New Year Honours 2018
Thomas Burgess OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to charity, the RNLI and Business.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to charity, the RNLI and Business.
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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
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Thomas Lional Ashley BURGESS
For services to charity, the RNLI and Business.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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North Yorkshire
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“For services to charity, the RNLI and Business.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 252 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 18% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Angus Clarkson
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Annika Small
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“For services to Social Innovation and Digital Technology.”
Anthony Delahunty
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“For services to the Fishing Industry.”
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Antony Chapman
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Cardiff
“For services to Higher Education.”
Antony Pritchard
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Hampshire
“For services to the Royal Navy.”
Barbara Holm
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Hertfordshire
“For services to Adult Education.”
Barbara Rayment
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London
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Barbara Wickham
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“For services to UK/Bangladesh and UK/Pakistan cultural relations.”
Bartholomew Smith
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“For services to Young People.”
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Hertfordshire
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Bernice Mccabe
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Peter Alan Smith
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Lymington, Hampshire
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Meena Upadhyaya
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
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David Dein
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London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
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Alison Hickman
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Charles Entwisle
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Simon Wootton
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Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
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Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.”
Darren Ward
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Olney, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
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Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2938016. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
Location (North Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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