Birthday Honours 2008
Roger John Gladstone Smith OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Director • Justice
Organisation: Justice
“For services to Human Rights.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2008
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Director, Justice
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- London
“For services to Human Rights.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 269 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director, Justice.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 Birthday Honours 2008
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Royal Navy
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Nottinghamshire
“For voluntary service to the community in South Yorkshire.”
Alan Moore McCulla
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Down
Chief Executive
Alan Sommerville
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Derbyshire
“For voluntary service to Sport.”
Alexander Eric Vines
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Alexandra Duchess of Abercorn
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Tyrone
“For voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland through the Pushkin Trust.”
Alfred Charles Shedden
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Glasgow
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Scotland.”
Alison Jill Gordon
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First Secretary
Amelia Lindsey Wharmby
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Peter Bowen
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Royal Air Force
Andrew Vincent Kelly
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Buckinghamshire
Grade B1
Andrew Walton Ledger Queen’s Royal Hussars.
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Andy Gale
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South Glamorgan
“for Communities and Local Government.”
Angus Francis Jackson
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“For reconstruction efforts in Southern Iraq.”
Anna Wintour
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“For services to British journalism and British fashion in the USA.”
Anne Moran
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Belfast
Dean
Anthony Arthur Nichols
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Surrey
Anthony Duggan
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Bedfordshire
“For services to the Fire and Rescue Service and to Local Government.”
Anthony John James Bailey
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London
“For services to Inter-Faith Relations and to Charity.”
Anthony Michael Jenner
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Flintshire
Anthony Norman Salter
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West Midlands
“For public and voluntary service to Older People and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Anthony William Lilley
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East Sussex
“For services to Media and Creative Industries.”
Antonia Elizabeth Brigid Luise Marchioness of Douro
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London
“For voluntary service to Social Housing.”
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Alison Turner
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“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
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Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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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 (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (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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