New Year Honours 2014
“Director of Service Prosecutions, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence, particularly Armed Forces Justice.”
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Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Director of Service Prosecutions, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence, particularly Armed Forces Justice.
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“Director of Service Prosecutions, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence, particularly Armed Forces Justice.”
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Bruce Fiddes Houlder
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
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“Director of Service Prosecutions, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence, particularly Armed Forces Justice.”
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The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 15 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 1% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath in the New Year Honours 2014
Carew Lovell Wilks
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Dr Derek William Feeley
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
USA
“Lately Director-General, Health and Social Care, Scottish Government. For services to Healthcare.”
Dr Philip John Rycroft
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
East Lothian
“Director General, Deputy Prime Minister's Office. For services to the UK's Devolved and Coalition Governments.”
John Howard James Gower
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
John James Pullinger
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Kent
“Librarian and Director General, Information Services, House of Commons. For services to Parliament and voluntary service to the community through Great Culverden Park Ltd”
John McNiven Ross Henderson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
late Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Matthew John Parr
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Michael Anderson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
East Sussex
“Prime Minister's Envoy on UN Development Goals, Department for International Development. For services to International Development.”
Michael Charles Lancaster Carpenter
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Surrey
“Speaker's Counsel, House of Commons. For services to Parliament and voluntary service to the community in Surrey.”
Michael James Ellam
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
London
“Lately Director-General, International and Finance, HM Treasury. For services to International Finance Policy.”
Stephen John Rimmer
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Northamptonshire
“Director General, Crime and Policing Group, Home Office. For services to Criminal Justice and Policing Reform.”
Vice-Marshal Lindsay John Irvine
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Royal Air Force
Vice-Marshal Ross Paterson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
William Crothers
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Surrey
“Chief Procurement Officer, HM Government. For services to Government Efficiency and Commercial Capability.”
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Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 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.”
Martin Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
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.”
Frederick Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
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.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“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.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
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Where this record comes from
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 1 January 2014.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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