Birthday Honours 2015
William James Kerr OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Assistant Chief Constable
Organisation: Police Service of Northern Ireland
“Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing and the community in Northern Ireland.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing and the community in Northern Ireland.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
- lately Assistant Chief Constable
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- Belfast
“Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing and the community in Northern Ireland.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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“Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing and the community in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 293 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2015
Adrian Peter Reilly,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
) The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Adrian Philip Penfold
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Head of Planning, British Land and Author, Penfold Review. For services to the Property Industry and public service to Planning.”
Alan Simpson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Stirling and Falkirk
“Chair of Court, University of Stirling. For services to Education.”
Alan Stewart Gilfillan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“Assistant Chief Executive, Scottish Parliament. For public and parliamentary services in Scotland.”
Albert Mackenzie Watson,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to photography.”
Aldham Edward Robarts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Denbighshire
“Benefactor, Liverpool John Moores University. For services to Higher Education and to the City of Liverpool.”
Alexander Martin Clunes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Dorset
“For services to Drama, charity and to the community in Dorset.”
Alistair Stuart Kirman Fox, M.B.E.,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Amy Louise Holmes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Director, Better Regulation, EU and International, Defra. For services to Public Administration.”
Andrew David Bacon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Leicestershire
“Lately Chair, Leicester and Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership and Lately Director, British Gas/Centrica. For services to Business and the Economy.”
Andrew Hodgson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Lancashire
“Chief Executive Officer, SMD Ltd and Deputy Chair, North East Local Enterprise Partnership. For services to Manufacturing and the North East Economy.”
Andrew Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Yorkshire
“For services to Accounting and the community in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.”
Andrew Paul Burns,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Navy
Andrew Stanley Taylor,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Army Cadet Force
Andrew Stephen Griffiths
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“Lately Headteacher, Ellowes Hall Sports College, Dudley, West Midlands. For services to Education.”
Andrew Wallis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Bristol
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Unseen. For services to the Eradication of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery.”
Angela Main Thompson,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Angela Mary Main
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Isle of Man
“Lately Lawyer, Solicitors' Office, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Legal Work and Taxpayers.”
Angela Mary Scrutton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Head of Drugs Legislation, Home Office. For services to Public Protection through Drugs Control.”
Angharad Andrea Thomas
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Head, Drugs Licensing and Compliance Unit, Home Office. For services to the UK Pharmaceutical Industry and the Control of Drugs.”
Angus Nigel Patrick Essenhigh,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Navy
Ann Lindsay Maxwell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
East Lothian
“Founder, Muir Maxwell Trust. For charitable services to the Treatment and Care of Epilepsy in Children.”
Anthony Kendall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Chair, London Youth Games. For services to Youth Sport.”
Antoinette Harvey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“Senior Geoscientist, Oil and Gas Authority. For services to Energy Development.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 15 June 2015.
Location (Belfast) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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