Birthday Honours 2002
William Charles Cox MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Norfolk Fire Service
“For services to the Fire Service.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2002
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Birthday Honours 2002- Role at the time
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“For services to the Fire Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 716 times in the Birthday Honours List 2002 — about 56% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Norfolk Fire Service.
How widely is this recognised?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 2002
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Adrian Keith Dutson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Fire Service.”
Adult Education in Southampton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Advice Bureau in Leeds
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
West Yorkshire
Afusat Adeite Elias
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Agnes Lily Florence Cooperwaite
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.”
Alan David Irving Drever
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Conservation of Woodlands.”
Alan George Calvin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Grade D
Alan Stanley Griffith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Corporation of London.”
Alastair Rodgers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Oil and Gas Industry in the North of England.”
Albert Griffiths
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Health Care.”
Albert Thomas Wilson Royal Irish Regiment.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
The Royal Irish Regiment
Alex Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Agriculture in Perthshire.”
Alexander Bennett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Police.”
Alexander Francis William Fry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Theatre Roundabout Ltd.”
Alexander Nelson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Mental Health Nursing.”
Alfred Alexander Forbes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Army Physical Training Corps Museum.”
Alfred Bruce
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the community in North and East Scotland.”
Alfred George Bunner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Athletics for Young People.”
Alicia Graham Rootes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the King George’s Fund for Sailors in Perthshire.”
Alison Elizabeth Parkin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Alison Meryl Hodge
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Institute of Physics.”
Alun Owen Davies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2002
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2002).
Published 13 June 2002.
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