New Year Honours 2002
David James Kerr CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• University of Oxford
Organisation: University of Oxford
“For services to Cancer Research.”
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“For services to Cancer Research.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 117 times in the New Year Honours List 2002 — about 9% of the list.
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5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
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 2002
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“For services to the Defence and Shipbuilding Industries.”
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“For services to the Finance Industry.”
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Anthony Douglas Cragg
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“For services to art.”
Anthony Ian Ogus
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“For services to the Social Security Advisory Committee.”
Anthony James Pearson
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“For services to the Resettlement of Offenders.”
Anthony Noel Eskenzi
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“For services to the Corporation of London and to Youth Enterprise.”
Anthony Robert Lewis
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“For services to Sport, to Broadcasting and to Wales.”
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb
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“For services to music and entertainment.”
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“For services to British commercial interests in the Middle East.”
Brian Peter Plummer
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Bridget Christina McEVILLY
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Carol Ann Duffy
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“For services to Literature.”
Carol Mary Black
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Cecil Stanley Whitehead
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“For services to Young People.”
Christian Alice Margaret Nethercote Cleland
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“For services to the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service.”
Christine Joan Beasley
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“For services to Unemployed People.”
Christopher John Spry
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“For services to the National Health Service.”
Christopher John West
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Solicitor
Christopher Nigel Harper
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Royal Air Force
Christopher Thomas Bremner Purvis
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“For services to UK-Japanese relations.”
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London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
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Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
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Aycliffe, County Durham
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Caron Thompson
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Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
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Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
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Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Tyrrell Evans
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London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
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Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
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Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
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Helen Whyley
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Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
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Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
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Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2002
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2002 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2001.
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