New Year Honours 2024
Ralph Rimmer OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Rugby League Football.”
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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
30 December 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ralph William James RIMMER
lately Chief Executive Officer, Rugby Football League
For services to Rugby League Football.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
- Region
- Glossop, Derbyshire
“For services to Rugby League Football.”
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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.
In their area
28 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Derbyshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
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.
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Hove, East Sussex
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Stromness, Orkney
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Solihull, West Midlands
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
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London, Greater London
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London, Greater London
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Pershore, Worcestershire
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London, Greater London
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4520381. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
Location (Glossop, Derbyshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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