New Year Honours 2019
Richard Gill MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Policing.”
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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
29 December 2018
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:
Richard Leon GILL
Lately Police Officer, British Transport Police
For services to Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Bedfordshire
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“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 538 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 37% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 New Year Honours 2019
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Adam Thomas
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Essex
“For services to UK Defence and Security.”
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London
“For voluntary service.”
Adrian Bowyer
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Wiltshire
“For services to 3D Printing.”
Adrian Page
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“For services to rugby in Guernsey.”
Ajay Gudka
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“For services to charity and to the community in Gujarat, India.”
Alan Boyd
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Down
“For services to the community in Belfast.”
Alan Head
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Gloucestershire
“For voluntary service to Young People.”
Alan Marsh
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to the Marine Society and to the Sea Cadets.”
Alan Murray
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Fife
“For services to Water Skiing.”
Alan Stoyel
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Herefordshire
“For services to Water Mill Heritage.”
Alan Tindale
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Albert Baldwin
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“For services to the community and to local services in St Helena.”
Albert Langston
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“For services to banking and Lay Magistracy in Gibraltar.”
Alexander (Sandy) Farquharson
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Clackmannanshire
“For services to the Homeless, the Disabled and to Socially Excluded People.”
Alexander Gyasi
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London
“For services to the community in Haringey, London.”
Alison Durrands
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Allied Healthcare.”
Alison Hall
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Surrey
“For services to Victims of War in Northern Uganda..”
Alison Lea-wilson
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Anglesey
“For services to Business in Wales.”
Amali De Alwis
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“For services to Women in Technology.”
Andrea Armstrong
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Nottinghamshire
“For services to Law and Order.”
Andrea Nixon
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Merseyside
“For services to the Arts.”
Andrew Allen
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Belfast
“For services to veterans and their families in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Barton
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Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Scott Caswell
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
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“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176888. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 29 December 2018.
Location (Bedfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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