Birthday Honours 2022
Samantha Ward OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For Charitable Services.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
02 June 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Samantha Jane WARD
Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Services, Royal Voluntary Service
For Charitable Services.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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- Alsager, Cheshire
“For Charitable Services.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 302 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
57 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cheshire.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 2022
Abdul Hai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People and to the community in Camden and London.”
Afia Choudhury
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Children.”
Alan Dinsmore
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Justice and Forensic Science.”
Alan Woods
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Education.”
Alexander Pinfield
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to British Foreign Policy and British Nationals overseas.”
Alexis Bowater
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Devon
“For services to the Safety and Equality of Women.”
Alice Bunn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the UK Space Sector and to Charity.”
Alison Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to Climate Change and supporting the UK Presidency of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference.”
Alistair Carns
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Alistair Mcauley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Business, the Construction Industry and to Charity.”
Amanda Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bangor, County Down
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Evans
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to the Covid-19 Response.”
Andrew Furber
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Andrew Harmer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Farningham, Kent
“For services to the Maritime Sector.”
Andrew Mccoubrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to International Development and British Nationals overseas.”
Andrew Mill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Environment and to the community in Orkney.”
Andrew Moll
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Maritime Safety.”
Andrew Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Rhondda Cynon Taff, Mid Glamorgan
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
“For services to Emergency Responder Wellbeing and Mental Health.”
Andrew Rose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Anne De Bono
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Occupational Medicine.”
Anne Farrelly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Annemarie O’donnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Local Government.”
Anthony Cleary
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Kenilworth, Warwickshire
“For services to the Family Justice System.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084538. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (Alsager, Cheshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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