New Year Honours 2008
Rev David Roy COFFEY OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
pastor
“President, Baptist World Alliance. For services to Inter-faith Relations.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
President, Baptist World Alliance. For services to Inter-faith Relations.
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- pastor
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“President, Baptist World Alliance. For services to Inter-faith Relations.”
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“President, Baptist World Alliance. For services to Inter-faith Relations.”
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“President, Baptist World Alliance. For services to Inter-faith Relations.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 235 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
189 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Oxfordshire.
What organisation were they with?
pastor.
How widely is this recognised?
415 people have been recognised for Faith & Belief.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2008
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Alan James Walker
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Cheshire
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Alastair Jesse Head Macnish
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Renfrewshire
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Alexander Jamieson
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Valencia Province
“Lately Chief Executive, Includem. For services to the Youth Justice System in Scotland.”
Alison Jane Watt
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Edinburgh
“Artist. For services to Art.”
Alison Logan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Glasgow
“For services to Community Relations.”
Alison Mary Mcdonald
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West Sussex
“Senior Manager, Processing Directorate, Portsmouth, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Alison Richards
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Staffordshire
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Andrew Keddie
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Fife
“Lately Chair, Scottish Police Conveners' Forum. For public service.”
Andrew Lake
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Grade B1, Ministry of Defence.”
Andrew Stewart Trotter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“Deputy Chief Constable, British Transport Police. For services to the Police.”
Ann Beynon
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Glamorgan
“Director Wales, BT. For services to Business.”
Ann Marie Grinstead
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Hampshire
“Lately Non-Executive Director, Valuation Office Agency. For public service.”
Anthony Clive Davies
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lancashire
“Managing Director, Focus Education UK Ltd. For services to School Inspections.”
Anthony Mcgann
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
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Anton Setchell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Buckinghamshire
“Assistant Chief Constable, Association of Chief Police Officers. For services to the Police.”
Audrey Ruth Burton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
North Yorkshire
“For charitable services in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.”
Barbara Dana Broccoli
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London, London
“Film Producer. For services to the Film Industry.”
Barbara Elizabeth Riddell
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“Director of Resources, London Fire Brigade. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service.”
Barbara Margaret Gildea
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
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Barbara Thorndick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, West Kent Housing Association. For services to Social Housing.”
Bernard Mcguigan
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Armagh
“Head of Estate Management, Northern Ireland Office.”
Brian Wareham
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“For services to Crimestoppers.”
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Renfrewshire
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Joy Madeiros
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Chigwell, Essex
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Robert Stephen Rubin
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London, Greater London
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Henry Cyril Grunwald
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London, Greater London
“Lately, Chair of the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, Newark. For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Gerald Joseph Callister
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“For services to the community in Port Erin and to the Church.”
Gerald Bennett Morris
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Truro, Cornwall
“For services to the community in the Parish of Perranzabuloe, Cornwall”
Gillian Anne Marriott
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Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire
“For services to the Church and to the community in Long Eaton, Derbyshire”
Maureen Ann Leveton
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to the Jewish Community in Norwich.”
Arnold Sydney Lewis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to the Jewish Community in Liverpool”
David Russel Lerner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Jewish community in the London Borough of Harrow”
Barry Coleman Leveton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to the Jewish Community in Norwich”
William Frank Gourlay Strang
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Lately Deputy Director, Europe Division, Scottish Government. For services to Intercultural Dialogue and Interfaith Relations”
Avtar Singh Matharu
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York, North Yorkshire
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Steven David Lewis
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London, Greater London
“For services to Jewish Care and the community in Greater London”
Nasser Kurdy
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Altrincham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Community Interfaith Reconciliation”
Harjinder Lallie
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Birmingham, West Midlands
“Founder, Gurmat Sangeet Academy. For services to Musical Heritage, to Faith Communities and to Integration”
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade. For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance”
Norman Solomon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Jewish Community and to Interfaith Relations in Oxfordshire”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
Location (Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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