New Year Honours 2006
Richard Oliver Bennett MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chair • Bedfordshire and River Ivel Internal Drainage Board
“For services to Flood Defence.”
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“For services to Flood Defence.”
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“For services to Flood Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 556 times in the New Year Honours List 2006 — about 53% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Bedfordshire and River Ivel Internal Drainage Board.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2006
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“For services to Young People in Teeside.”
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“For services to the Administration of Justice in Bedfordshire.”
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Honorary Consul
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“For services to the community in Measham, Leicestershire.”
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Alfred Austin
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“For services to community in Arran, Isle of Arran.”
Alison Thompson
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Allen Eaton
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Andrew David Kirk
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“For services to Education.”
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Royal Air Force
Andrew Flintoff
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“For services to Cricket.”
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Royal Corps of Signals
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Martin Kinsey
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“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
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Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
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Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Frederick Stewart
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Larne, County Antrim
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Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
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Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Margaret Pedder
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Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
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Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2006
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2006).
Published 31 December 2005.
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