Birthday Honours 2023
Richard Bowling MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
“For services to Medical Organisations Overseas.”
Knight Bachelor · 2020
“For services to Art.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Medical Organisations Overseas.
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Richard Sheridan Franklin (Frank) BOWLING O.B.E
For services to Art.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2020- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Manchester Foundation Trust
“For services to Medical Organisations Overseas.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 599 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 40% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Manchester Foundation Trust.
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 Birthday Honours 2023
Aaron Hearne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Maidstone, Kent
“For services to Children.”
Abbas Salihu
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Adaiah Providence Culzac
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Adam Reid
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Banbridge, County Down
“For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Adil Rashid
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Cricket.”
Adrian Lucas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Peebles, Tweeddale
“For services to Charity and to Veterans in Scotland.”
Aftabur Rahman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Heritage and to the community in Birmingham.”
Alan Gough
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to Music in Guernsey.”
Alan Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to the Food Industry and to the Economy in Wales.”
Alan Noake
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Deal, Kent
“For services to Young People in Kent.”
Alan Stubbs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Invertebrate Conservation.”
Alex Scotland (joe Scotland)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
Alexander Franklin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to International Humanitarian Emergency Response.”
Alice Good
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Alnwick, Northumberland
“For services to Ukrainian Refugees.”
Alison Ross
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to the Digital and Technology Industry.”
Alison Ryland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Prison Healthcare in Monmouthshire.”
Amy Fearn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Swadlincote, Derbyshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Amy Glover
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrea Culley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrea Harford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to People with Autism.”
Andrew Baker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to Education and to the community in Obera, Kenya.”
Andrew Cornish
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Coulson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Daniels
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
East Sussex
“For services to Children with Disabilities.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4379533. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Knight Bachelor · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645520. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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