Birthday Honours 2015
“Chief of Defence Materiel, Ministry of Defence. For public service, particularly to Defence.”
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Chief of Defence Materiel, Ministry of Defence. For public service, particularly to Defence.
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Birthday Honours 2015- Region
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“Chief of Defence Materiel, Ministry of Defence. For public service, particularly to Defence.”
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Bernard Peter Gray
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 33 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 2% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2015
Adrian Edwin White
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Surrey
“For services to International Trade and Investment.”
Andreas Whittam
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For public service, particularly to the Church of England.”
Andreas Whittam Smith, C.B.E
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
“For public service, particularly to the Church of England.”
Christopher Munro Clark,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
“For services to British German relations.”
Ciaran Gearoid Devane
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Lately Chief Executive, Macmillan Cancer Support. For services to Cancer Patients.”
Dr Karl William Pamp Jenkins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Composer. For services to Composing and Crossing Musical Genres.”
Dr Kevan Arthur Collins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Chief Executive, Education Endowment Foundation. For services to Education.”
Dr Nicholas Beaver Penny
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Director, National Gallery. For services to the Arts.”
Dr Philip Henry Montgomery Campbell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Editor in Chief, Nature. For services to Science.”
Francis Mcloughlin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Principal, City and Islington College and Chair, Commission on Adult Vocational Teaching and Learning. For services to Further Education.”
Gareth Owen Edwards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Sport and for charitable services.”
Gary Keith Verity
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
North Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Welcome to Yorkshire. For services to Tourism and the Tour De France Grand Depart 2014.”
George Ivan Morrison
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Down
“For services to the Music Industry and to Tourism in Northern Ireland.”
Henry Angest
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“National Treasurer, Conservative Party. For political service.”
Iain Macleod Mcmillan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to the Scottish Economy.”
James Loy MacMillan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Glasgow
“Composer and Conductor. For services to Music.”
Lenworth George Henry
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Actor and Comedian. For services to Drama and charity.”
Michael Lawrence Davis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Chair, Prime Minister's Holocaust Commission. For services to Holocaust Commemoration and Education.”
Nicholas Beaver Penny, F.B.A.,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
“For services to the Arts.”
Nicholas John Weller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
West Yorkshire
“Executive Principal, Dixons Academies, Bradford. For services to Education.”
Patrick Head
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Lately Director, Williams Hybrid Power Ltd. For services to Motorsport.”
Paul Stephen Kenny
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“General Secretary, GMB Union. For service to Trade Unions.”
Professor Charles Peter Downes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Fife
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Dundee. For services to Higher Education and Life Sciences.”
Professor Harshad Kumar Dharamshi Bhadeshia
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Cambridgeshire
“Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy, University of Cambridge. For services to Science and Technology.”
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Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 15 June 2015.
Location (Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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