Birthday Honours 2003
David Arthur Ambler Marshall CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director General • Society of British Aerospace Companies
“For services to Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Defence and Aerospace Industries.
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- Director General, Society of British Aerospace Companies
“For services to Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 111 times in the Birthday Honours List 2003 — about 10% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director General, Society of British Aerospace Companies.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2003
Adrian Spencer Vaughan Williams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Education.”
Alan Britten
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Alan Herbert Cherry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Urban Regeneration and the Housebuilding Industry.”
Alan Raymond Gillespie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Northern Ireland Economy and the Commonwealth Development Corporation.”
Alan Thomas Grieve
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Arts.”
Alfred Cosier Morris
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Higher Education.”
Andrew Dillon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“for Clinical Excellence.”
Andrew Gibson Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Police.”
Andrew Peter Farquhar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Anish Kapoor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Arts.”
Anne Margaret Watts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Diversity.”
Anthony Cooper
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Education.”
Brian Rigby
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Charles Philip Graf
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Regional Newspapers.”
Christina Ann Bienkowska
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“for Education and Skills.”
Christine Knott
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Probation Service.”
Christopher Graham Rapley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Environmental Sciences.”
Christopher Nigel Banks
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Young People and the Unemployed.”
Christopher Paul Brearley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Colin Nigel Callender
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the UK film and television industries in the USA.”
Colin Ray Jackson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Sport.”
Colin Trevor Pillinger
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Higher Education and to Science.”
David Allan Burns
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the FCO Association.”
David Ian Lockwood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
In the same field
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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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2003).
Published 13 June 2003.
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