New Year Honours 1953
Birt Evelyn CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• For public services in Barbados
“For public services ' ;;in ^Barbados.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1953
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New Year Honours 1953- Role at the time
- For public services in Barbados
“For public services ' ;;in ^Barbados.”
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“For public services ' ;;in ^Barbados.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For public services ' ;;in ^Barbados.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 158 times in the New Year Honours List 1953 — about 12% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For public services in Barbados.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 New Year Honours 1953
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“For public ser- .”
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Albert Ernest Dale
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Albert James Manson
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Alexander Macbeath
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Alexander Strathern Fulton
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Alfred Mordey Rake
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Alfred Read
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Andrew - Theodore."' Sjjmner
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Anthony Higfamore King
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Archibald William Major-BULL
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Arnold Sydney Whitehead
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Arthur Keller - Davis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“For political and public services in Shropshire.”
Arthur Ransome
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Ashley Myott
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Barnard Alfred Goldstein
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Bernard Miles
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Bonner William Arthur Dickson
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Brian Kennedy-Cooke
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Cameron Gordon Graham Nicholson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Charles John Turner
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Charles Thornton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“For public services in the Federation of Malaya.”
Cjerald George Sydney James Hadlow
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“For public services in Nyasaland.”
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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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.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1953
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1953 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1952.
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