Birthday Honours 2008
“For services to the Armed Forces.”
Recognised for
Topics
London Gazette page
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2008
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Location
Warwickshire
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Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Chair, Navy
- Region
- Warwickshire
“For services to the Armed Forces.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 108 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Navy.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 Birthday Honours 2008
Aileen Margaret Keel
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
Alan Parker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Andrew Maxwell Coppel
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“For services to the Tourism Industry.”
Andrew William Reid
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Staffordshire
“for Children, Schools and Families.”
Anthony Cohen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“For services to Higher Education in Scotland.”
Anthony Howard Goldstone
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to Medicine.”
Anthony Paul Rossi
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Norfolk
“For services to Heritage and to Conservation.”
Brian Edward McHenry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For public and voluntary service.”
Brian Ion Duerden of Medical Microbiology
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Gwent
“For services to Medicine and to Charity.”
Brian Magenis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For public and voluntary service.”
Carew Lovell Wilks
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Charles Adrian Hobbs
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Berkshire
Charles Stuart Bell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Christopher Charles Dyer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Leicestershire
“for English Local History, University of Leicester.”
Christopher Kenneth Davidson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Essex
Clive Richard Elderton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Colin Andrew Findlay
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Colin McLeod Milne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Inverness-shire
“For services to the Administration of Justice.”
David Darling
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to the Computer Games Industry.”
David Thomas Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
Denis Rooney
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“for Ireland.”
Derek Maurice Wise
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“For services to local and national Education.”
Desmond Bernard O’Connor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Entertainment and to Broadcasting.”
Dianne Marie Willcocks
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
North Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education and to the community in Yorkshire.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (Warwickshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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