Birthday Honours 2020
Sampson Trotter MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Police Welfare.”
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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
10 October 2020
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Sampson Alfred Kirkpatrick TROTTER B.E.M.
For services to Police Welfare.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
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- Portrush, County Londonderry
“For services to Police Welfare.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 689 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
34 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from County Londonderry.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2020
Adam Bieniasz
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Hope Valley, Derbyshire
“For services to the Telecommunications Industry during Covid-19.”
Adam Kurzeja
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Adam Turpin
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Adebusuyi Adeyemi
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London, Greater London
“For services to Healthcare Leadership.”
Adekunle Olulode
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London, Greater London
“For services to the BAME community during Covid-19.”
Adrian Fisher
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Blandford Forum, Dorset
“For services to International Trade and to the Creative Industry.”
Adrian Hargreaves
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Alan Marwood
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to Policing.”
Alan Mccarthy
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Hove, East Sussex
“For services to the NHS.”
Alan Scott
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Stamford, Lincolnshire
“For services to Scouting and to the community in Stamford, Lincolnshire.”
Alan Snoddy
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Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Association Football.”
Alastair Machray
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Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Local Media.”
Albert Aspen
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Wrestling.”
Alexander Hogg
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Eddleston, Tweeddale
“For services to Gamekeeping in Scotland.”
Alexander Lilley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Alfred Wong
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Racial Equality and to the Government in Northern Ireland.”
Aline Poulter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Bagshot, Surrey
“For services to Vulnerable and Older People.”
Alison Cresswell
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Congleton, Cheshire
“For services to Education, to Training and to Apprenticeships.”
Alison Edgar
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Chippenham, Wiltshire
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Small Business.”
Alison Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Auchtermuchty, Fife
“For services to Rural Scotland and to Agriculture.”
Alison Oliver
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Broadstone, Dorset
“For services to Sport.”
Alistair Bryant
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Alistair Cameron
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Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public 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.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3646555. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Portrush, County Londonderry) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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