New Year Honours 2008
“Chief Executive, Cobham plc. For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive, Cobham plc. For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.
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“Chief Executive, Cobham plc. For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 95 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 10% of the list.
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15 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Dorset.
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How widely is this recognised?
1,046 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2008
Alan Douglas Garwood
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“Lately Head of Defence Export Services, Ministry of Defence.”
Alex Linkston
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Lothian
“Chief Executive, West Lothian Council. For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Cameron
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Ayrshire
“Chief Constable, Central Scotland Police. For services to the Police.”
Angela Mason
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Lately Director, Women and Equality Unit, Department for Communities and Local Government.”
Ann Denise Hogbin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chef de Mission, Commonwealth Games Council for England. For services to Sport.”
Ann Judith Lloyd
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Gloucestershire
“Head of Health and Social Services Department and Chief Executive NHS Wales, Welsh Assembly Government.”
Anthony Gordon Douglas
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. For services to Family Justice and to Adoption.”
Brendan Foster
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Stocksfield, Northumberland
“Founder, Great North Run. For services to Sport.”
Brian Henry Leonard
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director, Industry Directorate, Culture, Creativity and Economy Group, Department for Culture, Media and Sport.”
Bronwen Mary Curtis
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northamptonshire
“Lately Civil Service Commissioner and Chairman, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. For services to the community.”
Claire Ighodaro
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“For services to Business.”
David John Still
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“Managing Director, Clipper Windpower. For services to the Energy Industry.”
David William Quysner
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“Chair, Abingworth Management Limited. For services to the Venture Capital Industry.”
Dennis Godfrey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“Lately Grade 5, Northern Ireland Office.”
Diana Babar
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Team Leader, Litigation and Employment Group, Treasury Solicitor's Department.”
Dr Angela Isabella Agnes Lennox
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Leicestershire
“General Medical Practitioner, Leicester. For services to Healthcare.”
Dr Bill Kirkup
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“Director-General, Clinical Programmes, Department of Health.”
Dr Brian Woods-Scawen
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to Business and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Dr Charles Robert Saumarezsmith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Lately Director, National Gallery. For services to Art.”
Dr Christine Braddock
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Worcestershire
“Principal, Matthew Boulton College, Birmingham. For services to Further Education.”
Dr David William Golding
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the World Poverty Campaign.”
Dr Felicity Harvey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director of Medicines, Pharmacy and Industry Group, Department of Health.”
Dr George Matthew Paterson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Aberdeen
“Director, Food Standards Agency, Scotland.”
Dr Jonathan Watson Hargreaves
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“Lately Chief Executive, Scottish Water. For services to the Water Industry.”
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Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,046 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
Terence Whitty
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Liskeard, Cornwall
“Royal Navy Association Lead Mentor, HMS Raleigh. For voluntary services to Royal Navy Recruits”
David John Rowlands
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“Military Artist. For services to Art, to British Military History and to Charity”
Anita Angela Pugh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Armed Forces Veterans and to the community in St Thomas, Swansea”
Alpa Raja
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee. For services to Veterans' Welfare”
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“Chair, North Devon Branch, Royal Marines Association. For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community”
Martin John Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“Station Staff Officer, Wattisham Flying Station. For services to Military Personnel and their Families”
Jason John Kinghorn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
“Staff Officer, Royal Air Force Career Fields. For services to Royal Air Force Career Management”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“Police Constable, Warwickshire Police. For services to Policing and to Veterans”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineer, Defence Equipment and Support. For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“Flood Volunteer, Wallington, Hampshire. For services to Flood Defence”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“Fundraising Volunteer, Homeless Veterans Project and Poppy Scotland. For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire”
Roderick George Wood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“Volunteer. For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands”
Mark Keverne Courthope Wills
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
West Meon, Hampshire
“Deputy Chair of Governors, Royal Star and Garter Charity. For services to Armed Forces Veterans”
Gwynne Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brecon, Powys
“Support Manager, Adventurous Training, Soldier Academy. For services to Military Training and to Sport”
Frederick Michael Stewart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland”
Heather Jayne Spence
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“Interim Chair for Northern Ireland, Royal British Legion. For voluntary services to Veterans”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“Operations Director, Leidos UK Limited. For services to Defence”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Edwin Piercy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“Volunteer, Hull Independent Merchant Navy Association. For services to the Merchant Navy in Hull”
Margaret Anne Pedder
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Engagement Staff Officer, HQ London District, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Armed Forces Champion, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to the Armed Forces Community in London”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
Location (Dorset) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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