Birthday Honours 2009 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Birthday Honours 2009 for the Commonwealth Realms were announced on 1 June 2009 in New Zealand and 13 June 2009 in the United Kingdom to celebrate the Queen's Birthday of 2009.

Knights Bachelor

Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran. For services to medicine.
Professor David Charles Baulcombe, FRS. For services to plant science.
Andrew John Cash, OBE
Paul Martin Ennals, CBE
Nicholas Alexander Faldo
Nick Faldo
Sir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No...

, MBE. For services to golf.
Paul Joseph Patrick Grant
Dr William George Hastings, CBE
John Farry Hawkes, CBE
Professor David Forbes Hendry
David Forbes Hendry
Sir David Forbes Hendry, FBA is a British econometrician, currently a professor of economics and from 2001-2007 was Head of the Economics Department at the University of Oxford...
Professor Deian Rhys Hopkin
William Ian Ridley Johnston, CBE, QPM
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...

, CBE, actor. For services to drama and charity.
Andrew Motion
Andrew Motion
Sir Andrew Motion, FRSL is an English poet, novelist and biographer, who presided as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2009.- Life and career :...

, lately Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...

. For services to literature.
Professor Charles Duncan Rice
Duncan Rice
Professor Sir Duncan Rice was Principal of the University of Aberdeen from September 1996 till 1 April 2010. He was previously Dean of the Faculty , and Vice-Chancellor at New York University in the United States.-Early life:...
Professor Christopher Bruce Ricks
Peter Rogers
Peter Rogers
Peter Rogers was a British film producer.Rogers began his career as a journalist for his local paper before graduating to scriptwriting religious informational films...
Geoffrey Robert Rowland
David Chetwode Samworth, CBE
Professor William Arnot Wakeham

Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Professor Ian Brownlie
Ian Brownlie
Sir Ian Brownlie, CBE, QC, FBA was a British practising barrister, specialising in international law. After an education at Hertford College, Oxford, he was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1958 and was a tenant at Blackstone Chambers from 1983 until his death on 3 January 2010.During his...

, CBE, QC
Henry Neville Lindley Keswick

Knight Commander (KCB)

Civil Division

Hugh Henderson Taylor, CB, Permanent Secretary Department of Health

Military Division

Air Marshal Stephen Gary George Dalton
Stephen Dalton
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Gary George Dalton, KCB, BSc, FRAeS, RAF is the current Chief of the Air Staff and professional head of the Royal Air Force.-RAF career:...

, CB, Royal Air Force
Vice Admiral Alan Michael Massey
Alan Massey
Vice Admiral Sir Alan Michael Massey, KCB, CBE is a former senior officer in the Royal Navy who served as the Second Sea Lord.-Naval career:...

, CBE, ADC
Lieutenant General Nicholas Ralph Parker, CBE, late The Royal Green Jackets.
Lieutenant General Peter Anthony Wall
Peter Wall (British Army officer)
General Sir Peter Anthony Wall, KCB, CBE, ADC Gen. is a senior British Army officer, currently the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army....

, CBE, late Corps of Royal Engineers.

Dame Commander (DCB)

Civil Division

Karen Dunnell, National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales

Companion (CB)

Civil Division

Desmond John Bowen, CMG
Roger Bright
Graham Donaldson
Victor Hogg
Mrs Vicky Pryce
Vicky Pryce
Vicky Pryce CB is an economist, and former Joint Head of the United Kingdom's Government Economic Service.-Early life:She was born in Athens, the daughter of Nicolas and Voula Courmouzis...

Military Division

Air Vice-Marshal Timothy Michael Anderson, DSO, Royal Air Force
Rear Admiral David John Cooke, MBE
Lieutenant General John Cooper, DSO, MBE, late The King's Own Scottish Borderers
Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti
Rear Admiral Anthony John Rix
Air Vice Marshal Martin John Routledge, Royal Air Force
Major General Christopher Colin Wilson, CBE, late Royal Regiment of Artillery

Dame Commander (DCMG)

Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Mrs Denise Mary Holt, CMG
Denise Holt
Dame Denise Mary Holt, DCMG , née Denise Mary Mills, was British Ambassador to Mexico and Spain and Andorra . In 2011 she joined the Board of HSBC Bank plc as a Non-Executive Director...

Companion (CMG)

Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Nicholas Bernard Frank Fishwick
Simon James Fraser
Sarah Gillett, MVO
Simon Manley
Christopher Norman Russell Prentice
Geraldine Mary Nicole Reffo

Dame Commander (DCVO)

(Florence) Mary Fagan, JP, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. Since 1688, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire.*William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester 1551–?*William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester bef...

Knights Commander (KCVO)

John Knollys Bather, formerly Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire
Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire. Since 1689, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire.*Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon...
The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Richard John Carew Chartres
Richard Chartres
Richard John Carew Chartres KCVO FSA is the current Bishop of London, a position he has held since 1995. Before this appointment, he was Bishop of Stepney and Gresham Professor of Divinity .-Early life:...

, Bishop of London
Bishop of London
The Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey...

and Dean of Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal
Dr. Henry William George Elwes, JP, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Since 1694, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire.*Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos 1559–?...
William Joseph Hall, JP, Lord Lieutenant of County Down
Samuel George Armstrong, The Right Honourable The

Lord Vestey

Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey

Samuel George Armstrong Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey, Bt, KCVO, GCStJ, DL is a British businessman who has been Chairman of the Vestey Group Ltd. since 1995. He was Chairman of the Meat Training Council from 1991 to 1995....

, Master of the Horse

Master of the Horse

The Master of the Horse was a position of varying importance in several European nations.-Magister Equitum :...

Commander (CVO)

Michael Blackburn
Michael Blackburn
Michael Blackburn is an Australian Olympic medallist and sailor. He is well known for his crossing of Bass Strait in a Laser dinghy...

, formerly Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award , is a programme of activities that can be undertaken by anyone aged 14 to 24, regardless of personal ability....

.
Philip Henry Christopher Jackson
Philip Jackson (sculptor)
Philip Henry Christopher Jackson CVO is an award-winning Scottish sculptor, noted for his modern style and emphasis on form. Acting as Royal Sculptor to Queen Elizabeth II, his sculptures appear in numerous UK cities, as well as Argentina and Switzerland.His twice life-size bronze statue of...

, Sculptor.
Christopher James Lowe, Senior Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
Rear Admiral Colin Herbert Dickinson Cooke-Priest, CB, Gentleman Usher
Gentleman Usher
Gentleman Usher is a title for some officers of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. See List of Gentlemen Ushers for a list of office-holders.-Historical:...

to The Queen.
Eric William Rainey, MBE, Director, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Northern Ireland.
Colin Adair Sherman Sturmer, MVO, Formerly Land Steward, Isles of Scilly, Duchy of Cornwall.

Lieutenant (LVO)

John Douglas Chilcott, formerly Official Secretary to the Governor of Tasmania.
Samantha Helen Cohen, Communications and Press Secretary, Royal Household.
Group Captain Timothy Chetnole Hewlett, OBE, Royal Air Force, Director of Royal Travel.
Professor (Norman) Ashley George Mowat, Physician to The Queen in Scotland.
Graham Paul Sharpe, MVO, Director of Property Services, Royal Household.
The Reverend Nicholas Charles Wheeler, Head of Church Appointments, Cabinet Office.
Ronald John Wilkie, Operations Director, Ascot Racecourse.
Keith Charles Willis, Finance Director, Duchy of Cornwall.

Member (MVO)

Graham Miles Bann, Executive Director, Business in the Community.
Douglas Alexander Bowie, Director of Finance, The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust.
Ian David Cornish, Head of Audit Services, Royal Household.
Stephen John Luke Davies, Financial Controller, Duchy of Lancaster.
Rosanna Young, Mrs De Sancha, Paintings Conservator, Royal Collection.
Leona Mary, Mrs Harvey, Personal Secretary to the Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Paul Hughes, Chief Clerk and Accountant, The Duke of Edinburgh's Household.
Dr. Joanna Mary Marschner, Senior Curator, Kensington Palace, Historic Royal Palaces.
Allan David Masson, RVM, Mechanic, Balmoral Estate.
Sergeant Stephen William Mayne, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection.
Nigel Robert McEvoy, RVM, Palace Steward, Royal Household.
Edward Peter Mills, RVM, French Polisher, Royal Household.
Victor James Mitchell, Steward of the Bellringers, College of St. George.
Shutica Patel, Head of Photographic Services, Royal Collection.
Inspector Charles Caird Walker, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection.

Silver

Thomas Oliver Biddlecombe, Head Gardener, Royal Lodge.
Anthony David Chambers, Plumber, Crown Estate, Windsor.
George Martin Clink, Foreman, Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Philip Ernest Easton, formerly Deputy Custody Supervisor, Hampton Court Palace.
David Robert Fagg, Divisional Sergeant Major, The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
Peter Charles Golden, Telegraph Clerk, Court Post Office, Buckingham Palace.
Clive Peter Hobbs, Assistant Valet to The Prince of Wales.
James Priestley Hoyle, Warehouse Manager, Royal Collection Enterprises.
Huw Gordon Jones, Tractor Driver/Stock Man, Royal Farms, Windsor.
Anne, Mrs McGowan, Senior Retail Assistant, Lower Ward Shop, Windsor Castle.
Alan Michael Palmer, Gardener, Crown Estate, Windsor.
Constable Jean-François Phillips, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection.
Charles Edwards Potts, formerly Security Officer Team Leader, Palace of Holyroodhouse.
John Revill, Valet to The Duke of York.
John Albert Tarrant, AssistantWarden/Cleaner, Queen's Gate Flats, Windsor.

Dame Commander (DBE)

Civil Division

Dr Barbara Ann Hakin, OBE
Professor Linda Partridge
Linda Partridge
Dame Linda Partridge DBE is a British geneticist, who studies the biology and genetics of ageing and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease....

, CBE
Gail Ruth Rebuck, CBE
Dr Philippa Margaret Russell, CBE
Professor Joan Kathleen Stringer
Joan Stringer
Dame Joan Kathleen Stringer, DBE, FRSE, FRSA is a British political scientist and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University.-Education:...

, CBE
Mitsuko Uchida
Mitsuko Uchida
, born 20 December 1948, is a Japanese naturalized British classical pianist.-Career:Born in Atami, a seaside town close to Tokyo, Japan, Uchida moved to Vienna, Austria, with her diplomat parents when she was twelve years old, after her father was named the Japanese ambassador to Austria...

, CBE, for services to classical musical

Commander (CBE)

Civil Division

Dr Anas Al-Shaikh Ali
Mrs Sarah Andews
Professor Andrew Ashworth
Andrew Ashworth
Andrew Ashworth CBE QC LLB PhD was the lead patent law examiner at St Johns Chambers Manchester and is a Vinerian Professor of English Law 2011-present at the University of Oxford, a Fellow of All Souls College, and Chairman of the Sentencing Advisory Panel...
Narendra Bajaria
Jeffrey Tatham-Banks
Jeff Banks
Jeff Banks CBE is a Welsh designer of men's and women's clothing, jewellery, and home furnishings. Born in Ebbw Vale, Wales, Banks co-founded the fashion chain Warehouse in the late 1970s...
Dr Nicholas Martin Limer Barnes
Professor Carol Elaine Baxter
Michael John Bell
Cicely Frances Berry
Cicely Berry
Cicely Frances Berry CBE is the voice director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and is world-renowned in her work as a voice and text coach, having spent many years as an instructor at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. She has conducted workshops all over the globe, including Korea,...

, OBE
Dr Penelope Jane Bevan
David Blanchflower
David Blanchflower
David Graham Blanchflower CBE is a leading labour economist, currently a tenured economics professor at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire...
Michael Thomas Brace, OBE
The Reverend Dr Stuart John Burgess
Professor Yvonne Helen Carter, OBE
Christopher John Adrian Chivers
Roy Clark, QPM
Christopher Michael Clarke
Dr Stephen Cleobury
Stephen Cleobury
Stephen Cleobury CBE is an English organist and conductor. He was organ scholar at St John's College, Cambridge and sub-organist of Westminster Abbey before becoming Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral in 1979...
Nicholas David Coleridge
John Francis Collins
Professor Paul David Corrigan
Delia Smith
Delia Smith
Delia Smith CBE is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills. She is the UK's best-selling cookery author, with more than 21 million copies sold....

, OBE

Officer (OBE)

Mrs Gurdev Kaur Abrol. For voluntary service to Sikh and Asian Women in the West Midlands. (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands)
Professor David Llewellyn Adamson. For services to regeneration in Wales. (Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taff)
David Allan. For services to mountain rescue in England and Wales. (Ulverston, Cumbria)
Mrs Philippa Allan. For services to business in the East Midlands and to international trade. (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)
James Allan Anderson, MBE. For services to swimming. (Broxburn, West Lothian)
Mrs Margaret Anderson. Headteacher, Sele First School, Hexham, Northumberland. For services to education. (Hexham, Northumberland)
Michael Gordon Ankers. Chief executive, Construction Products Association. For services to the construction industry. (Fleet, Hampshire)
Paul Stephen Aplin. For public service and for services to the accountancy profession. (Taunton, Somerset)
Mrs Jennette Arnold. For services to local government and to the community in London. (London, SE1)
John Christopher Aston. For services to business. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)
Reshard Sheik Mahmad Auladin. Formerly deputy chairman, Metropolitan Police Authority. For services to the police and to the administration of justice. (London, N13)
Richard Austin. Headteacher, Higher Bebington Junior School, Wirral. For services to education. (Wirral, Merseyside)
Herbert Howard Baggaley. Chairman, Baggaley Group Ltd. For services to training and to business. (Mansfield, Nottinghamshire)
Mrs Jennifer Ann Barraclough. Television producer. For services to documentary film making and to charity. (London, E14)
Lawrence Neil Barry. For services to humanitarian aid. (Kent)
Andrew John Beale. For services to intellectual property and to business in Wales. (Swansea)
Ian Agar Bell. Director, ARC Addington Fund. For services to farming families. (Oakham, Rutland)
Professor Mark Anderson Bellis. Director, Centre for Public Health, John Moores University. For services to healthcare. (Wirrall, Merseyside)
Amanda Sonia Berry. Chief executive, British Academy of Film and Television Arts. For services to the film industry. (London, SE11)
Michael Gerald Alexander Black. Formerly director, Northern Ireland Science Park Foundation Ltd. For services to business. (Londonderry)
Adam Krysztof Bogusz. Deputy head of banking, London, HM Revenue and Customs. (Potters Bar, Hertfordshire)
Mrs Margaret Glynis Miles-Bramwell. Founder and chairman, Slimming World. For services to healthcare and to charity. (Nottinghamshire)
Professor David John Breeze. Formerly chief inspector of ancient monuments, Historic Scotland, Scottish Executive. (Edinburgh)
Lady Elizabeth Brighouse. Leader of Labour Group, Oxfordshire County Council. For services to local government. (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Nigel Brook. Assistant chief Officer and director of Finance, West Yorkshire Police. For services to the Police. (Wakefield, West Yorkshire)
Professor Peter Brophy. Formerly Professor of Information Management, Manchester Metropolitan University. For services to visually impaired people. (Lancaster, Lancashire)
Derek Brown. Managing director, FTX Logistics. For services to the defence industry. (Salisbury, Wiltshire)
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Brown. For voluntary service to the Association of Wrens. (East Sussex)
Penny Melville-Brown. For services to disabled and disadvantaged people. (Fareham, Hampshire)
Richard Broyd. For services to heritage and conservation. (London, W8)
Lindsey Alexander Bucknor. Head, Workforce Expansion, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. (Wolverhampton, West Midlands)
Professor Robert Burch. Formerly McClay Professor of Physical Chemistry and head of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast. For services to chemistry. (Larne, Antrim)
Professor Frank Burchill. For services to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. (Lichfield, Staffordshire)
Arthur James Burden. For charitable services. (Manchester, Greater Manchester)
Michael John Clement Burgess. Coroner for Surrey. For services to the administration of justice. (Hampton, Middlesex)
Roy Button. Senior vice-president and managing director, Warner Brothers Productions. For services to the film industry. (Hertfordshire)
Mrs Karen Evelyn Campbell. Grade 7, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland Executive. (Belfast)
Mary Lorrimer Beatrix Campbell. For services to equal opportunities. (London, NW1)
Patrick John Casement. Chairman, National Trust's Committee for Northern Ireland. For services to heritage. (Ballycastle, Antrim)
Dr Timothy Lachlan Chambers, JP. Consultant Physician and Nephrologist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. For services to medicine. (Bristol)
Lady Lucy Bertha Chandler. For services to the voluntary sector. (Dorking, Surrey)
Martin Cheeseman. Director of Housing and Community Care, London Borough of Brent. For services to local government. (Chesham, Buckinghamshire)
Nasso Christou. Head of Archway Children's Centre, London Borough of Islington. For services to children and families. (London, N4)
Ailsa Claire. Chief executive, Barnsley Primary Care Trust. For services to healthcare. (Newark, Nottinghamshire)
Dr Thomas Antony Coffey. General Medical Practitioner, South West London. For services to healthcare. (London, SW16)
Mrs Felicity Elaine Collier. For services to children and families. (Towcester, Northamptonshire)
Richard Collins. Formerly Executive director for Policy, Legal Services Commission. For services to the administration of justice. (Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire)
Marilyn Comrie. Managing director, LeaderGen. For services to women's enterprise. (Greater Manchester)
Carol Lesley Coombes. For services to leadership and to the Voluntary Sector in Birmingham. (Birmingham, West Midlands)
Philip Coppard. Chief executive, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. For services to local government. (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)
Mrs Alison Mary Egerton Corbett. For voluntary service to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in Gwynedd. (Tywyn, Gwynedd)
John Barrie William Corless. Chairman and Trustee, PHAB. For voluntary service to disabled people. (Limpsfield, Surrey)
Anita Cormac. Executive director, Focus on Food Campaign and Co-director, Design Dimension Educational Trust. For services to special education. (Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire)
Professor Frances Marie Corner. Head, London College of Fashion. For services to the fashion industry. (London, W1G)
Professor David Cox. Chairman, South Birmingham Primary Care Trust. For services to healthcare. (Birmingham, West Midlands)
Gary Crosby. Artistic director, Tomorrow's Warriors. For services to music. (Harrow, Middlesex)
Mrs Mary Gray Cuthbert. Head, Tobacco Control, Sexual Health and HIV, Health Directorate, Scottish Executive. For public and voluntary service. (Edinburgh)
Thomas Emment Meredydd David. Principal, Reaseheath College, Cheshire. For services to local and national further education. (Nantwich, Cheshire)
Mrs Elaine Debono. Head of Rural Payments, Welsh Assembly Government. (Vale of Glamorgan)
Mary Dhonau. Chief executive, National Flood Forum. For services to the environment. (Worcestershire)
The Hon Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson. Author and poet. For services to literature. (Alresford, Hampshire)
Dr Annette Doherty. Senior vice-president, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Sandwich Laboratories UK. For services to the pharmaceutical industry. (Canterbury, Kent)
Mrs Helen Donoghue. For services to charity taxation. (London, SW1P)
Katharine Emma Dore. Co-founder, TreeHouse School, Muswell Hill, London. For services to special needs education. (London, SE1)
Mrs Carol Dover. Formerly Headteacher, Lees Brook Community Sports College, and Da Vinci Community College, Derby. For services to education. (Derby, Derbyshire)
Janet Dunn. Headteacher, I CAN Meath Non-Maintained Special School, Ottershaw, Surrey. For services to special needs education. (Woking, Surrey)
Joseph Dunne. For services to Victim Support in Northern Ireland. (Lisburn, Antrim)
Anthony John Durcan. President, Society of chief Librarians and head, Culture, Libraries and Lifelong Learning, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council. For services to local libraries. (Durham)
Peter Ronald Dymond. Project manager and lately chief Coastguard, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Department for Transport. (New Milton, Hampshire)
Timothy East. Deputy director (Operations), Information Management Services, HM Revenue and Customs. (Carnforth, Cumbria)
Mrs Eurwen Holland Edwards, BEM. For voluntary service to the community in North Wales. (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
Mrs Suzy Maria Brain England. Chairman, Standards Committee, Department for Work and Pensions. For public service. (Bradford, West Yorks)
Dr Margaret Lindsay Faull. Director, National Coal Mining Museum for England. For services to industrial heritage. (Wakefield, West Yorkshire)
Nelson Fernandez. Formerly Deputy director, Visiting Arts. For services to the arts. (London, SW5)
James Ferris. Formerly chief executive, Percy Hedley Foundation, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. For services to local and national special needs education. (Bangor, Down)
Rokhsana Fiaz. Director, Change Institute. For services to black and minority ethnic people. (London, E7)
John Allan Findlay. Chief executive, National Association of Local Councils. For services to local government. (Hertford, Hertfordshire)
John Fletcher. For services to the inland waterways. (Bolton, Greater Manchester)
Paul Foweather. Senior manager A, HM Prison Hull, Ministry of Justice. For public and voluntary service. (York, East Riding of Yorkshire)
Tim Foy. For public service. (Winchester, Hampshire)
Dr Derek John Fry. For public service. (Chester, Cheshire)
Keith Fryer. Formerly head of Centre, Harperley Hall, National Policing Improvement Agency. For services to forensic science. (Bishop Auckland, Durham)
Mrs Patricia Gamble. Court manager, Nottingham Crown Court, Ministry of Justice. (Zouch, Leicestershire)
Michael Gelling. Chairman, Tenants' and Residents' Organisations of England. For services to social housing. (Runcorn, Cheshire)
Mrs Annette Gibbons. For services to the food and farming industries in Cumbria. (Maryport, Cumbria)
Mrs Judith Kyle Gillespie. For public service. (Belfast, Antrim)
Professor Helen Gleeson. Head of School for Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester. For services to science. (Derbyshire)
Mrs Lois Patricia Golding
Peaches Golding
Lois Patricia Golding, OBE, commonly known as Peaches Golding was born on 13 December 1953, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 2010 she became the first female Afro-American High Sheriff of Bristol...

. For services to black and minority ethnic people in the South West. (Bristol)
Professor Mitchell Peter Grant. Regius Professor of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh. For services to science. (Edinburgh)
Richard Grant. For services to the energy industry. (Berkshire)
Malcolm David Graves. Press secretary, Communications, HM Treasury. For public and voluntary service. (West Sussex)
John Bullard Gray. Chairman, Coatbridge College Board of Management. For services to further and higher education. (Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross)
John Norman Gripper. For services to rhino conservation and to animal welfare. (Oxfordshire)
Terence Michael Grote. Formerly managing director, The Independent. For services to the publishing industry. (Royston, Hertfordshire)
David Leslie Grove. Chairman, West Midlands Industrial Board. For services to business. (Warwickshire)
Henry Grunwald, QC. For services to the Jewish community and to inter-faith relations. (London, NW2)
Thomas Hanna Haire. For public and voluntary service. (Belfast, Antrim)
Nigel Hancock. Senior manager A, Safer Custody Group, HM Prison Service, Ministry of Justice. (Aberystwyth, Ceredigion)
Dr Christopher Handy. Chief executive, Accord Housing Group and chairman, Walsall Housing Regeneration Agency. For services to the housing sector in the West Midlands. (Stourbridge, West Midlands)
Dr Robert Wallace Harland. For services to sports and exercise medicine in Northern Ireland. (Belfast)
Mrs Ann Whyte Harris. Deputy director, Investment Management, Department for Work and Pensions. (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)
Mrs Margaret Mary Haskell. Director of Human Resources, Avon Fire and Rescue Service. For services to local government. (Gloucestershire)
Lynda Hassall. Head, Sure Start Children's Centre, Carlisle South. For services to children and families. (Fletchertown, Cumbria)
Professor Gerard Hastings. Director, Institute of Social Marketing, and Centre for Tobacco Control Research, Stirling and The Open University. For services to healthcare. (Stirling and Falkirk)
Geoffrey Heath. Formerly chief executive, NCsoft Europe. For services to the computer games industry. (Lindfield, West Sussex)
Professor Andrew Hurst Henderson. For services to cardiology in Wales. (Vale of Glamorgan)
Alan William Henry. Formerly Northern Ireland Civil Service commissioner and Human Rights commissioner. For public service. (Newtownards, Down)
Alan Eric Hepper. Grade B1, Ministry of Defence. (Devizes, Wiltshire)
Mrs Marilyn Holness. Deputy Principal, Southlands College, Roehampton University. For services to teacher education. (London, SW15)
Mrs Susan Hooton. Associate director, Clinical Governance and Effectiveness, 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust. For services to nursing. (Wirrall, Merseyside)
Dr Mohammed Kamal Hossain. Director, Research and International Co-operation, National Physical Laboratory. For services to industry. (Hampton, London)
Andrew William Howarth. Director of Operations, Land Registry, Ministry of Justice. (Petworth, West Sussex)
Peter Howson. For services to the visual arts. (Ayrshire and Arran)
Bernard Clement John Hughes. Chairman, Regional Management Board, Fire and Rescue Service South West. For services to local government. (Exmouth, Devon)
Dr Robert William Gainer Hunt. For services to the field of colour science and to young people through crusaders. (Salisbury, Wiltshire)
Sue Johnston. Actor. For services to drama and to charity. (London, N10)
Brian Keith Jones. Regional director, North West, Forestry Commission. (Penrith, Cumbria)
Glyn Hywel Jones. Principal, Pembrokeshire College. For services to education and to training in Wales. (Narberth, Pembrokeshire)
Louis Bernard Jones. Deputy chief Fire Officer, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. For services to local government. (Banbridge, Down)
Rhoda Emlyn Jones. Principal Officer for Substance Misuse Services, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. For services to disadvantaged people. (Cardiff)
Mrs Imelda Ann Jordan. Principal, St Colm's High School, Twinbrook, Belfast. For services to education in Northern Ireland. (Lisburn, Antrim)
Mrs Mary Helen Karaolis. Headteacher, The Ravenscroft School and Technology College, Barnet, London. For services to education. (London, N3)
Sister Eileen Kelleher. Formerly Chair of Council and Pro-Chancellor, Liverpool Hope University. For voluntary service to education. (Widnes, Cheshire)
Andrew Kilpatrick. Formerly Headteacher, Northumberland Park Community School, Haringey, London. For services to education. (Whitchurch, Hampshire)
Professor Terence Robert James Lappin. Professor of Haematology, Queen's University Belfast. For services to medicine. (Hillsborough, Down)
Mrs Fiona Larden. Principal, Fircroft College, Birmingham. For services to adult education. (Birmingham, West Midlands)
Richard James Vincent Larn
Richard Larn
Richard James Vincent Larn, OBE is a retired Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Navy, a businessman and maritime history writer who is widely regarded as one of Britain's leading historic shipwreck experts.-Career at Sea:...

. For services to nautical archaeology and marine heritage. (Isles of Scilly, Cornwall)
James Victor Lawlor. Deputy director with Detection, London, UK Border Agency, HM Revenue and Customs. For public and voluntary service. (Watford, Hertfordshire)
Anne Marie Ledger. For services to asylum seekers and refugees. (Dover, Kent)
Dr Aileen Lee. For services to veterinary medicine, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. (Carlisle, Cumbria)
Professor Gwyneth Helen Lewis. National Lead for Maternal Health and Maternity Services, Department of Health. (London, N7)
Colin Liddell. Director, Liddell Thomson. For services to business and to charity in Scotland. (Linlithgow, West Lothian)
Brian Martin Lomax. Chairman, Supporters' Direct. For services to football. (Nr Rugby, Warwickshire)
Jennifer Lomax. Director, Camden Arts Centre. For services to the visual arts. (London, SW2)
Fiona MacCarthy. Biographer and cultural historian. For services to literature. (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)
Angus MacDonald. Director, Financial News and chairman, Specialist Waste Recycling. For services to the community in the Highlands. (Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross)
Hugh Millar MacDonald. Assistant director, Apprenticeship Unit, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. (Chesterfield, Derbyshire)
Ann MacFarlane, MBE. For services to disabled people. (Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey)
John Learmonth MacLellan. Senior user, MOT Computerisation, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, Department for Transport. (Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire)
Dr Linda Magee. For services to the biotechnology industry. (Altrincham, Cheshire)
Mrs Margaret Fay Mansell. Chairman, National Federation of Women's Institutes. For services to women. (Usk, Monmouthshire)
Richard Mawer. For services to Save the Children UK. (Cambridgeshire)
Morrison McAllister. Formerly director, Food Standards Agency, Northern Ireland. (Newtownards, Down)
Dennis Norman McAuley. Principal Scientific Officer, Forensic Science Northern Ireland. For public and voluntary service. (Antrim)
Gracia Mary McGrath. Chief executive, Chance UK. For services to children with special needs. (London, N22)
Roger Andrew McKenzie. Formerly Regional secretary, Midlands Trades Union Congress. For services to diversity and to equal opportunities. (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
Lynn Jacqueline McNair. Head of Centre, Cowgate under 5s Centre, Edinburgh. For services to early years education. (Edinburgh)
Kay Mellor. Writer. For services to drama. (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Peter Methven. For services to the marine industry. (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)
Group Capt John Middleton. Grade B2, Ministry of Defence. For public and voluntary service. (York, North Yorkshire)
Alan Geoffrey Moore. For services to the energy industry. (Calne, Wiltshire)
Professor Pamela Mary Moores. Executive Dean, School of Languages and Social Sciences, Aston University. For services to modern languages. (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands)
Dr Elaine Morgan. Author. For services to literature and to education. (Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff)
James Ian Morris. President, Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales. For services to the accountancy profession. (Chester, Cheshire)
Pamela Anne Morton. For services to the voluntary sector. (York, North Yorkshire)
Fiyaz Mughal. Director, Faith Matters. For services to the voluntary sector. (London, N22)
Annie Rosaleen Mullins. Member, Home secretary's Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet. For services to children and young people. (London, NW1)
Norris Geoffrey Myers. For services to business in the South West and to international trade. (Bristol)
Eric Stanley Nash. Formerly Postgraduate Dean, Dental School, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. For services to healthcare. (Cardiff)
Thomas Arthur Nelson. For services to forensic science and to the community in North Berwick, East Lothian. (North Berwick, East Lothian)
Professor Diane Newell. Formerly Senior Scientific consultant, Veterinary Laboratories Agency. For services to science. (Andover, Hampshire)
Michael Andrew Newman. Managing director, Fujitsu Services Defence and Security Business Unit. For services to the Ministry of Defence. (Crowthorne, Berkshire)
Professor Catherine Ann Niven. For services to nursing and to the allied health professions. (Stirling and Falkirk)
Mrs Elaine Noad. For services to disabled people in Scotland. (Bridge of Earn, Perth and Kinross)
Peter Robert Norfolk, MBE. Quad Wheelchair Tennis Champion. For services to disabled sport. (Meadstead, Hampshire)
Dr Margaret Rose Oates. Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust. For services to mental healthcare. (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire)
John Owen. Managing director, Creative Management Development. For services to the bus industry. (Swindon, Wiltshire)
Michael Barry Owen. Chairman, Mason Owen Partnership. For services to business and to charity in Liverpool. (Chester, Cheshire)
Mrs Lorraine Petersen. Chief executive Officer, National Association for Special Educational Needs. For services to education. (Bromsgrove, Worcestershire)
James William Rodney Peyton, TD. Consultant Surgeon, South Tyrone and Craigavon Hospitals. For services to medicine in Northern Ireland. (Dungannon, Tyrone)
Steven Pickering. Grade B2, Ministry of Defence. (London)
Dr Mary Piper. Senior Public Health Adviser, Offender Health, Department of Health. (London, NW3)
Mrs Jane Pitman. Lead Member for Children's Services, Hertfordshire County Council. For services to local government. (Ware, Hertfordshire)
Mrs Marion Grace Plant. Principal and chief executive, North Warwickshire and Hinckley College. For services to further education. (Nuneaton, Warwickshire)
Timothy George Alexander Prince. Director, Royal International Air Tattoo. For services to the RAF Charitable Trust. (Stroud, Gloucestershire)
Col Piers Atherley David Storie-Pugh, MBE, TD, DL. Head of Remembrance Travel. For services to the Royal British Legion. (London, SW19)
Dr Helen Raine. For services to the agri-food industry. (Oxfordshire)
Dr Richard Ellison Raistrick. Grade B2, Ministry of Defence. (Gosport, Hampshire)
Professor Ian Ralston. For services to archaeology in Scotland. (Edinburgh)
Dr Guduru Gopal Rao. Consultant Microbiologist, Northwick Park Hospital. For services to medicine. (London, W5)
Dr Malcolm Graham Charles Read. Executive secretary, Joint Information Systems Committee. For services to higher and further education. (Malmesbury, Wiltshire)
Harry Reeves. Deputy director of Culture, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. For public and voluntary service. (Sevenoaks, Kent)
Neil John Remsbery. Team Leader, Pupil Well-being Health and Safety Unit, Department for Children, Schools and Families. (London, W13)
Mrs Kim Richardson. Chairman, Naval Families Federation. For services to the Royal Navy. (Fareham, Hampshire)
Peter Anthony Lloyd Roberts. Nursing Officer, Ministry of Defence. (East Cowton, North Yorkshire)
Peter Fowler Robinson. For services to business and to the community in Lancashire. (Clitheroe, Lancashire)
Trevor Robinson. Creative director, Quiet Storm. For services to the advertising industry. (London, W1W)
Professor Sheila Anne Rodwell. Director, Medical Research Council Centre for Nutrition, University of Cambridge. For services to healthcare. (Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk)
Warwick James Rodwell. For services to ecclesiastical archaeology. (Somerset)
Mrs Wendy Elizabeth Rose. Vice-chairman, Homestart UK. For services to children and families. (Burford, Oxfordshire)
Councillor Keith John Ross. Leader, West Somerset District Council and Deputy chairman, Local Government Association. For services to local government (Dulverton, Somerset)
Professor Christopher James Rowe. Professor of Greek, University of Durham. For services to scholarship. (Durham)
Mrs Barbara Patricia Russell. Service manager, Action for Children Fostering, Wessex Community Project. For services to children and families. (Southsea, Hampshire)
Professor Marian Scott. Head of Department and Professor of Environmental Statistics, University of Glasgow. For services to social science. (Glasgow)
Steven Sharratt. Group chief executive, Bio Group Ltd. For services to business. (Fressingfield, Suffolk)
The Rev Professor Douglas William David Shaw. For charitable services in Scotland. (Edinburgh)
Trevor Halliday Shears. For charitable services in the North East. (Newcastle, Tyne and Wear)
John Anthony Sherlock. Sculptor. For services to the visual arts in Northern Ireland. (Newtownabbey, Antrim)
Jean Mary Sherriff, MBE. For services to the Citizens' Advice Bureau, Denbighshire. (Rhyl, Denbighshire)
Dr John Richard Shortland. Commander, South and West Yorkshire. For voluntary service to the St John Ambulance Brigade. (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)
Brian Paul Shrubsall. Grade B2, Ministry of Defence. (Whitchurch, Hampshire)
Dr Caroline Mary Shuldham. Director of Nursing, Clinical Governance and Informatics, Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield NHS Trust. For services to healthcare. (Effingham, Surrey)
Colin Brian Simkins. Lead consultant Headteacher, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and lately Headteacher, Hodgson School, Lancashire. For services to local and national education. (Carnforth, Lancashire)
Councillor John Hyde Smith. For voluntary service to the community in Evesham, Worcestershire. (Evesham, Worcestershire)
Michael Lynas Smith. For services to people with disabilities. (Newbury, Berkshire)
Ronald Smith. General-secretary, Educational Institute of Scotland. For services to education. (Mid Calder, West Lothian)
Stuart Graham Smith. Formerly president, Lawn Tennis Association. For services to sport. (Kent)
Mrs Sylvia Mary Smith. President, National Association of Swimming Clubs for people with disabilities. (Ickenham, London)
Douglas Squires. Choreographer and director. For services to the performing arts. (Nr Preston, Lancashire)
Allan Stewart. Principal, Selby College, North Yorkshire. For services to local and national further education. (Northallerton, North Yorkshire)
David George Hovenden Stewart. Chairman, North East Rural Affairs Forum. For services to the environment. (Allendale, Northumberland)
Roger Stone. Leader, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. For services to local government. (Rotherham, South Yorkshire)
David Lewis Summers, JP. For public and charitable service. (Kent)
Peter Swingler. Benefit Delivery Centre manager, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions. For public and voluntary service in the North West. (Wrexham)
Professor Katharine Ellen Sykes. Professor of Sciences and Society, University of Bristol. For services to science and technology. (Bristol)
Peter William Syme. Director, The Open University in Scotland. For services to higher education. (Edinburgh)
Mrs Ilana Antoinette Tahan. Head of Hebrew Collections, The British Library. For services to scholarship. (London, W13)
Virginia Tandy. Director of Culture, Manchester City Council. For services to the arts. (Derbyshire)
Peter Rowland Taylor. For services to the tyre industry. (London, W9)
Peter Thackwray. For services to small businesses in London and to international trade. (London, EC1A)
George David Thompson. Business Development director, BVT Surface Fleet Ltd. For services to the shipbuilding industry. (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)
Professor Tamar Thompson. Independent health service adviser. For services to healthcare. (Malvern, Worcestershire)
Robert Torrens. For services to cricket and football in Northern Ireland. (Portrush, Antrim)
Jane Elizabeth Tozer, MBE. For public and voluntary service. (Chorleywood, Hertfordshire)
Leonard Tyler. Chief executive Officer, EADS Defence and Security Systems Ltd. For services to the defence industry. (Chelmsford, Essex)
Professor Denis Wesley Vernon. Head of Podiatry Services and Research Lead, Sheffield Primary Care Trust. For services to healthcare. (High Peak, Derbyshire)
Geoffrey Harold Walker. Matron, Medical Wards and Departments, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to healthcare. (Bearwood, Dorset)
David Ogilvie Maclogan Wedderburn. Chairman, Building Standards Advisory Committee. For services to the construction industry. (Edinburgh)
William James Wilkinson. Chief executive and Treasurer, South Yorkshire Police Authority. For public service. (Barnsley, South Yorkshire)
Billy Williams. Cinematographer. For services to the film industry. (Surrey)
Professor Clyde Williams. Professor of Sports Science, Loughborough University. For services to sports science. (Loughborough, Leicestershire)
Frederick George Wilson. For services to entrepreneurship and to engineering. (Lisburn, Antrim)
Malcolm Irving Wilson. Managing director, M-Sport and Team director, Ford World Rally Team. For services to the motorsport industry. (Cockermouth, Cumbria)
Simon Winters. Charity consultant. For services to the voluntary sector. (Borehamwood, Hertfordshire)
Andrew William Lewis Wolstenholme. Director, Capital Projects, British Airports Authority. For services to the construction industry. (Lewes, East Sussex)
Zena Jane Wooldridge. Director of Sport, University of Birmingham and Chairman, England Squash. For services to sport. (Stourbridge, West Midlands)
Robert Andrew Woolley. Manager, Debt Relief Order Unit, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. For public and voluntary service. (Plymouth, Devon)
John Yelland. For voluntary service to the community in Worcester. (Pershore, Worcestershire)

Anthony Yorke. National manager, Paralympic Cycling Team. For services to Sport. (West Sussex)

New Zealand Order of Merit & Queen's Service Order

Queen's Service Medal & Distinguished Service Decoration

Medal	Name	Location	Citation
Queen's Service Medal	Charles Michael Aamodt	Upper Hutt Upper Hutt Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington. It is New Zealand's smallest city by population, the second largest by land area. It is in Greater Wellington.-Geography:Upper Hutt is 30 km north-east of Wellington...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Stanley John Askew	Omapere, Northland	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Senior Sergeant Ross Alan Barnaby	North Shore North Shore, New Zealand North Shore City was the name of a city that existed in the Auckland region of New Zealand from 1989 until 2010. The city had a population of making it the fourth most populous city in New Zealand prior to November 2010...	For services to the New Zealand Police
Queen's Service Medal	Derek Quentin Battersby	Waitakere Waitakere Waitakere City was the name of a city which existed from 1989 until 2010 in the Auckland region. It was New Zealand's fifth largest city, with an annual growth of about 2%...	For services to local body affairs
Queen's Service Medal	Clive Bibby	Tolaga Bay Tolaga Bay Tolaga Bay is both a bay and small town on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island located 45 kilometres northeast of Gisborne and 30 kilometres south of Tokomaru Bay.It was named Tolaga Bay by Lt...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	William Alan Boniface	Warkworth Warkworth Warkworth may refer to:Warkworth, Northamptonshire, EnglandWarkworth, Northumberland, England* Warkworth Castle* Warkworth HermitageWarkworth, Ontario, CanadaWarkworth, New South Wales, AustraliaWarkworth, New ZealandJohn Warkworth...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Robyn Boswell	Whangarei Whangarei Whangarei, pronounced , is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. Although commonly classified as a city, it is officially part of the Whangarei District, administered by the Whangarei District Council a local body created in 1989 to administer both the...	For services to education
Queen's Service Medal	Michael Edward Brooke	New Plymouth New Plymouth New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....	For services to sport and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Mervyn Burdge Brown	Masterton Masterton Masterton is a large town and local government district in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Rimutaka ranges...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Murray Carey (New Zealand)	Whitianga Whitianga Whitianga is the main settlement of Mercury Bay on the North Island of New Zealand. The population was 3768 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 690 from 2001. The population is now 4100 an increase of 332 since 2006.-Social:...	For services to brass band Brass band A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands , but are usually more correctly termed military bands, concert... s and soccer
Queen's Service Medal	Shirley May Gwynneth Caspari	Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Ian Brackenbury Channell (The Wizard of New Zealand)	Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	John Hugh Clayton	Ikamatua Ikamatua Ikamatua is a small village on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand.It is located on the State Highway 7 inland route, 50 km north of Greymouth and 28 km south of Reefton...	For services to local body affairs and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Keith Richard Crate	Taupo Taupo Taupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....	For services to cycling
Queen's Service Medal	Elisabeth May Cunningham	Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Graeme Edwin Dabb	Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...	For services to the Filipino community
Queen's Service Medal	Nguyen Phu Dang	Manukau Manukau Manukau City was a large territorial authority in Auckland, New Zealand. The city was sometimes referred to as South Auckland, but this term did not possess official recognition and did not encompass areas like East Auckland, which was previously within the official boundaries of Manukau City...	For services to the Vietnamese community
Queen's Service Medal	Valerie Myrtle Dell	Napier Napier, New Zealand Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...	For services to women and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Kindra Velvet Douglas	Nelson Nelson, New Zealand Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	John Dallin Dunlop	Napier Napier, New Zealand Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...	For services to astronomy Astronomy Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth... and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Dr Lorna Christine Te Aroha Dyall	Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...	For services to Maori health
Queen's Service Medal	James Leslie Eyers	Wanganui Wanganui Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....	For services to music and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Pamela Jean Fauvel	Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...	For services to youth
Queen's Service Medal	Lewis Wilson Findlay	Palmerston North Palmerston North Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Angus Finlayson	Lower Hutt Lower Hutt Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its council has adopted the name Hutt City Council, but neither the New Zealand Geographic Board nor the Local Government Act recognise the name Hutt City. This alternative name can lead to confusion, as there are two cities in the...	For services to local body affairs and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Brian Gordon Flintoff	Nelson Nelson, New Zealand Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....	For services to taonga puoro Taonga pūoro Taonga pūoro are the traditional musical instruments of the Māori people of New Zealand.Taonga pūoro were revived over the past thirty years by Hirini Melbourne, Richard Nunns and Brian Flintoff. The instruments previously fulfilled many functions within Māori society including a call to arms,...
Queen's Service Medal	Ian Lex Forrest	Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Sister Frances Josephine Gibbs	Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Stephen Godfrey Guard	Nelson Nelson, New Zealand Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....	For services to the maritime industry
Queen's Service Medal	Laly Paroane Haddon	Wellsford Wellsford Wellsford is a town in the northern North Island of New Zealand. The town is the northernmost major settlement in the Auckland Region, and is 114 kilometres northwest of Auckland City.....	For services to conservation
Queen's Service Medal	Olive De Courtenay Hale-Ingram	Gisborne Gisborne, New Zealand -Economy:The harbour was host to many ships in the past and had developed as a river port to provide a more secure location for shipping compared with the open roadstead of Poverty Bay which can be exposed to southerly swells. A meat works was sited beside the harbour and meat and wool was shipped...	For services to the history of New Zealand ceramics
Queen's Service Medal	Judy Claris Hanbury	Waitakere Waitakere Waitakere City was the name of a city which existed from 1989 until 2010 in the Auckland region. It was New Zealand's fifth largest city, with an annual growth of about 2%...	For services to conservation
Queen's Service Medal	Trevor James Hosking	Taupo Taupo Taupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....	For services to the conservation of historic places
Queen's Service Medal	Thomas William Hutchinson	Kaikohe Kaikohe Kaikohe is the central service area for the Far North District of New Zealand, about 260 km from Auckland, situated on State Highway 12 at...	Chief Fire Officer, Kaikohe Volunteer Fire Brigade For services to the New Zealand Fire Service New Zealand Fire Service The New Zealand Fire Service is New Zealand's national fire fighting body. While its founding legislation, the Fire Service Act 1975, only provides for this role, the organisation has assumed responsibility for several other areas.-Strategic Direction:The New Zealand Fire Service has defined for...
Queen's Service Medal	Desmond Victor Jack	Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Ian Dixon (Jim) James	Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...	For services to orchid growing
Queen's Service Medal	Roslyn Ann Jerram	Opotiki Opotiki Opotiki is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Opotiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.-Population:* of the town: 4176 - Male 1,989, Female 2,187...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Leslie Clifford Johnston	Tuatapere Tuatapere Tuatapere is a small rural town in Southland, New Zealand . It is located eight kilometres from the southern coast. The Waiau River flows through the town before reaching Te Waewae Bay, where it has its outflow into Foveaux Strait...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Christine Jennifer King	Manurewa Manurewa Manurewa is the southernmost major suburb of Manukau City, one of the four cities that make up the metropolitan area of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 6km south of the Manukau City Centre, and 26km southeast of the Auckland CBD....	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Au'Birthly Kingi	Manukau Manukau Manukau City was a large territorial authority in Auckland, New Zealand. The city was sometimes referred to as South Auckland, but this term did not possess official recognition and did not encompass areas like East Auckland, which was previously within the official boundaries of Manukau City...	For services to the Pacific Islands community
Queen's Service Medal	Ernest Bongard Kirk	Manukau Manukau Manukau City was a large territorial authority in Auckland, New Zealand. The city was sometimes referred to as South Auckland, but this term did not possess official recognition and did not encompass areas like East Auckland, which was previously within the official boundaries of Manukau City...	For services to local body affairs and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Naomi Diane Kirk	Manukau Manukau Manukau City was a large territorial authority in Auckland, New Zealand. The city was sometimes referred to as South Auckland, but this term did not possess official recognition and did not encompass areas like East Auckland, which was previously within the official boundaries of Manukau City...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	John Alan Lancashire	Paraparaumu Paraparaumu Paraparaumu is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies in the Kapiti Coast, 50 kilometres north of the nation's capital city, Wellington....	For services to conservation
Queen's Service Medal	David Hartley Lind	Tauranga Tauranga Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...	For services to conservation and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Carl Ernest Lutz	Otaki Otaki, New Zealand Otaki is a town in the Kapiti Coast District of the North Island of New Zealand, situated half way between the capital city Wellington, 70 kilometres to the southwest, and Palmerston North, 70 kilometres to the northeast. It marks the northernmost point of the Wellington Region. The town's...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Sally Geraldine Macauley	Kaikohe Kaikohe Kaikohe is the central service area for the Far North District of New Zealand, about 260 km from Auckland, situated on State Highway 12 at...	For services to local body affairs and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Russell Frank Mackereth	Orewa Orewa Orewa, a town in New Zealand's North Island lies on the Hibiscus Coast, just north of the base of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula and 40 kilometres north of central Auckland. Orewa's population was 7,326 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 1,692 from 2001. It is a popular holiday destination...	Chief Fire Officer, Silverdale Volunteer Fire Brigade For services to the New Zealand Fire Service New Zealand Fire Service The New Zealand Fire Service is New Zealand's national fire fighting body. While its founding legislation, the Fire Service Act 1975, only provides for this role, the organisation has assumed responsibility for several other areas.-Strategic Direction:The New Zealand Fire Service has defined for...
Queen's Service Medal	Sandra Elizabeth Maclean	Takanini Takanini Takanini is a suburb of Auckland, and until 2010 is under authority of the Papakura District Council, in northern New Zealand. Located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, it is located at , 28 kilometres southeast of the Auckland CBD....	For services to senior citizens and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Lindsay Rihari Waitara MacLeod	New Plymouth New Plymouth New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....	For services to Maori
Queen's Service Medal	Kenneth George McKay	North Shore North Shore, New Zealand North Shore City was the name of a city that existed in the Auckland region of New Zealand from 1989 until 2010. The city had a population of making it the fourth most populous city in New Zealand prior to November 2010...	For services to education and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Peter McMillan	Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Alec McNab	Wanganui Wanganui Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....	For services to sport
Queen's Service Medal	Eamon Mark Molloy	Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...	For services to the ethnic community
Queen's Service Medal	Kevyn Douglas Moore	Napier Napier, New Zealand Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...	For services to business and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Margaret Elizabeth Morton	Seddon Seddon, New Zealand Seddon is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1, 25 kilometres south of Blenheim and 20 km north of Ward...	For services to Guiding Girl Guides A Guide, Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...
Queen's Service Medal	Emare Emily Rose Nikora	Tokoroa Tokoroa Tokoroa is the third-largest town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand and largest settlement in the South Waikato district. Located 30 km southwest of Rotorua, close to the foot of the Mamaku Ranges, it is mid-way between Taupo and Hamilton on State Highway One...	For services to Maori
Queen's Service Medal	Mildred Noakes	Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Richard Anthony Nunns Richard Nunns Richard Nunns QSM is a Māori traditional instrumentalist of Pākehā heritage. He is particularly known for playing the Taonga pūoro and his collaboration with fellow Māori instrumentalist Hirini Melbourne. Since Melbourne's death, he is regarded as the world's foremost authority on Māori...	Nelson Nelson, New Zealand Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....	For services to taonga puoro Taonga pūoro Taonga pūoro are the traditional musical instruments of the Māori people of New Zealand.Taonga pūoro were revived over the past thirty years by Hirini Melbourne, Richard Nunns and Brian Flintoff. The instruments previously fulfilled many functions within Māori society including a call to arms,...
Queen's Service Medal	Lindsay Gordon Paku	Hastings Hastings, New Zealand The city of Hastings is a major urban settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, and it is the largest settlement by population in Hawke's Bay. Hastings city is the administrative centre of the Hastings District...	For services to Maori and Maori youth
Queen's Service Medal	Robert Peter Greenwood Parr	Cambridge Cambridge, New Zealand Cambridge is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. Situated 24 kilometres southeast of Hamilton, on the banks of the Waikato River, Cambridge is known as "The Town of Trees & Champions".In the 1840s Cambridge had a Maori population but in the 1850's missionaries and...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Solomon Neil Purcell	Havelock North	For services to martial arts
Queen's Service Medal	The Reverend Canon Donald Morris Rangi	Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...	For services to the Treasury New Zealand Treasury The New Zealand Treasury is a public sector organisation and the Government’s lead advisor on economic and financial policy. Its role is to help the Government improve economic performance and manage scarce resources...
Queen's Service Medal	Julie Te Turi Ranginui	Wanganui Wanganui Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....	For services to Maori
Queen's Service Medal	Robert Brunswick Robertson	Queenstown Queenstown, New Zealand Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains....	Chief Fire Officer, Queenstown Volunteer Brigade For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Mele 'Ilaisipa Robson	Blenheim Blenheim, New Zealand Blenheim is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the regional council. It has a population of The area which surrounds the town is well known as a centre of New Zealand's wine industry...	For services to the Pacific Islands community and the community
Queen's Service Medal	Shirley Joan Rudkin	Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Paul Aaron Sampson	Rotorua Rotorua Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...	Lately Principal Rural Fire Officer For services to the New Zealand Fire Service New Zealand Fire Service The New Zealand Fire Service is New Zealand's national fire fighting body. While its founding legislation, the Fire Service Act 1975, only provides for this role, the organisation has assumed responsibility for several other areas.-Strategic Direction:The New Zealand Fire Service has defined for...
Queen's Service Medal	Richard Lyal Stark	Gore Gore, New Zealand Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Ellen Marion Sartori Stevenson	Hastings Hastings, New Zealand The city of Hastings is a major urban settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, and it is the largest settlement by population in Hawke's Bay. Hastings city is the administrative centre of the Hastings District...	For services to kindergarten administration
Queen's Service Medal	Wanda Tate	Porirua Porirua Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...	For services to conservation Conservationist Conservationists are proponents or advocates of conservation. They advocate for the protection of all the species in an ecosystem with a strong focus on the natural environment...
Queen's Service Medal	Constable Bryan Emlyn Ward	Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...	For services to the New Zealand Police New Zealand Police The New Zealand Police is the national police force of New Zealand, responsible for enforcing criminal law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout New Zealand...
Queen's Service Medal	Monica Hannah Mihingarangi Watson	Hastings Hastings, New Zealand The city of Hastings is a major urban settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, and it is the largest settlement by population in Hawke's Bay. Hastings city is the administrative centre of the Hastings District...	For services to Maori
Queen's Service Medal	James Taui Himiona Wetere	Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Raymund Williams	Tauranga Tauranga Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...	For services to the community
Queen's Service Medal	Leslie Charles Winslade	Taupo Taupo Taupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....	For services to the community
New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration was instituted by Royal Warrant as a New Zealand Royal Honour in 2007 to recognise distinguished military service, by regular, territorial and reserve members of the New Zealand Defence Force. Until 1995, this type of service was recognised by...	Warrant Officer Electronic Warfare Specialist Thomas Michael Allen	Porirua Porirua Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...	For services to the New Zealand Defence Force New Zealand Defence Force The New Zealand Defence Force consists of three services: the Royal New Zealand Navy; the New Zealand Army; and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the NZDF is His Excellency Rt. Hon...
New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration was instituted by Royal Warrant as a New Zealand Royal Honour in 2007 to recognise distinguished military service, by regular, territorial and reserve members of the New Zealand Defence Force. Until 1995, this type of service was recognised by...	Major Robert William Gillies	Upper Hutt Upper Hutt Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington. It is New Zealand's smallest city by population, the second largest by land area. It is in Greater Wellington.-Geography:Upper Hutt is 30 km north-east of Wellington...	For services to the New Zealand Defence Force New Zealand Defence Force The New Zealand Defence Force consists of three services: the Royal New Zealand Navy; the New Zealand Army; and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the NZDF is His Excellency Rt. Hon...
New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration was instituted by Royal Warrant as a New Zealand Royal Honour in 2007 to recognise distinguished military service, by regular, territorial and reserve members of the New Zealand Defence Force. Until 1995, this type of service was recognised by...	Acting Warrant Officer Master at Arms Shirley Anne Patton	North Shore North Shore, New Zealand North Shore City was the name of a city that existed in the Auckland region of New Zealand from 1989 until 2010. The city had a population of making it the fourth most populous city in New Zealand prior to November 2010...	For services to the New Zealand Defence Force New Zealand Defence Force The New Zealand Defence Force consists of three services: the Royal New Zealand Navy; the New Zealand Army; and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the NZDF is His Excellency Rt. Hon...
New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration was instituted by Royal Warrant as a New Zealand Royal Honour in 2007 to recognise distinguished military service, by regular, territorial and reserve members of the New Zealand Defence Force. Until 1995, this type of service was recognised by...	Major Simon John Caulfield Strombom	Porirua Porirua Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...	For services to the New Zealand Defence Force New Zealand Defence Force The New Zealand Defence Force consists of three services: the Royal New Zealand Navy; the New Zealand Army; and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the NZDF is His Excellency Rt. Hon...

External links

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Official list of New Zealand honours
The website of the Ceremonial Secretariat, Cabinet Office - The UK Honours System
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