Birthday Honours 2017
Dr John Menzies LOW
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive
Organisation: Charities Aid Foundation
“Chief Executive, Charities Aid Foundation. For charitable services.”
Timeline
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive, Charities Aid Foundation. For services to the Voluntary Sector and to Deaf People.
View London Gazette noticeKnight Bachelor
Chief Executive, Charities Aid Foundation. For charitable services.
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Dr. John Menzies LOW C.B.E.
Chief Executive, Charities Aid Foundation
For charitable services.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- Kent
“Chief Executive, Charities Aid Foundation. For services to the Voluntary Sector and to Deaf People.”
Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive, Charities Aid Foundation. For charitable services.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 17 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
11 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Hertfordshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Charities Aid Foundation.
How widely is this recognised?
11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2017
Alimuddin Zumla
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University College London. For services to Public Health and Protection from Infectious Disease.”
Frank Lowy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
“For services to business and philanthropy.”
George William John Benjamin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“Composer, Conductor and Performer. For services to Music.”
Graham John Thornicroft
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“Consultant Psychiatrist and Professor of Community Psychiatry, King's College London. For services to Mental Health.”
Leonard Blavatnik
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Philanthropy.”
Malcolm Walker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Flintshire
“Chairman and Chief Executive, Iceland Frozen Food. For services to Retailing, Entrepreneurship and charity.”
Mark John Boleat
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Hertfordshire
“Lately Chairman, Policy and Resources Committee, City of London Corporation. For services to the Financial Services Industry and to Local Government in London.”
Mir Zahedi
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“Technical Director, Chas A Blatchford & Sons. For services to Engineering and Innovation.”
Peter Ribblesdale Thornton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“Lately Chief Coroner. For services to the Administration of Justice and the Coroner Service.”
Professor Hugh Charles Jonathan Godfray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Oxfordshire
“Hope Professor of Zoology, University of Oxford. For services to Scientific Research and for Scientific Advice to Government.”
Simon Lovestone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“Professor of Translational Neuroscience, University of Oxford. For services to Neuroscience Research.”
Trevor Steven Pears
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
“For services to philanthropy.”
Vito Antonio Muscatelli
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Dunbartonshire
“Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Glasgow. For services to Economics and Higher Education.”
William (Billy) Connolly
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
East Sussex
“For services to Entertainment and charity.”
William Bailhache
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
“For services to The Crown and the community in Jersey.”
William John Anthony Timpson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Cheshire
“For services to Business and Fostering.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Moira Patricia Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Peter Nicholas Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Enola Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
West Mersea, Essex
“Founder, Insulinoma Charity UK. For services to the Insulinoma Community”
Simon Ernest Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Diane Kathleen Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Michael Evan West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim”
Christine Joy Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“Lately Railwayman, West Midlands Trains and Freightliner Group. For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children's Hospital”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Adult Instructor, Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force. For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising”
Nicholas Kevin Davis Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Craig Thomas Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“Chairman of Sandhaven and Pitullie Harbour Trust. For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire”
Jean Mary Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Donald Richard Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Volunteer, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow. For Charitable Service”
Graham Syrett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the community in Cotham and Kingsdown, Bristol”
Jennifer Jaculin Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service”
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”
Beryl Shirley Stubbins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Downham Market, Norfolk
“For services to the community in Norfolk”
Neville Percy Stephens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Craven Arms, Shropshire
“For services to the community in Craven Arms, Shropshire”
Martyn Clive Steers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maidstone, Kent
“Volunteer, St John Ambulance Kent. For voluntary services to Community First Aid”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2008.
Knight Bachelor · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2803350. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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