New Year Honours 2009
Colin William MCKERRACHER CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Chief Constable, Grampian Police. For services to the Police.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Constable, Grampian Police. For services to the Police.
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“Chief Constable, Grampian Police. For services to the Police.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 101 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 11% of the list.
In their area
8 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Aberdeen.
How widely is this recognised?
925 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2008.
Location (Aberdeen) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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