

New Year Honours 2016
Anthony Peter MCCOY
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Knight Bachelor
“For services to Horse Racing.”
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Anthony Peter McCOY O.B.E.
For services to Horse Racing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Berkshire
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2010- Region
- Berkshire
“Jockey. For services to Horse Racing.”
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2016- Region
- Berkshire
“For services to Horse Racing.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 2% of the list.
In their area
7 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Berkshire.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2016
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“Lately Lord Mayor of London. For services to International Business, Inclusion and the City of London.”
Clive Cowdery
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“Philanthropist and Founder, Resolution Foundation. For services to Children and Social Mobility.”
Colin Nigel Callender
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“For services to the British creative industries, promoting British film, theatre and television in international markets.”
David John Cameron MacKAY
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Cambridgeshire
“Regius Professor of Engineering, Cambridge University Engineering Department. For services to Scientific Advice in Government and Science Outreach.”
David John Collins
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Gloucestershire
“Further Education Commissioner. For services to Further Education.”
David Ronald Norgrove
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London
“Chair, Low Pay Commission and Chair, Family Justice Board. For services to the Low Paid and the Family Justice System.”
Edward Jonathan Davey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For political and public service.”
Harpal Kumar
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London
“Chief Executive, Cancer Research UK. For services to Cancer Research.”
Harvey Andrew McGRATH
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Economic Growth and Public Life.”
Henry Campbell Bellingham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Norfolk
“Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk. For political and parliamentary service.”
Jack Petchey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Young People in East London and Essex through the Jack Petchey Foundation.”
John Michael Leal Uren
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Kent
“For philanthropic service.”
Jonathan Stephen Day
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Hampshire
“Lately Chair, Joint Intelligence Committee, Cabinet Office. For public service.”
Lynton Keith Crosby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“Lately Campaign Director, Conservative Party. For political service.”
Martyn John Dudley Lewis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to the Voluntary and Charitable Sectors particularly the Hospice Movement.”
Matthew Christopher Bourne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“Choreographer. For services to Dance.”
Michael Jacobs
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“Clinical Lead in Infectious Diseases, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases.”
Nicholas James Forwood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
“For services to European justice.”
Norman Kelvin Stoller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Cumbria
“For philanthropic service.”
Paul Curran
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“Vice-Chancellor, City University London. For services to Higher Education.”
Paul Edward Grice
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Edinburgh
“Clerk and Chief Executive, Scottish Parliament. For services to the Scottish Parliament and voluntary service to Higher Education and the community in Scotland.”
Robert Alexander Talma Stheeman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Surrey
“Chief Executive Officer, Debt Management Office. For services to UK Government Debt Management.”
Steve Lancashire
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“Founder and CEO, REAch2 and Executive Headteacher, Hillyfield Primary Academy, London Borough of Waltham Forest. For services to Education.”
William Robert Fittall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Kent
“For services to the Church of England.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2010). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2010.
Knight Bachelor · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2453716. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Berkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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