New Year Honours 2009
David Evan ROBERTS CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Swimmer. For services to Disabled Sport.”
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New Year Honours 2009“Swimmer. For services to Disabled Sport.”
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“Swimmer. For services to Disabled Sport.”
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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.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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
Alistair Buchanan
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Chief Executive, Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. For public service.”
Andrew Michael Slade
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“SCS, Ministry of Defence. For public service.”
Anthony Watson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hertfordshire
“Chairman, Strategic Investment Board Limited. For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.”
Ben Paul Oakley Dyson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Director of Primary Care, Department of Health.”
Bradley Marc Wiggins
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“Cyclist. For services to Sport.”
Bryan Mark Gray
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“Chair, North West Regional Development Agency. For services to Business and to the community in the North West.”
Charles Benedict Ainslie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cornwall
“Sailor. For services to Sport.”
Charles Donald Hendry
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“Chief Fire Officer, Kent Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Local Government.”
Charles James Francis Sinclair
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Lately Chief Executive, Daily Mail and General Trust. For services to the Newspaper Industry.”
Clive Andrew Maxwell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For public service.”
Colin William Mckerracher
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Aberdeen
“Chief Constable, Grampian Police. For services to the Police.”
Councillor David Robert Parsons
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“Leader, Leicestershire County Council and Chairman, East Midlands Regional Assembly. For services to Local and Regional Government and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Daniel Francis Mcallister
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“Area Manager, East Midlands Region, HM Prison Service, Ministry of Justice.”
David George Flory
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Durham
“Director-General, NHS Finance, Performance and Operations, Department of Health.”
David George Moorhouse
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“Chair, Lloyds Register. For services to the Maritime Industry.”
David John Brailsford
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Derbyshire
“Performance Director, British Cycling. For services to Sport.”
David Keith Dingle
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“Chief Executive Officer, Carnival UK. For services to the Shipping Industry.”
David Lee Pearson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Staffordshire
“For services to Equestrianism and Disabled Sport.”
David Prince
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“Lately Chief Executive, Standards Board for England. For services to Local Government.”
David Whitlock Tanner
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Middlesex
“Performance Director, GB Rowing Team. For services to Sport.”
Deborah Frances Shackleton
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Merseyside
“Group Chief Executive, The Riverside Housing Group. For services to the Housing Sector.”
Derek Anthony Ludlow
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bedfordshire
“Chairman, Ludlow Group of Companies. For services to Business and to the community in Bedfordshire.”
Douglas Caster
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Berkshire
“Chief Executive, Ultra Electronics Holdings plc. For services to the Defence Industry.”
Dr Ian Mckenziesmith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Angus
“For services to the Arts in Scotland.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Glyn Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Alan Christopher Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Edmund Harold Shillabeer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Charitable Fundraising, to Athletics and to the community in Plymouth, Devon”
David Stewart Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Alan Thomas Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire”
James Isaac McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Volunteer Athletics Coach. For services to Junior Athletics”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Disability and Inclusion Lead, Grimsby Town Foundation. For services to Association Football”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Administrator, Old Streetonians Rugby Football Club. For services to Amateur Sport in London”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
Leslie Alan France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan”
Linda Annette Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Implementation Team Leader, Delivery Strand Workplace Transformation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports”
George Michael Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing”
Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough”
Roger Frederick Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Local Cricket”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“President, Mid Staffs Junior Football League. For services to Grassroots Football”
Ian Michael Brown
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Cycling in Guernsey.”
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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.
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