Birthday Honours 2005
Wilfred Henry Charles Paish MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Athletics Coach
“For services to Sport.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2005
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2005- Role at the time
- Athletics Coach
“For services to Sport.”
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“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 510 times in the Birthday Honours List 2005 — about 51% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Athletics Coach.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2005
Ade Adepitan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Disabled Sport.”
Adrian Douglas Kemp
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Young People and to Sailing in Devon.”
Adrian Gerallt Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Sumption
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Young People.”
Agnes Neeson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Aileen Dryden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the NHS in Scotland.”
Akram Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Dance.”
Alan Dick
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Local Government and to the community in East Kilbride.”
Alan Griffin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Grade C1
Alan James Cruden Gray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the National Probation Service in Leicestershire and Rutland.”
Alan Nigel Barnes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the community in Falmouth, Cornwall.”
Alan Paramore Royal Logistic Corps.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
The Royal Logistic Corps
Alan Thompson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Alan Townsend
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Police.”
Alan William John Dawkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Finance Sector.”
Albert Edward Brown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Libraries in Devon.”
Albert Harold Sewell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Sport.”
Alexander Greenhorn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Social Housing in Glasgow.”
Alexander Innes Finlayson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to People with Arthritis.”
Alexander Ironside
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the community in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire.”
Alexander Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Sport in Scotland.”
Alfred Clive Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Local Government in the Vale of Glamorgan.”
Alison Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the community in Penryn, Cornwall.”
Alistair Brian Michie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Maritime Safety.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2005).
Published 9 June 2005.
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