Birthday Honours 2024
Richard Allcroft OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
President
“For services to Wheelchair Rugby.”
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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
15 June 2024
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Richard ALLCROFT
President, World Wheelchair Rugby
For services to Wheelchair Rugby.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- President
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- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Wheelchair Rugby.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 272 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
36 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from South Yorkshire.
What organisation were they with?
President.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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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 64423, notice 4644882. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Sheffield, South Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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