New Year Honours 2008
Roger Francis Stokes OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Senior Scientific Officer • QinetiQ
Organisation: QinetiQ
“For services to the Armed Forces.”
Recognised for
Topics
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2008
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Location
Hampshire
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Senior Scientific Officer, QinetiQ
- Region
- Hampshire
“For services to the Armed Forces.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 272 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Senior Scientific Officer, QinetiQ.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2008
Abda Parveen Sharif
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Legal Adviser
Adrian Paul Orchard
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Royal Navy
Adrian Roger Wyatt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Property Industry.”
Alan Charles Richard Lennon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Down
“for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.”
Alan Henry Puckridge Gillett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and to the community in Ealing, West London.”
Alastair Jesse Head MacNish
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Renfrewshire
“for Scotland.”
Alexander Jamieson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Valencia Province
“For services to the Youth Justice System in Scotland.”
Alison Jane Watt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“For services to Art.”
Alison Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Glasgow
“For services to Community Relations.”
Alison Mary McDonald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Sussex
Senior Manager
Alison Richards
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Oxfordshire
“For services to UNICEF UK.”
Amir Kabal
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Staffordshire
“For services to Training and to the community in East Staffordshire.”
Andrew James Thomson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Norfolk
“For services to Higher Education.”
Andrew Keddie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“For public service.”
Andrew Kerry Pike
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Andrew Lake
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
Grade B1
Andrew Stewart Trotter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“For services to the Police.”
Angela’s Ursuline School
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For services to Education.”
Ann Beynon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Glamorgan
“For services to Business.”
Ann Marie Grinstead
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“For public service.”
Anthony Clive Davies
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lancashire
“For services to School Inspections.”
Anthony McGann
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to the community in the Vauxhall and Kirkdale Districts of Liverpool.”
Anton Setchell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Buckinghamshire
“For services to the Police.”
Antony’s College
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For services to Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 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.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
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.”
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.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008).
Published 29 December 2007.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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