Birthday Honours 2024
Charles Byrne CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director General
“For services to Veterans.”
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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
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Charles BYRNE
lately Director General, The Royal British Legion
For services to Veterans.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Director General
- Region
- Worcester, Worcestershire
“For services to Veterans.”
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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 2024 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
11 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Worcestershire.
What organisation were they with?
Director General.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 Birthday Honours 2024
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Alan Jope
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Alan Yentob
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“For services to the Arts and Media.”
Alex Jennings
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London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Alexander Sturgis
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Culture.”
Alison Gowman
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“For Public and Voluntary Services and to Sustainability.”
Alison Vincent
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Engineering and Technology.”
Andrew Berry
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Street, Somerset
“For services to Further Education.”
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“For services to Victims of Stalking.”
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“For services to Film and Television.”
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“For services to Charity and to Philanthropy.”
Asisat Edeh
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London, Greater London
“For services to Adult Education.”
Barbara Sahakian
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Research in Human Cognitive Processes.”
Barbara Slater
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London, Greater London
“For services to Sports Broadcasting.”
Brian Kingham
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Marlborough, Wiltshire
“For services to Business, to the Economy and to Charity.”
Bronagh Hinds
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Peace and Promoting Women’s Rights.”
Christine Holt
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Neuroscience.”
Christopher Boardman
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Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Active Travel.”
Claire Enders
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Cupar, Fife
“For services to Media.”
David Joyce
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David Menon
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Neurocritical Care.”
David Moody
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David Wright
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Chippenham, Wiltshire
“For services to the Safety of Children and Young People.”
Dawn Airey
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London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre and to Charity.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 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.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
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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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644794. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Worcester, Worcestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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