Birthday Honours 2008
Antony HALES CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Chair, Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. For services to the Armed Forces.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chair, Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. For services to the Armed Forces.
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“Chair, Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. For services to the Armed Forces.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 97 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 10% of the list.
In their area
38 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Warwickshire.
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 Birthday Honours 2008
Alan Parker
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“Chief Executive Officer, Whitbread Group. For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Andrew Maxwell Coppel
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“Chair, Tourism Ireland Limited. For services to the Tourism Industry.”
Andrew William Reid
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Staffordshire
“Lately Divisional Manager, Institutional Inspections and Frameworks Division, Ofsted, Department for Children, Schools and Families.”
Anthony Paul Rossi
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Norfolk
“For services to Heritage and to Conservation.”
Archibald Anderson Bethel
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lanarkshire
“Lately Chair, Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire. For services to Business and to Economic Development in Lanarkshire.”
Bernard Borland
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Principal, St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, Clapham. For services to Further Education in London.”
Brian Edward Mchenry
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Lately General Counsel, Office of Fair Trading. For public and voluntary service.”
Brian Magenis
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Senior Civil Servant, Ministry of Defence. For public and voluntary service.”
Charles Stuart Bell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Christopher Kenneth Davidson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Essex
“National Business Director, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Colin McLeod Milne
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Inverness-shire
“President, Employment Tribunal, Scotland. For services to the Administration of Justice.”
Coun Mohammed Afzal Khan
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Greater Manchester
“For services to Community and Inter-Faith Relations and to Local Government in Manchester.”
Coun Nicholas William Skellett
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“Leader, Surrey County Council. For services to Local Government.”
David Darling
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“Co-founder, Codemasters. For services to the Computer Games Industry.”
David Thomas Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director, Business Relations, Special Projects, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
Denis Rooney
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“Chair, International Fund for Ireland. For services to Economic Development and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Derek Maurice Wise
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“Headteacher, Cramlington Community High School, Northumberland. For services to local and national Education.”
Desmond Bernard O'Connor
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Entertainment and to Broadcasting.”
Dr Aileen Margaret Keel
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Executive.”
Dr Graham Aubrey Honeyman
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd. For services to Industry.”
Dr Graham Nigel Spittle
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“Director, IBM Hursley Laboratory and Chair, Technology Strategy Board and Vice President, Software, UKISA (UK, Ireland & South Africa) IBM. For services to Industry.”
Dr John Menzies Low
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“Chief Executive, Charities Aid Foundation. For services to the Voluntary Sector and to Deaf People.”
Dr Khurshid Ahmed
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“Chair, British Muslim Forum. For services to Community Relations in Birmingham.”
Dr Michael John More
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Cambridgeshire
“Lately Chief Executive, Suffolk County Council. For services to Local Government.”
In the same field
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liskeard, Cornwall
“Royal Navy Association Lead Mentor, HMS Raleigh. For voluntary services to Royal Navy Recruits”
David John Rowlands
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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 (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
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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