Birthday Honours 2009
David Turrell CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Headteacher • Sir Bernard Lovell School
“For services to local and national Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to local and national Education.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2009
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Location
Wiltshire
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2009- Role at the time
- Headteacher, Sir Bernard Lovell School
- Region
- Wiltshire
“For services to local and national Education.”
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“For services to local and national Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 112 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Headteacher, Sir Bernard Lovell School.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 Birthday Honours 2009
Alan Hawley
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Alastair Hignell
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Gloucestershire
“For services to Sport and to Charity.”
Alastair Lansley
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Surrey
“For services to Public Transport Architecture.”
Alice Loretto Quinn
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Belfast
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alwen Williams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Anas Al-Shaikh Ali
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Community Relations.”
Andrew Ashworth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Oxfordshire
“For services to the Administration of Justice.”
Anne Dell of Carbohydrate Biochemistry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to Science.”
Anne Elizabeth Williams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cheshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Brian McAlinden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Glasgow
“For services to Education.”
Carol Elaine Baxter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Greater Manchester
“For services to Equal Opportunities.”
Christine Joy Stewart
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
Director
Christopher John Adrian Chivers
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Down
“For services to the Administration of Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Christopher John Lamb
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Norfolk
“For services to Plant Science.”
Christopher John Raymond Parker
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Christopher Michael Clarke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Edinburgh
“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Christopher Tailby
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
Director
Cicely Frances Berry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Warwickshire
“For services to Drama.”
David Allan Warner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Swansea
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
David Blanchflower
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
United States
“For services to Economics and to the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England.”
David Clifford Stephen White
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Norfolk
“For services to Biological Sciences.”
David George Steel
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Navy
David John Jarvis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Navy
David McDowall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009).
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (Wiltshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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