New Year Honours 1988
Alfred Arden Wood CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to conservation.”
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“For services to conservation.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the New Year Honours List 1988 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1988
Adrian Carnegie Slade
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For political and public service.”
Alan Campbell Frood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Managing Director
Alan George Cox
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Chief Executive
Andrew Law Howie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Chairman
Barry St George Austin Reed
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Bernard Vere Henderson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Chairman
Brenda Margaret Lowe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For political service.”
Bruce John Elliott
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Bryan David Langton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Director
Bryan Ronald Basset
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Cecil Alfred Johnson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Cecil Derek Woodburn-Bamberger
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For political and public service.”
Charles Donald Cowan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Director
Charles Edward Pugh
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Managing Director
Charles Wilfrid Newton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Christopher Harris Doyle Everett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Headmaster
Christopher Herzig
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Clive Edward Snowden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Colin Denzil Coxhead
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Colin Simister Gaskell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Managing Director
Commandant Marjorie Helen Fletcher
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
David Deas Stevenson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Group Managing Director
David Donald Kirby
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Member
David Frank Lawrence
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1988
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1988 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1987.
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