New Year Honours 2016
Annamarie Phelps CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chairman • British Rowing
“For services to Rowing.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mrs Annamarie PHELPS
Chairman, British Rowing
For services to Rowing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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London
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Chairman, British Rowing
- Region
- London
“For services to Rowing.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 119 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman, British Rowing.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Scott Rogers
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James Mcdonald
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Jason Land
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Leslie France
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Linda Gaine
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Colchester, Essex
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2454057. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
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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