New Year Honours 2007
Robert Russell Thompson OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Royal British Legion
“For services to Ex-Servicemen and Women.”
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“For services to Ex-Servicemen and Women.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 254 times in the New Year Honours List 2007 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Royal British Legion.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2007
Adrian Underwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Vinken
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Arts.”
Alan John Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Architecture in the North East.”
Alexander Watson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Local Government.”
Alun Griffiths
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Construction Industry and to the community in Wales.”
Andrew Brian Simmons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Young People.”
Andrew Magnus Kent
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Counsellor
Andrew McMorran
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Michael Jose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Army Medical Corps
Andrew White
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Ann Edith Darling
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Annabella Scott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Youth Justice.”
Anne Christine McCartney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Public Health.”
Anthony James Cairns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Civil Aviation and to the community in West Yorkshire.”
Anthony James Landon Watt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Navy
Ashour Omar Gebreel
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare Overseas.”
Azhar Farooqi
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare.”
Bertha McDougall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for Victims and Survivors.”
Brian Allan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Higher Education.”
Brian Anthony Frank Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For charitable services.”
Brian David Orrell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Seafarers.”
Brian Lymbery
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Lewisham, London.”
Bridget Diana Brind
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
First Secretary
Brigid Crofton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Children and Families Overseas.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Martin Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Frederick Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2007).
Published 30 December 2006.
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