)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Buckfastleigh, Devon
“For Public Service.”
Andi Hoxhaj
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
“For services to UK/Albania Relations.”
Andrew Anderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Cancer Support in the UK and Abroad.”
Andrew Dixon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Prisoners and Ex-Offenders, to Property Tax Reform and to Entrepreneurship..”
Andrew Duncan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Worcester, Worcestershire
“For services to the community in Worcestershire.”
Andrew Graham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Durham, County Durham
“For Public Service and to the community in County Durham.”
Andrew Lock
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Andrew Murphy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Linlithgow, West Lothian
“For services to the British Retail Industry.”
Angela Dickson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Hook, Hampshire
“For services to People with Brain Tumours.”
Anthony Bravo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Basingstoke, Hampshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Anthony Collins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Ripon, North Yorkshire
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Harrogate and Ripon, North Yorkshire.”
Anthony Gallagher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Saxmundham, Suffolk
“For services to Young People.”
Antony Blackburn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Antony Lockley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Local Government.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
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Published 29 December 2023.
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