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Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

A rank within the Order of the Bath awarded for senior military or civil service.

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Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) ribbon
Insignia of the Order of the Bath
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Awarded over time

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) appointments by year, split by honours list.

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  1. 2026New Year (15) · Birthday (15)
  2. 2025New Year (15) · Birthday (13)
  3. 2024New Year (17) · Birthday (11)
  4. 2023New Year (16) · Birthday (12)
  5. 2022New Year (16) · Birthday (15)
  6. 2021New Year (16) · Birthday (24)
  7. 2020New Year (22) · Birthday (15)
  8. 2019New Year (14) · Birthday (18)
  9. 2018New Year (12) · Birthday (16)
  10. 2017New Year (20) · Birthday (13)
  11. 2016New Year (12) · Birthday (10)
  12. 2015New Year (12) · Birthday (16)
  13. 2014New Year (15) · Birthday (14)
  14. 2013New Year (13) · Birthday (15)
  15. 2012New Year (13) · Birthday (16)
  16. 2011New Year (17) · Birthday (13)
  17. 2010New Year (10) · Birthday (14)
  18. 2009New Year (12) · Birthday (13)
  19. 2008New Year (20) · Birthday (11)
  20. 2007New Year (16) · Birthday (14)
  21. 2006New Year (13) · Birthday (13)
  22. 2005New Year (16) · Birthday (15)
  23. 2004New Year (17) · Birthday (13)
  24. 2003New Year (20) · Birthday (14)
  25. 2002New Year (16) · Birthday (14)
  26. 2001New Year (14) · Birthday (16)
  27. 2000Birthday (16)

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Public Service98Public Service — 98Defence16Defence — 16Government11Government — 11Education8Education — 8Law6Law — 6Transport6Transport — 6Public Hea…5Public Health — 5Welfare Re…5Welfare Reform — 5EconomyEconomy — 4Healthc…Healthcare — 4Crimina…Criminal Justice — 4Legisla…Legislation — 4International…4International Development — 4Public Admini…4Public Administration — 4Science and T…3Science and Technology — 3Energy3Energy — 3National Secu…3National Security — 3Diversity3Diversity — 3Covid-19 …3Covid-19 Response — 3Development — 2Families — 2Border Security — 2Technology — 2Research — 2Civil Service — 2Legislative Process — 2Social Care — 2Administration Of Justice — 2Government Efficiency — 2Tax Administration — 2Environment2Environment — 2Local Gove…2Local Government — 2Community2Community — 2Public Sec…2Public Sector — 2Farming2Farming — 2Social…Social Mobility — 2HealthHealth — 2Geology — 1Legal Training — 1Vulnerable People — 1Engineering — 1Urban R…Urban Regeneration — 1UK Expo…UK Exports — 1Special…Special Education — 1Public …Public Service Reform — 1Financi…Financial Stability — 1Olympics — 1Actuarial Profession — 1Public Finance — 1Deregulation — 1Offender Management — 1Energy…Energy Security — 1Polici…Policing Reform — 1Consum…Consumer Rights — 1Tropic…Tropical Medicine — 1Flood …Flood Risk Management — 1Fire S…Fire Safety — 1Flood Resilience — 1Building Safety — 1Comput…Computer Science — 1

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The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. Recipients of the Order are usually senior military officers or senior civil servants, and the monarch awards it on the advice of His Majesty's Government. The name derives from an elaborate medieval ceremony for preparing a candidate to receive his knighthood, of which ritual bathing was an element. While not all knights went through such an elaborate ceremony, knights so created were known as "knights of the Bath".

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About this honour

The Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) recognises distinguished service at senior levels. It was established in 1725 by King George I, and is conferred by the British Crown.

It is awarded to senior military officers and civil servants, recognising impact at national level, in areas such as leadership, service and excellence.

Candidates are put forward through government nomination, assessed by the honours committee and approved by the Sovereign. Appointments are announced in the New Year Honours and the King's Birthday Honours. Recipients are invested at a royal ceremony.

Recipients may use the post-nominal letters CB. Recipients wear the badge and ribbon. In the order of precedence it sits below knight/Dame Commander (KCB/DB).

It signifies distinguished service, representing service, leadership and excellence.

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Linked data

Companion, the third grade of the Order of the Bath; post-nominal CB.

Canonical URI
honoria.co.uk/id/honours/companion-order-of-bath
Post-nominal
CB
Part of
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Wikidata
Q12177472
The Gazette ontology
gaz:CompanionOrderOfBath

From the Honoria honours vocabulary (SKOS). exactMatch = Wikidata; closeMatch = The Gazette honours ontology (official but a 2008–2015 beta).

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