New Year Honours 2004
Thomas Melville Shearer MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Gardener
“For services to Horticulture and to the community in Peeblesshire.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Horticulture and to the community in Peeblesshire.
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“For services to Horticulture and to the community in Peeblesshire.”
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“For services to Horticulture and to the community in Peeblesshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 713 times in the New Year Honours List 2004 — about 56% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Gardener.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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“For services to Local Government.”
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“For services to Black and Ethnic Minority communities in Glasgow.”
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Stephen Andrew Smith
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Michael Cooper
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“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
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“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
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Badminton, Gloucestershire
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Caterina Goodhart
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London, Greater London
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Ian Glendinning
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“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
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Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
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Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
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“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
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Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
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Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
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Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
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Published 31 December 2003.
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