Birthday Honours 2018
David Wood CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Councillor
“For political and public service.”
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
David Leslie WOOD
Councillor, Newcastle City Council
For political and public service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Tyne and Wear
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Councillor
- Region
- Tyne and Wear
“For political and public service.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 98 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Councillor.
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 2018
Alexander Begbie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Business and Social Inclusion.”
Alexander John Marshall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hampshire
“For services to Policing.”
Alison Janet Elliot
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Edinburgh
“For public service.”
Alun Evans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Scholarship.”
Alun Tucker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cardiff
“For services to International Justice.”
Andrew Green
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Ann Heathwaite
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lancashire
“For services to Scientific Research and Advice to the Government.”
Arthur Gascoigne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to the Arts.”
Barbara Allison
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Lanarkshire
“For public service.”
Bashir Al-hashimi
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Hampshire
“For services to Computer Engineering and to Industry.”
Brenda Trenowden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Kent
“For services to Exports in the Financial Sector and to Gender Equality.”
Brendan Mcguigan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Down
“For services to Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Brent Cheshire
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Sussex
“For services to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
Caroline Brazier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
North Yorkshire
“For services to Librarianship and to Higher Education.”
Christoffel Brink
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Higher Education.”
Colin Herron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Business and to the Renewable Energy Sector.”
David Eyton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Engineering and to Energy.”
David Havelock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to the Economy.”
David Kinder
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Abroad
“For public service and services to Mental Wellbeing.”
David Orr
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Housing.”
Dinah Casson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Design.”
Dionne Collins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and the British Association of Women in Policing.”
Edward Hardy
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Surrey
“For services to Drama.”
Elizabeth Calder
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Suffolk
“For services to Literature.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041568. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Location (Tyne and Wear) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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