New Year Honours 2016
Barry Humphreys CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chairman
“For services to Aviation and Charity.”
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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:
Dr Barry Keith HUMPHREYS
lately Chairman, British Air Transport Association
For services to Aviation and Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Surrey
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Chairman
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- Surrey
“For services to Aviation and Charity.”
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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.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Kent
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“For services to Business and Entrepreneurship.”
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Surrey
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“For services to Law and Order in Scotland.”
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Peter Alan Smith
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Lymington, Hampshire
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Meena Upadhyaya
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
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Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
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David Dein
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London, Greater London
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Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
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Alexander Gibson
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Michael Cooper
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Moira Chrystal
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Alison Hickman
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Charles Entwisle
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“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Simon Wootton
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Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
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Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
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Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.”
Darren Ward
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Olney, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
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Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2454024. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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