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Birthday Honours List 2019

Published 7 June 2019. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

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John Casson's MBE: from policing to the high seas, and £750,000 for charity

The Coventry-born former police officer built one of the UK's largest security firms, helped bring the industry under statutory regulation, and gave close to £750,000 to causes from a Himalayan school to military charities - recognised with an MBE in the 2019 Birthday Honours.

What was awarded

How the 1,357 Birthday Honours 2019 honours break down - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods. Select an award to see its recipients.

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Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 18 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 15 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 9 (1%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 9 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 15 (1%)The Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 8 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 1 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 121 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 264 (19%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 498 (37%)British Empire Medal: 318 (23%)Royal Victorian Medal: 7 (1%)Bar: 1 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 20 (1%)Member of the Royal Red Cross: 1 (0%)Queen's Ambulance Service Medal: 6 (0%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 7 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 24 (2%)Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal: 5 (0%)Other: 1 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

107 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 2019, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Royal Navy 21Army 61Royal Air Force 25
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Topics

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The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 2019, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Athletics6Athletics — 6Football5Football — 5Hockey4Hockey — 4Disabili…3Disability Sport — 3Cricket2Cricket — 2Rugby2Rugby — 2Boxing2Boxing — 2Canoeing — 2Target Shooting — 2Elite Sport — 2Swimming — 1Netball — 1Rugby Union — 1Gymnastics — 1Rowing — 1Disabled Sport — 1Badminton — 1Tennis — 1Running — 1Community Sport — 1Golf — 1Snooker — 1Motorcycling — 1Weightlifting — 1Olympic Sport — 1Lawn Bowls — 1Trampolining — 1Special Olympics — 1Mountaineering — 1Disability Swimming — 1Shooting — 1Wheelchair Basketball — 1Coaching — 1Goalball — 1Road Racing — 1Kayaking — 1Endurance Cycling — 1Higher Education11Higher Education — 11Special Education…6Special Educational Needs — 6Holocaust Edu…6Holocaust Education — 6Apprenticeshi…4Apprenticeships — 4Skills3Skills — 3Vulnera…Vulnerable Children — 3Mathema…Mathematics — 2YouthYouth — 2Training — 1Leadership Development — 1Literacy — 1Social Sciences — 1Medical Education — 1Mathematics Education — 1STEM Education — 1Mentoring — 1Arts Education — 1Outdoor Education — 1Engineering Education — 1Adult Education — 1Clinical Education — 1Sign Language Education — 1Career Development — 1Digital Literacy — 1Science Engagement — 1Policing19Policing — 19Defence15Defence — 15Local Government10Local Government — 10Politic…Political Service — 6Consume…Consumer Protection — 2Business32Business — 32Economic Deve…6Economic Development — 6Tourism4Tourism — 4Economic Regeneration — 2Rural Economy — 1Small Business — 1Diversity14Diversity — 14Women — 4Gender Equality — 4Race Equality — 1Women's Rights — 1Policing19Policing — 19Serious Crime — 1Crime Prevention — 1Customs — 1Community Policing — 1Community…6Community Cohesion — 6Community Development — 3Community Support — 2Youth Services — 2Youth — 2Volunt…Volunteering — 2Commun…Community Relations — 1Rural …Rural Communities — 1Engineer…6Engineering — 6Cyber Security — 4Innovation4Innovation — 4Digital E…Digital Economy — 2Computing — 1Information Technology — 1Photonic Technology — 1Engineering6Engineering — 6Research — 2Biomedical Science — 1Microbiology — 1Biomedical Sciences — 1Environmental Science — 1Space Science — 1Climate Change Science — 1Science Engagement — 1Psycho…Psychology — 1Metrol…Metrology — 1Families13Families — 13Border Secu…6Border Security — 6Counter Terrorism — 1International Security — 1Cultura…Cultural Relations — 3Trade — 2Peacebuilding — 1British …4British Nationals Overseas — 4Vulnerab…4Vulnerable People — 4Disabili…4Disabilities — 4Autism — 3Fire Safety — 3Rescue — 3Aviation — 1Road Safety — 1Maritime — 1Construct…2Construction — 2Young Wom…2Young Women — 2Farming2Farming — 2Awareness2Awareness — 2Credit Unions — 2Refugees — 2Youth Disadvantage — 2Public En…2Public Engagement — 2Employee …2Employee Rights — 2Protection Services — 2Employment Relations — 1SportEducationPublic ServiceEconomyEqualityLaw EnforcementCommunityTechnologyScience and …SecurityInternational R…
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