New Year Honours 1956
Douglas Robert Stewart Bader CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the disabled.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1956
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the disabled.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 208 times in the New Year Honours List 1956 — about 15% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 1956
— Harold Corti Emmerson
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— Stephen Hezekiah Oluwole Oluremilekun Awokoya
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— Vice-Marshal Alfred Cotterill Kermode
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Abington Goodden
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Accountancy in State of South Australia.
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Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan
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Aii Vice-Marshal William Mary Laurence MAcDoNALD
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Alan Sterling Parkes
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“for Medical Research.”
Albert Wallington Taylor
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Royal Air Force
Alexander Henry Melvill Wedderburn
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alexander Kidd Duthie
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Alfred William Hammond Noakes
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Alick Foord-Kelcey
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Anastasia Michaelovna Wernher
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“For political and public services in Bedfordshire.”
Andrew Reid
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Angus Robert Clark
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Archibald Gerald Glenister
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Arthur George Linfield
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Arthur James Biggar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Royal Air Force
Arthur Ralph Brooks Edgecombe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Athelstan Popkess
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
“For public services in Belfast.”
Audrey Frances Philipson Worsley- Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
“For political and public ser- vices in Lancashire.”
Basil Edward Nield
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
“for Chester since 1940.”
Benjamin Crewdson Thomas
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1956
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1956 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1955.
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