New Year Honours 2018
Raymond John SMITH MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Ceremonial Technical Officer
Organisation: House of Commons
“Ceremonial Technical Officer, House of Commons. For services to Parliament.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Sailing Instructor, Mersea Island. For voluntary service to Young People and to Sport in Essex.
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Ceremonial Technical Officer, House of Commons. For services to Parliament.
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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 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Raymond John SMITH
Ceremonial Technical Officer, House of Commons
For services to Parliament.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Ceremonial Technical Officer
- Region
- Essex
“Sailing Instructor, Mersea Island. For voluntary service to Young People and to Sport in Essex.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Ceremonial Technical Officer
- Region
- Essex
“Ceremonial Technical Officer, House of Commons. For services to Parliament.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 544 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 39% of the list.
In their area
454 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Essex.
What organisation were they with?
Ceremonial Technical Officer, House of Commons.
How widely is this recognised?
2,602 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Devon
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Alison Blair
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West Yorkshire
“Teacher and Choir Leader, Lindley Junior School, Huddersfield. For services to Education.”
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Jane Louise Sidebottom
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Hannah Elizabeth Whittock
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Claire Louise Healy
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Paul Felix Hughes
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Nicola Millington
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Scott Alan Dunning
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2008.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2938836. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 30 December 2017.
Location (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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