New Year Honours 2015
William LAWLER, OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to the Police and Criminal Justice System.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the Police and Criminal Justice System.
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“For services to the Police and Criminal Justice System.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 283 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 20% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 New Year Honours 2015
Adam Michael Bacher Boys,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to conflict prevention and resolution, particularly in the Western Balkans.”
Adam Vincent Stewart Chedburn,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Tranter,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Nottinghamshire
President
Alan Ferguson,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Northumberland
“For services to Business in the North East.”
Alan Walter Whiteside,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to science and strategic interventions to curb HIV/AIDS.”
Alastair John Wilson Campbell,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Financial Services and Charitable Fundraising.”
Alexander Richard Hamilton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“For services to Maritime Heritage.”
Alison Fryatt,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For public service.”
Allan David Bantick,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Inverness-shire
“For services to Conservation in Scotland.”
Andrew Brett Milligan,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“For services to Innovation and the Economy.”
Andrew David Moffat,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
The Royal Logistic Corps
Andrew James Webb,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Tax.”
Andrew Juan Corlett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to the Manx economy.”
Andrew Martin Hart,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
The Royal Irish Regiment
Anne Catherine Houston,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Glasgow
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Anne Chisholm,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Literature.”
Anne Patricia McPHEE
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Ayrshire and Arran
“For political service in Scotland.”
Anne Philomena Murray,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Londonderry
“For services to Education.”
Anthony James Baker,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Air Force
Anthony Jennens,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
Chair
Anthony Olusola Ademola Ageh,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Digital Media.”
Archibald Graham,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Glasgow
“For services to the Commonwealth Games 2014 and Local Government.”
Arthur Cormack,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Inverness-shire
“For services to Gaelic Education.”
Arthur John Loftus Patterson,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to British commercial interests in Azerbaijan.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 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.”
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.”
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.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
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.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
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.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
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.”
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 (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (Cumbria) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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