New Year Honours 1996
Charles Noel Davies
Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive • VSEL Ltd
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
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New Year Honours 1996- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, VSEL Ltd
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 31 times in the New Year Honours List 1996 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, VSEL Ltd.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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“For services to Historical Demography.”
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Graham Kirkham
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“For services to the Electrical Retailing Industry.”
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“For services to the Construction Industry.”
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“For services to Conservation.”
John Harold Horlock
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“For services to Science, Engineering and to Education.”
Leslie Sharp
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“For services to the Police.”
Malcolm Kenneth McINTOSH
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Maurice Adrian Shinwell
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Natalie Wade
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Wendy Carlin
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Neeta Atkar
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Raymond Pritchard
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James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
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Ernest Fallowfield
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“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
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Gary Stevens
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“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
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Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
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“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
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“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
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Skipton, North Yorkshire
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George Fleming
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1996
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1996 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1995.
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