New Year Honours 2025
William Ellard MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Swimming.”
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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
31 December 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
William Thomas ELLARD
For services to Swimming.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Swimming.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 602 times in the New Year Honours List 2025 — about 40% of the list.
In their area
39 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Suffolk.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
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Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
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“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
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William Ryan
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Wrexham, Clwyd
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Terence Hensby
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
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Pershore, Worcestershire
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Babar Qureshi
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London, Greater London
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4783223. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Location (Beccles, Suffolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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