New Year Honours 2009
Thomas Alan Acton of Romani Studies OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• University of Greenwich
“For services to Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2009
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Role at the time
- University of Greenwich
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 289 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
University of Greenwich.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Alison Turner
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Louise Sutherland
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Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
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Fiona Mccullough
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Fiona Knight
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Eleanor Keeley
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
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