Birthday Honours 2017
William Chrispin OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Project Manager
“For services to Defence Acquisition and to Military Capability.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Defence Acquisition and to Military Capability.
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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
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her 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:
William John CHRISPIN
Project Manager, Ministry of Defence
For services to Defence Acquisition and to Military Capability.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Gloucestershire
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- Project Manager
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- Gloucestershire
“For services to Defence Acquisition and to Military Capability.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 259 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 18% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Project Manager.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 2017
Adrian Turpin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Literature and the Economy in Wigtownshire.”
Adrian Wootton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Film.”
Agatha (Ocansey) Akyigyina
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For political and public service.”
Alan Gay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Alastair Storey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Berkshire
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Alexander Murray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Midlands
“For services to Evidence-based Policing.”
Alison Etheridge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Oxfordshire
“For services to Science.”
Alison Inman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Essex
“For services to Social Housing Tenants in Essex.”
Alison Parken
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Bristol
“For services to Equality and Diversity.”
Amanda Mordey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Midlands
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disability.”
Andrea Brewster
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Somerset
“For services to Intellectual Property.”
Andrew Fane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Suffolk
“For services to Heritage and charity.”
Andrew Massie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew Robinson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Angela Paget
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Merseyside
“For services to Education.”
Ann Templeton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Government and State Aid.”
Anna Richardson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Drugs and Alcohol Evidence-based Policy.”
Anthony Lewis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Financial Services.”
Anthony Stacey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
South Yorkshire
“For services to Housing.”
Antony Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Social Enterprise and Investment.”
Arvind Kapur
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Leicestershire
“For services to Science, Technology, Business and Enterprise.”
Ashley Tabor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to the Media Industry.”
Asif Haseeb
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Renfrewshire
“For services to Racial Equality, Health and Education in Scotland and Pakistan.”
Aubrey Adams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Berkshire
“For services to the Arts.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Martin Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Frederick Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804244. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Gloucestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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