Birthday Honours 2008
Peter William Holmes MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Sport in the West Midlands and to the community in Wolverhampton.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Sport in the West Midlands and to the community in Wolverhampton.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2008
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“For services to Sport in the West Midlands and to the community in Wolverhampton.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Sport in the West Midlands and to the community in Wolverhampton.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 697 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 58% of the list.
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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2008
Adrian James Clarke
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First Secretary
Aileen Probert Kells
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“For voluntary service to the Girls’ Brigade in Scotland.”
Ajibha Linney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alan George Gower
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
Alan John Lindsay Moore
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Royal Army Medical Corps
Alan Johnson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to Vintage and Veteran Vehicle Restoration and Heritage.”
Alan Kenneth Burnett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Glamorgan
“For services to Medicine.”
Alan Macdonald Clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“For charitable services.”
Alan Pendlebury
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Somerset
Albert Edward Pallent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“For services to Sport and for voluntary service to the community in Tonbridge, Kent.”
Alex Alphonso Wheatle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Literature.”
Alexander Graham Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Royal Air Force
Alexander Highlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Greater Manchester
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Greater Manchester.”
Alexander Kirk
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Glasgow
“For services to Further Education and to the community in Glasgow.”
Alexander Maybin Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Antrim
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alexander McLay Rennie Royal Regiment of Scotland.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
) The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Alexander McMinn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lancashire
“For services to the community in Ormskirk, Lancashire.”
Alexander Stirling
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Army Cadet Force
Alexandra Buchan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“for Social Development, Northern Ireland Executive.”
Alfred Coutts Ingram
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Dundee
“For voluntary service to Mountain Rescue in Scotland.”
Alfred Edward Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Shropshire
“For services to Heritage and to the community in Clee Hill, South Shropshire.”
Alfred Peter Paul Burden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Essex
“For voluntary service to the Malaya and Borneo Veterans’ Association.”
Alice Elizabeth Primrose Wyborn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to People with Eczema.”
Alison Clare Cattanach
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
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,
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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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (West Midlands) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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