Birthday Honours 2023
Paul Rodgers MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Staff Officer
“For services to the Army and to Veterans.”
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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
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His 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 Colonel Paul Damian RODGERS
Staff Officer, Headquarters Infantry, Ministry of Defence
For services to the Army and to Veterans.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Staff Officer
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- Colchester, Essex
“For services to the Army and to Veterans.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 599 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 40% of the list.
In their area
144 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Essex.
What organisation were they with?
Staff Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2023
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Adil Rashid
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Cricket.”
Adrian Lucas
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Peebles, Tweeddale
“For services to Charity and to Veterans in Scotland.”
Aftabur Rahman
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Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Heritage and to the community in Birmingham.”
Alan Gough
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“For services to Music in Guernsey.”
Alan Jones
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Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to the Food Industry and to the Economy in Wales.”
Alan Noake
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Young People in Kent.”
Alan Stubbs
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Invertebrate Conservation.”
Alex Scotland (joe Scotland)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
Alexander Franklin
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“For services to International Humanitarian Emergency Response.”
Alice Good
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Alnwick, Northumberland
“For services to Ukrainian Refugees.”
Alison Ross
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to the Digital and Technology Industry.”
Alison Ryland
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Prison Healthcare in Monmouthshire.”
Amy Fearn
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Swadlincote, Derbyshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Amy Glover
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Andrea Culley
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Andrea Harford
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Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to People with Autism.”
Andrew Baker
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“For services to Education and to the community in Obera, Kenya.”
Andrew Cornish
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Andrew Coulson
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Andrew Daniels
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East Sussex
“For services to Children with Disabilities.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 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.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
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Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4379336. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (Colchester, Essex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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