New Year Honours 2009
Colin William McKerracher CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the Police.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2009
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“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 115 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 10% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 2009
Alexander Allan Templeton of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Aberdeen
“For services to Medicine.”
Alistair Buchanan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For public service.”
Andrew Michael Slade
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For public service.”
Anne-Marie Rafferty
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Anthony James Venables
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Oxfordshire
“for International Development.”
Anthony Watson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.”
Ben Paul Oakley Dyson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
Bradley Marc Wiggins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“For services to Sport.”
Bryan Mark Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“For services to Business and to the community in the North West.”
Charles Benedict Ainslie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cornwall
“For services to Sport.”
Charles Donald Hendry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles James Francis Sinclair
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the Newspaper Industry.”
Clive Andrew Maxwell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For public service.”
Colin Dennis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Warwickshire
“For services to the Agri-food Industry.”
Courtney Pine
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Sussex
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Daniel Francis McAllister
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
Area Manager
David Charles Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Shropshire
“For services to Education.”
David Evan Roberts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to Disabled Sport.”
David George Flory
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Durham
Director General
David George Moorhouse
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the Maritime Industry.”
David John Brailsford
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Derbyshire
“For services to Sport.”
David Keith Dingle
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the Shipping Industry.”
David Lee Pearson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Staffordshire
“For services to Equestrianism and to Disabled Sport.”
David Norse
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to international sustainable development and UK/China relations.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
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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