New Year Honours 2025
Richard Robert Somme Jones MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Organisation: Royal College of Nursing
“For services to St. John Ambulance in Wales.”
“Lately Deputy Director and Head of the Employment Relations Team, Royal College of Nursing. For services to Healthcare in Wales.”
“For services to the Burma Star Association in Shropshire.”
Timeline
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Lately Deputy Director and Head of the Employment Relations Team, Royal College of Nursing. For services to Healthcare in Wales.
View the London Gazette page ↗Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the Burma Star Association in Shropshire.
View the London Gazette page ↗Recognised for
Topics
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2024
THE KING 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 Huw JONES
For services to St. John Ambulance in Wales.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette page
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2007
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2007“For services to the Burma Star Association in Shropshire.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2011- Region
- Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
“Lately Deputy Director and Head of the Employment Relations Team, Royal College of Nursing. For services to Healthcare in Wales.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2025- Region
- Llanelli, Dyfed
“For services to St. John Ambulance in Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 602 times in the New Year Honours List 2025 — about 40% of the list.
In their area
37 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Dyfed.
What organisation were they with?
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
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4783333. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011).
Published 15 June 2011.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2007).
Published 14 June 2007.
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