Birthday Honours 2025
Wayne Bantick OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Programme Manager
“For services to Defence.”
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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
14 June 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His 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:
Wayne Alan BANTICK
Programme Manager, Defence Equipment and Support
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2025- Role at the time
- Programme Manager
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- Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
47 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Essex.
What organisation were they with?
Programme Manager.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 2025
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Adam Lowe
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“For services to the Arts.”
Alasdair Wallace
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“For services to Civil Justice.”
Alastair Macgilchrist
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Alastair Wilson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
Alex Farquharson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
Alexander Pounds
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Alexander Stewart
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Scottish Economic Statistics.”
Alice Frost
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Research Innovation.”
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Triathlon and to Charity.”
Allison Dowzell
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Amanda Lisle
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Baron
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Andrew Charlton-p�rez
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Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Climate Science and to Education.”
Andrew Copson
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Nuneaton, Leicestershire
“For services to the Non-Religious Community.”
Andrew Love
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire
“For services to Hospitality.”
Andrew Makower
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London, Greater London
“For services to Parliament.”
Andrew Powell
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Rowland
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“For services to Safeguarding and the Protection of Children’s Rights.”
Andrew Westby
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“For services to Research in Food Security and Leadership of the Natural Resources Institute.”
Angela Lockwood
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Seaham, County Durham
“For services to Disadvantaged People in the North East.”
Angus Campbell
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Isle of South Uist, Western Isles
“For services to the Scottish Fishing Industry.”
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Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
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Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
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Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
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Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4906020. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Location (Rayleigh, Essex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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