Birthday Honours 2008
William Samuel Atkinson
Knight Bachelor
Headteacher • Phoenix High School
“For services to Education and to Community Relations.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2008
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- Headteacher, Phoenix High School
“For services to Education and to Community Relations.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 16 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Headteacher, Phoenix High School.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2008
Andrew James McMichael
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Medical Science.”
Anthony John Newman Taylor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For public service.”
Christopher Richard Watkin Edwards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Higher Education, Medical Science and to Regeneration in the North East.”
James Drummond Bone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Higher Education and to Regeneration in the North West.”
James Iain Walker Anderson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For public and voluntary service.”
Leonard Raymond Fenwick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Tyne and Wear.”
Mark Philip Elder
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Music.”
Michael John Snyder
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Business and to the City of London Corporation.”
Moir Lockhead
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
Aberdeen
“For services to Transport.”
Paul Robert Stephenson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to the Police.”
Peter John Viggers
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“for Gosport.”
Philip John Hunter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to Education.”
Richard John Roberts
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to molecular biology and UK science, USA.”
William Desmond Sargent
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
William Moorcroft
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2008
“For services to local and national Further Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers this round — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 2008.
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