Honours Recipients in Hertfordshire

What are the awards?

There are a number of different categories of awards given out, each recognising a particular service to the King and country.

These are:

  • Companion of Honour – for major contributions to the arts, science, medicine, or government
  • Knights/Dames – for major contributions in any activity, usually at national level
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) – for prominent but lesser roles at a national level, or a leading role at regional level
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) – for major roles in any activity
  • Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) –for outstanding achievements or services to the community
  • British Empire Medal (BEM) – for ‘hands-on’ services to the local community
  • Overseas Territories Police and Fire Service Medals
  • Royal Victorian Order (RVO) – usually awarded to people who have helped the King personally
  • The George Cross – a first level civilian medal for bravery
  • The George Medal – a second level civilian medal for bravery
  • The Kings’s Gallantry Medal – a third level civilian medal for bravery
  • The Kings’s Commendation for Bravery and The Kings’s Commendation for Bravery in the Air – awarded for risk to life

The Herts Lieutenancy is very proud of all recipients of Honours in Hertfordshire.

New Years Honours 2024

 

Description Name Service
CB Companions of the Order of the Bath Ruth Léonie HANNANT Director General, Policy, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. For Public Service.
CB Companions of the Order of the Bath Neil Brendan O’CONNOR CBE Lately Director, Building Safety Programme, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. For services to Building Safety.
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CBE  Commander of the British Empire Nicholas EMERY Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Brandtech Media. For services to the Media and Marketing Industries.
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OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Edward James GRAY

Lately Chair, Antivirals Taskforce. For services to Public Health during Covid-19.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Salim Hassanali Moledina JANMOHAMED For charitable and voluntary services to Faith Communities.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Sarah PATEMAN Community Safety Manager, Stevenage Borough Council. For services to the Victims of Domestic Abuse in Hertfordshire.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Gavin Paul STOLLAR

Honorary Chair, Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel. For political service to the Jewish Community.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Vinaichandra Guduguntla VENKATESHAM

Chief Executive Officer, Arsenal Football Club. For services to Sport.
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Sheila Ann ABRAHAMS

Founder, Freelance Hairdressers’ Association. For services to the Hairdressing Industry.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Dr Sanjay BHANDARI

Chair, Kick It Out. For services to Sport.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Justin Anthony COHEN News Editor, Jewish News. For services to Holocaust Remembrance and to the Jewish Community.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Dr Michael Patrick COLLINS Lately Science Lead on EU and International Science Partnerships, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to International Science Policy.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Helen Adesuwa Imatitkua FADIPE Founder and Chair, BAME Planners Network. For services to Town Planning.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Malcolm Ernest FERRIS-LAY Trustee, Tea Trade Benevolent Society and Scottish Tartan Authority. For Charitable Service.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Dr Claire Mairead GOODMAN Professor of Health Care Research, Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire. For services to Older People.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Sabit JAKUPOVIC Member, Genocide Survivors’ Consultative Group, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. For services to Genocide Education and Commemoration.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Timothy Foster PICK Lately First UK Offshore Wind Champion and Chair, Offshore Wind Acceleration Taskforce. For services to Offshore Wind Energy.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Luke Thomas RIGG JP Lead Diversity and Community Relations Magistrate for England and Wales. For services to Diversity in the Judiciary.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Professor William Peter SAUNDERS Chief Creative Officer, StoryFutures at Royal Holloway University. For services to the Creative Industries.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Dr Richard Kenneth Howard WYSE Director of Clinical Development, Cure Parkinson’s. For services to Medicine in Parkinson’s Disease.
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BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Reginald John CORDING

For services to the community in Barley, Hertfordshire.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Noel Desmond CRONIN

Founder, Talking Pictures TV. For services to Television Broadcasting.

Birthday Honours 2023

 

Description Name Service
DBE Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Susan Carol LANGLEY OBE Non-Executive Chair, Gallagher UK and lately Lead Non-Executive Director, Home Office. For Public Service and to the Financial Services Industry.

For services to Medicine
DBE Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Elizabeth Mary NICHOLL CBE President, World Netball. For services to Sport.
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CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Gordon George WELSH Lately Head of Business Group, UK Export Finance. For services to Business.
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OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire John Nigel BARNES

Chief Executive Officer, Historic Royal Palaces. For services to Heritage.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire David Philip CLARKE Chief Executive Officer, British Paralympic Association. For services to Paralympic Sport.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Dr Kavitha KISHEN

Deputy Director Security, Resilience and Strategy, Government Office for Science. For services to National Resilience and Diversity in Government Science and Engineering.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Jacqueline O’DONOVAN

Managing Director, O’Donovan Waste Disposal. For services to Recycling, to Safety and to Industry.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Dr Simon Robert PENDER

Deputy Director, Cabinet Office. For services to National Security.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Thomas Richard Stephen Peregrine STUART-SMITH

Garden and Landscape Designer. For services to Landscape Design.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Kevin Brendan TAYLOR Chair, Industrial Development Advisory Board. For services to Business and to the Economy.
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mark Julian BRETTON TD

For services to Business, the Economy and to Charity, particularly during Covid-19.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Rosalyn Carol CHALMERS

For services to the Arts and to People with Sensory Impairments.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Frances Elizabeth DAVIES Manager, Totally Different Playscheme, Bushey, Hertfordshire. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Gillian Pearl EATON Director, Sporting Futures Training, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. For services to Further Education and Skills
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Lennox Floyd NEMBHARD Chief Immigration Officer, Home Office. For Public Service and to Diversity.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Rabbi Alan PLANCEY Councillor, Hertsmere Borough Council and Emeritus Rabbi, Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue. For Political and Public Service.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Paul Anthony ROACH Town Manager, Windsor, Eton and Ascot and Deputy Chair, Ceremonial Events Planning Group, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Jane Elizabeth SCOTT Divisional Bereavement Project Lead Midwife, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and Lead and Founder, National Bereavement Midwives’ Forum. For services to Bereaved Parents.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Colin Richard WOOLFORD Strategic Security Director and Counter Terrorism Adviser, City of London Corporation. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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BEM Medal of the Order of the Colin Noel GARRETT

For services to Violin Making.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Patricia Mary HARRISON

For services to the community in Chipperfield, Hertfordshire, particularly during Covid-19.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Dr Aruna MENE

Artist. For services to Fabric Art, to Charity and to Sustainability.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Bryan Frederick SMITH

Coach. For services to Athletics.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Salomon Jacques WEISSER

For services to the Jewish Community and to Holocaust Remembrance.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Anne WINGATE

For services to Beekeeping.

New Year Honours 2023

 

 

Description Name Service
DBE Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Professor Lyn Susan CHITTY Professor of Genetics and Fetal Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.

For services to Medicine
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CB Companions of the Order of the Bath Mr Mark Darren SWEENEY Director General, Economic and Domestic Secretariat, Cabinet Office.

For Public Service
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CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mr Patrick Anthony JENNINGS OBE

For services to Association Football and to Charity
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mr Dawid KONOTEY-AHULU

Co-founder, 10,000 Interns Foundation.

For services to Diversity and Inclusion
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Sarah Jane PICKUP OBE

Deputy Chief Executive, Local Government Association.

For services to Social Care
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Dr Mary Elizabeth Booth RAMSAY

Director of Public Health Programmes, UK Health Security Agency.

For servicesto Public Health
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OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Jonathan Harry Samuel ARKUSH

President, Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, Co-Chair, Milah UK and lately President, Board of Deputies of British Jews.

For service to Faith and to Integration
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Marcus David John BELL

Director of Equalities, Cabinet Office.

For Public Service
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Jeremy Paul Alan BURNIE

Head of Compliance, British Toy and Hobby Association.

For services to Business and to Consumers
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Hitan MEHTA

Executive Director, British Asian Trust.

For services to the British Asian Community
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Professor Sunil SHAUNAK

Emeritus Professor of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London.

For services to Infectious Diseases and Drug Discovery
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Charles Mortimer TRACY

Lately Head of Education, Institute of Physics.

For services to Education
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Ms Leah Cathrine WILLIAMSON

For services to Association Football
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Jennifer Patricia BEATTIE

For services to Association Football and to Charity
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Dr April Samantha BROWN

Improvement Director, Intensive Support, NHS England.

For services to the NHS and to Nursing
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Felicity Emma EVANS

For services to Children in Hertfordshire
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Timothy Brett JOHNSON Lately Chief Executive Officer, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.

For services to Young People
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Barry James KEMPTON Independent Chair, Oldham Opportunity Area.

For services to Education and Social Mobility in Oldham
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Miss Kim Alison LITTLE For services to Association Football
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Simon Alexander James MUNDY Lawyer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Legal Advisers, Government Legal Department.

For Public and Voluntary Service
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Oliemata O’DONOGHUE Lately Network Regional Director, Wealth and Personal Banking, HSBC

For services to Diversity in Financial Services Sector
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Bianca Daniella SAKOL Founder and Chief Executive, Sebby’s Corner.

For services to Disadvantaged People, particularly Refugees
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Alison Jennifer SAUNDERS Headteacher, Simon Balle All-Through School, Hertford, Hertfordshire.

For services to Education
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Shirley Catherine WILSON For services to the Deaf and Deaf/Blind Communities
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BEM Medal of the Order of the Mr David ALLARD

For services to the community in Royston, Hertfordshire
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Michael DEVENISH

Chair, The Stevenage and North Herts Adventure Club.

For services to Young People
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Ms Michelle Marcia GORDON

Co-Founder, Women’s Institute Wanderers.

For services to Women’s Health in Greater London during
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Miss Kristan Megan PAYNE

For services to the community in Elstree and Borehamwood
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Alban STOWE

Senior Head, UK Government Strategy and Partnerships, The Prince’s Trust.

For services to Young People
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Ms Gloria SWANSTON

Foster Carer, Hertfordshire County Council.

For services to Fostering

Queen's Birthday Honours 2022

The Lord-Lieutenant congratulates all Hertfordshire honours recipients including Luther Blissett DL who has been awarded an OBE. Luther is a serving Deputy Lieutenant in Hertfordshire.

Description Name Service
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mr Rodney BERKELEY Director, Manufacturing Energy and Infrastructure, Department for International Trade. For services to International Trade and to Diversity and Inclusion
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Dr Timothy COULSON Chief Executive Officer, Unity Schools Partnership and Independent Chair, Norwich Opportunity Area. For services to Education
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mr Geoffrey Nicholas DE BOIS Chair, VisitEngland Advisory Board. For services to Tourism and to the Economy
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Professor Joanne Elizabeth MARTIN

Director, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London and lately President, Royal College of Pathologists. For services to the NHS and to Medical Education
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mr Henry Thomas RIPLEY

Deputy Legal Director, Department of Health and Social Care Legal Advisers, Government Legal Department. For services to the Law
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OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Nicholas Robert CARVER

Chief Executive, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. For services to the NHS
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Dyan CROWTHER

Chief Executive Officer, HS1 Ltd. For services to Rail Transport
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Theocharis Panayiotou THEOCHARI

Chair, Maritime UK. For services to the Maritime Sector
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Heidi-Louise THOMAS MCGANN

Screenwriter and Playwright. For services to Drama
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Professor Indranil CHAKRAVORTY

Chair, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin Institute for Health Research and Consultant Physician, St George ‘s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the Healthcare Sector
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Emma COX

Social Worker, Bedfordshire Council. For services to Child and Family Social Work and to Voluntary Work Overseas
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Simon Essex CUBITT

Cybercrime Specialist, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Cyber Security
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Yvonne Jacqueline DAVIS

Lately Headteacher, Oak View Primary and Nursery School, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. For services to Education
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Dr Clea Elizabeth HARMER

Chief Executive, Sands. For services to Baby Loss Awareness and to Supporting Bereaved Parents
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Christine MAY Head, Libraries at Bradford. For services to Public Libraries
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Verity Leigh NAYLOR Director of Operations, British Paralympic Association. For services to Paralympic Sport
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Bharat PATEL For services to the community in Greater London, particularly during Covid-19
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Miss Marcia RICHARDS Case Lead, Local Authority Analysis and Engagement, Education and Skills Funding Agency. For services to Education
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BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Ms Christine DADD-BYTYCI NATS and Crossrail International Shareholder Policy Lead, Department for Transport. For services to Diversity
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Diane GEORGE For services to the community in Buntingford, Hertfordshire
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Angela Rosemary KHALIL Patron and Lately President, British Red Cross, Essex. For voluntary service
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Richard LONG

For the Civil Division Overseas and International list for services to the Masai people in Kenya, through Education and Medical Care.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Darren MCLATCHEY

Lately Station Commander, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community in Hertfordshire during Covid-19
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Vanessa Caroline ROUSSEAU

For services to the community in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire during Covid-19

Queen's New Year Honours 2022

Description Name Service
DBE Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Dr Vivienne COX CBE Rosalind Franklin Institute.
For services to Sustainability, and to Diversity and Inclusion in Business. (Hertfordshire)
DBE Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Ms Sara KHAN Lately Lead Commissioner, Commission for Countering Extremism.
For services to Human Rights and Counter Extremism (Hertfordshire)
DBE Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Dr June Munro RAINE CBE Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
For services to Healthcare and the Covid-19 Response.
(Hertfordshire)
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CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Dr Steven John GAMBLIN FRS

Director of Scientific Platforms, The Francis Crick Institute.
For services to Scientific Research (Hertfordshire)
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Professor Russell Mardon VINER

Professor in Adolescent Health, University College London.
For services to Child and Adolescent Health, particularly during Covid-19 (Hertfordshire)
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OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Dr David BENTLEY

Vice-President and Chief Scientist, Illumina Cambridge Ltd.
For services to Expertise and Leadership in Human Medical Genomics (Hertfordshire)
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Sharon Tracey DAVIES

Chief Executive, Hertfordshire Care Providers Association.
For services to Social Care in Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire)
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Sally DEBONNAIRE

Director of Production, ITV.
For services to Television and voluntary service to Skills through ScreenSkills (Hertfordshire)
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr David Hugh JOHNSTON

Head, Digital Trust and Evidence Group.
For services to Law Enforcement (Hertfordshire)
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Dr Julia Elizabeth THOMPSON

Senior Director R&D, AstraZeneca.
For services to the COVID-19 response (Hertfordshire)
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Sarah Jane WREN MBE

Chief Executive Officer, Hertfordshire Independent Living Service.
For services to Older and Disabled People in Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire)
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Matthew Philip BOLSHAW

Member, Secretariat for the General Aviation, All-Party Parliamentary Group.
For services to Aviation Safety (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Jonathan COGGAN

For services to Wheelchair Rugby (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Pretty NKIWANE

Social Care and Service Manager, Hertfordshire Children Services.
For services to Children’s Social Care during Covid-19 (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Rosalind Mary PAUL Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, Scene and Heard.
For charitable services to Theatre, to Young People and to Families in Somers Town, London Borough of Camden
(Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Stewart Colin POWELL For services to People with Polio in the
UK and to the Criminal Justice System (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Elizabeth Jane PRYOR Chief Executive Officer, The Anne Robson Trust.
For services to End of Life Care (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Paul REES Chief Executive, Royal College of Psychiatrists.
For services to Mental Health and to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr James Penry ROBERTS For services to Wheelchair Rugby (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Christopher RYAN For services to Wheelchair Rugby (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Natalie Charlotte SHAW Director, Employment Affairs, International Chamber of Shipping.
For services to Seafarers during the Covid-19 Pandemic (Hertfordshire)
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BEM Medal of the Order of the Mrs Gillian Mary WILLIAMS

President, Watford Premier Netball Club.
For services to Netball in Watford (Hertfordshire)
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr David John WILSON

For services to the community in Stevenage, (Hertfordshire)

Queen's Birthday Honours 2021

Description Name Service
DCB Order of the Bath
Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath		 Mrs Elizabeth Anne Finlay GARDINER CB First Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. For services to Government and the Legislative Process (Hertfordshire)
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OBE Officers of the Order of the British Empire Mr Ben Davies LEVINSON

Headteacher, Kensington Primary School, Newham. For services to Education (Hertfordshire)
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Edward Stephen REES

Vice President, Discovery Biology Department, AstraZeneca. For services to UK Science and the Covid-19 Response (Hertfordshire)
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Ms Veronica Maudlyn RYAN

Sculptor. For services to Art (Hertfordshire)
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Christopher Paul SKEITH

Chief Executive Officer, Association of Event Organisers. For services to the Events Industry during Covid-19 (Hertfordshire)
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Richard Hugh BEAZLEY DL

For services to the community in Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Elizabeth Anne BUTTERFIELD

Deputy Governor, Church Lads and Church Girls Brigade. For services to Young People (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Linda Ann CROWE

Senior Project Manager for Health and Social Care Network, NHS Digital. For services to Health and Care particularly during Covid-19 (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Elizabeth Charlotte FRANKLIN-JONES Children’s Senior Sister, Children’s Emergency Department, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. For services to Nursing and Mental Health Services (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Miss Jane Susan MACLAREN For Political Service (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Sarah-Jane MUKHERJEE For services to British Agriculture and Farmer Wellbeing (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Catherine Ann PELLEY Chief Nurse and Director of Clinical Governance, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing Leadership in the NHS (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Francis Arthur RUNACRES Executive Director, Enterprise and Innovation, Arts Council England. For services to the Arts (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Geoffrey Michael SIMMONDS Trustee, Pavilion Opera Educational Trust. For services to Education (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Jaime Bree SMITH Director, Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools Programme, Anna Freud Centre, London. For services to Education (Hertfordshire)
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Michael Humphrey Harcourt MASTER For services to Wildlife and Conservation in Hertfordshire and Middlesex.
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BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Geoffrey Harold APPERLEY

Deputy National Welfare Advisor, The Royal Naval Association. For voluntary service in support of Naval Veterans during Covid-19 (Hertfordshire)
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Daniel Benjamin BLACK

For services to Laser Technology Innovation (Hertfordshire)
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Angela Mary DUKES

Site Staff, Watford Grammar School for Boys, Hertfordshire. For services to Education (Hertfordshire)
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Dr William Alan HAWKSHAW

For services to Music and Composing (Hertfordshire)
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Rajendra Parshotam Popat PANKHANIA

For services to Older People and to the community in Stanmore, North London (Hertfordshire)
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Victoria POOLEY

For services to the community in Hitchin, Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire)
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Jon PRATTEN

Chief Executive Officer, Jubilee House Care Trust. For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Hertfordshire during Covid-19 (Hertfordshire)
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Elizabeth Mary TIMMONS

Voluntary Inpatient Unit Assistant, Peace Hospice Care. For services to Terminally Ill Patients (Hertfordshire)
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QFSM Queen’s Fire Service Medal Darryl Anthony KEEN

Chief Fire Officer, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Queen's New Year Honours 2021

Honour Description Name Service
CBE Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Mr Christopher Montague GRIGG Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, Diageo. For services to BChief Executive Officer, British Land. For services to Business, particularly during the Covid-19 response.
CBE Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Mr Keith John THOMPSON

Lately Chief Executive Officer, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult. For services to Science and to Innovation
CBE Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Dr Pauline Margaret WILLIAMS

Senior Vice President and Head of Global Health, GlaxoSmithKline. For services to Medical Research and Development
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OBE Officers of the Order of the British Empire Ms Josephine Lesley FITTON

Lately Curator, Greek Bronze Age Collections and Keeper, Department of Greece and Rome, British Museum. For services to Museums and to the Arts.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Jennifer Dawn GARRETT

Executive Coach and Leadership Development Specialist, Reflexion Associates Ltd. For services to Entrepreneurship and to Women in Business.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Adrian Richard HAWKINS

Managing Director, Welding World Ltd and Founder, Weldability Sif. For services to Business.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Fozia Tanvir IRFAN

Chief Executive Officer, Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation and Trustee, Association of Charitable Foundations. For services to the community in Bedfordshire, particularly during the Covid-19 Response.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Harvey Kleis MOORE

For services to Defence during Covid-19.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr John Cruddas MURRAY Lately Chief Executive, Society of Maritime Industries. For services to the UK Maritime Sector.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Ms Moira Sarah SINCLAIR

Chief Executive Officer, Paul Hamlyn Foundation. For services to Charity and the Arts.
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Steven CLARKE

Managing Director, Bidfood Wholesale Depots. For services to the Vulnerable during Covid-19.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Stephen Daniel DE SILVA

For services to Heritage.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Dr Roganie GOVENDER

Consultant Clinical Academic Speech and Language Therapist. For services to Speech and Language Therapy.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Dr Paul Robert GRANT Molecular Virology Scientific and Research and Development Lead, Health Services Laboratories. For services to Healthcare Science during the Covid-19 Response.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Sarah Elizabeth HOPE Founder, Elizabeth’s Legacy of Hope. For services to Child Amputees and Road Crash Victims in London.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Sharon HOWELL For charitable services in Hertfordshire.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Michelle JOHNSON Chief Nurse, Whittington Health NHS Trust. For services to Nursing, particularly during the Covid-19 Response.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Carmen June KELLY Member of Management Committee, Cruse Bereavement Care. For services to Bereaved People in Hertfordshire.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Lisa Elizabeth KNIGHT Chief Nurse, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. For services to Nursing during Covid-19.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Simon Philip LEWIS Head of Crisis Response, British Red Cross. For services to UK Crisis Response and to Healthcare, particularly during Covid-19.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Michael Humphrey Harcourt MASTER For services to Wildlife and Conservation in Hertfordshire and Middlesex.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Alexandra Gail MILNE Staff Commander, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. For services to Emergency Incident Response and to the Covid-19 Response in London.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Arpal MORZARIA Attendance and Wellbeing Champion, Risk and Intelligence Service, H.M. Revenue and Customs. For services to Staff Wellbeing.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Dr Gloria ROWLAND Director of Midwifery Barts Health NHS Trust. For professional and voluntary services to Midwifery.
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BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Dr Azeem ALAM

Co-Founder, BiteMedicine and Junior Doctor, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Medical Education during Covid-19.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Keith DELDERFIELD

Director of Operations, The Douglas Bader Foundation and Deputy Director, The Guttmann Sports Centre Stoke Mandeville. For services to People with Disabilities.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Simon Daniel JACKSON-TURNER

For services to Sport.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Albert Frederick John SCRUBY

Instructor, Lea Rowing Club. For services to Rowing in Clapton, London.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Diana Mary SMART

Assistant Show Secretary, Hertfordshire County Show. For services to Agriculture.

Queen's New Year Honours 2020

Honour Description Name Service
Kt (Sir) Knights Bachelor Knighthoods Jonathan Richard SYMONDS
Chair, Genomics England and Deputy Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc. For services to UK Life Sciences and Finance.
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CBE Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Syl (Sylvia) SALLER Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, Diageo. For services to Business and Equality in the Workplace.
CBE Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Michael Anthony Norcott THOMPSON
Chief Executive Officer, Childbase. For services to Education and Philanthropy.
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OBE Officers of the Order of the British Empire Major Kim Elizabeth HUMBERSTONE
Deputy Director, Financial Reporting and Control, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. For public service and for services to Young People through the Army Cadet Force.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire John Douglas FOGGO
Head, UK Chemical Weapons Convention National Authority, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. For services to the Non-Proliferation of Chemical Weapons.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Andrea Michelle PEARSON
Head of International Rail, Department for Transport. For services to Transport.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Andrew Charles BROWN
Secretary and lately Chief Surveyor, Church Commissioners for England. For services to the Church.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Birte HARLEV-LAM
Lately Clinical Director, Maternity and Children, NHS Improvement. For services to Maternity and Young People’s Care.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Susan Kate LAMFORD (KATE FLATT) For services to Choreography.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Matthew Thomas HYDE
Chief Executive, The Scout Association. For services to Young People.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Dr Michael Scott BINGHAM
Policy Lead, National Planning Policy Framework. For services to Planning.
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Annette Julia HENLEY
Lead Engineer for Infrastructure, National Communications Data Service, Home Office. For services to Raising Awareness of Mental Health Issues.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Martin Frank JEWELL
For services to Business Start Ups and to charity in Enfield, London.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Revd Canon Michael PILAVACHI
Founder, Soul Survivor. For services to
Young People.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Wendy SHORTER-BLAKE For services to Upholstery.
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BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Trevor John JAMES
For services to Nature Conservation in Hertfordshire.

Queen's Birthday Honours 2019

Honour Description Name Service
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mr GaryNigel LEWITT Head of Resources, Defence Intelligence. For services to Defence.
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Anna-Marie MORRISON For services to Apprenticeships.
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Ms Lesley Jane TITCOMB (LESLEY PRISK) Lately Chief Executive, The Pensions Regulator. For services to Pensions Regulation.
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OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Ms Margaret Elizabeth BERRY Executive Director for Europe, WEConnect International and Founder, Women in Technology Network. For services to Women in Business and Technology.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Qadeer KIANI Chair, Arhag Housing Association. For services to Migrants and Refugees.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Nicholas MOSS, JP Magistrate and Bench Chair, North and East Hertfordshire Bench. For services to the Administration of Justice.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Robert Charles PEPPER, MBE For services to Music.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Ms Reena RANGER (REENA AHUJA) Founder and Chair, Women Empowered. For services to BAME Women.
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Kenneth John BROWN For services to Sport and Broadcasting.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Dr Gulbash Singh CHANDOK Senior Partner, Guru Nanak Medical Centre. For services to General Practice.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs. Jacqueline Ida CLARKE Executive Assistant, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Michael Oliver FLAVIN Review Team Manager. Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Joint Protective Services Major Crime Unit. For services to Policing.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Christopher RAMSEY For services to Football and Diversity in Sport.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Sarabjit Kaur SAHOTA For services to Education.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Catherine Margaret STRACHAN Learning and Development Manager, MBDA UK Ltd. For services to Career Development and to Young People.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Gillian Claire TAYLOR Macmillan Nurse Consultant, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust. For services to Colorectal Cancer Nursing.
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BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Andrew BIGNELL For services to Public Libraries.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Maureen BRUCE For services to Young People and the community in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Andrew ROBY For services to Reducing Deforestation.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Brian Wallace WATERS For services to the community in Preston, Hertfordshire.

Queen's New Year Honours 2019

Honour Description Name Service
CB Companions of the Order of the Bath Mrs Myfanwy BARRETT For Parliamentary service.
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CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mr Royston RICKHUSS General Secretary, Community Union. For services to the Steel Industry.
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OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr William BRYDEN Head of Scenes of Crime, British Transport Police. For services to Policing.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Ms Ming Wai KONG Senior Lawyer, Government Legal Department. For services to Energy Policy.
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire David BERGLAS For services to Magic and Psychology.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Richard BRISTOW For services to Transport in London and to the community in Hertfordshire.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Gopal Krishan GUPTA Founder and Solicitor, Gupta and Partners, and Founder, Gupta Group. For services to British business and Philanthropy.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Richard Paul HILL For services to Disability Cricket.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Anthony Stephen JOY Senior Intelligence Analyst, Metropolitan Police service. For services to Policing.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Dr Julia Rose MAGILL For services to Education.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Samantha PERAHIA Head of Production UK, British Film Commission. For services to the Film and Television Industry.
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BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Anthony Martin CHARLES For services to the community in Datchworth, Hertfordshire.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Michael George ELDRIDGE For services to Football in Tring, Hertfordshire.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Steven Floris FRANK For services to Holocaust Education.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Michael GOLDTHORPE Chief Executive Officer, Association of Royal Navy Officers. For Services to Naval Personnel.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Ms Christine Victoria KELL For services in the community in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Robert John McCARTHY For services to the Environment and the community in Hoddesdon.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Andrew Charles De Winton MORTON For services to the community in Kimpton, Hertfordshire.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Ian Martin PITTAWAY Chairman, The Robert Clack Development Trust. For services to the community in the London Borough of Barkingham and Dagenham.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Daphne Frances SELFE Model. For services to Women and Fashion.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Archibald Frederick SMITH For services to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Queen's Birthday Honours 2018

Honour Description Name Service
Kt Knight Bachelor Professor Leslie Colin EBDON CBE Lately Director, Fair Access to Higher Education. For services to Higher Education and Social Mobility.
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CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mr Kenneth Martin FOLLETT Author. For services to Literature and charity.
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Professor Stuart William John REID Principal, Royal Veterinary College. For services to the Veterinary Profession and Higher Education.
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OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Jermain Colin DEFOE Footballer. For services to the Jermain Defoe Foundation.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Thomas Brough GARDINER Assistant Director, Competent Authority, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Revenue Protection and to Youth Sport.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Ms Suzanne Jean GREAVES Assistant Director, Trade Bill Manager, Department for International Trade. For services to Government Legislation.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Andrew GREGORY Deputy Director, Head of Transport Security Operations Centre. For services to Transport Resilience.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mr Roger KLINE Lately Head of Strategy and Delivery, NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard, NHS England. For services to Equality in the NHS.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Ms Claire Elizabeth ROBINS Headteacher, Scholars’ Education Trust, and Member of the North West London South Central Headteacher’s Board. For services to Education.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Paul TAIANO For services to Drama Training and Horse Racing Welfare.
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Carol Joy CHORLEY For voluntary service to the community in Sarratt, Hertfordshire.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Andrea Kathryn CLARKE Founder and Director, Playskill. For services to Children and Young People with Physical Disabilities.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Patricia Ann EARP Director, Independent Living and Crisis Response, South East England, British Red Cross. For services to Crisis Support.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Steven ELWORTHY Lately Director of Events, English Cricket Board. For services to Cricket.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Professor Sally KENDALL Professor, Community Nursing and Public Health, University of Kent. For services to Nursing and Research.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Patricia Eve LANDER Lately Deputy Headteacher, Colnbrook Special Needs School, Watford. For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Robert NICHOLAS Head of Residence and Safety, HM Prison Whitemoor. For public service.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Lindsay NICHOLSON Lately Editor, Good Housekeeping. For services to Journalism and Equal Opportunities.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Ian Timothy PAYNE For services to the Hospitality and Pub Industry.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Orphy Everton ROBINSON Musician and Composer. For services to Music.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mr Paul Timothy STANLEY Export Vice President for Europe, MBDA UK Ltd. For services to Defence Exports.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Anita Pamela WALLACE Chair, Lymphoedema Support Network. For services to Lymphoedema Awareness and Patient Support.
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BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Janette BURT For services to people with Dementia and their families.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Miss Christabel COFIE For charitable service in the UK and Ghana.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Meirion MORRIS For services to young people.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Anne ROSS For services to families of young people with special needs.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mr Peter TEMPLEMAN For services to Technical Education.

Queen's New Year Honours 2018

Honour Description Name Service
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire Kevin Ian SADLER Director, Courts and Tribunals Development. For services to the Administration of Justice.
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OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Dr David DOHERTY For services to Higher Education and Business.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Dr Graham Russell HOARE For services to the Automotive Industry.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Barbara HOLM For services to Adult Education.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Ms Aina KHAN For services to the Protection of Women and Children in unregistered marriages.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Bernard Derek LANE For services to Community Safety and Reducing Crime.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Gavin David OLDHAM For services to Children through the Share Foundation.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Paul TAIANO For services to Drama Training and Horse Racing Welfare.
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Dr Richard WILSON For services to the Video Game Industry.
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MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Councillor Morris BRIGHT For services to Local Government.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ms Jessica BUTCHER For services to Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Derek Kenneth CLARKE For services to Young People in Hertfordshire.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Rosemary HADFIELD For services to Education.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Anne HENDY For services to Education.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Susan PLATTEN For services to young People.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Keith Dennis SEARS For services to Sport.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Ian Nigel TULLY For services to Music.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Cleveland WATKISS For services to Music.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire James Hugh WILLIAMS For services to the Shrievalty and the Community in Hertfordshire.
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BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Harry BIBRING For services to Holocaust Education.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mrs June CREW For voluntary service to Natural History and the community in Broxbourne.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Josef PERL For services to Holocaust Education.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Harry SPIRO For services to Holocaust Education.
BEM Medal of the Order of the British Empire Mrs Maryon STEWART For services to Drug Education.

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