Birthday Honours 2001
David Clive Gowdy CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
“For public service.”
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Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) · 2001
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“For public service.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 17 times in the Birthday Honours List 2001 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath in the Birthday Honours 2001
Anita Straker
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“for Education and Employment.”
Archibald Peter Neil Currie
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late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Ashley Ernest George Truluck
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
Colin Victor Balmer
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
David Maxwell Salisbury
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
Gerald David Wynn
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
Director of Operations
Iain Robert Henderson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
John Frederick Ballard
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
Director
John McMaster Samuel Hugh Glenn Thompson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
Director General
Liam Diarmuid Curran
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
late Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Michael Stephen Dreese Granatt
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
lately Head
Neil Stuart McKay
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
Chief Operating Officer
Peter David Ewins
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
Chief Executive
Philippa Catherine Drew
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
“for Culture, Media and Sport.”
Senior Civil Servant
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2001
Ministry of Defence
Vice-Marshal Thomas William Rimmer
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Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
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London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2001
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2001 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 16 June 2001.
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