
New Year Honours 2008
Ann Denise HOGBIN CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Chef de Mission, Commonwealth Games Council for England. For services to Sport.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chef de Mission, Commonwealth Games Council for England. For services to Sport.
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“Chef de Mission, Commonwealth Games Council for England. For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
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.
In their area
707 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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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 (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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