New Year Honours 1955
Francis Steward Gentle CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Chairman and (Managing Director of the White City Stadium and Harringay Arena
“For services to sport.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1955
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1955- Role at the time
- Chairman and (Managing Director of the White City Stadium and Harringay Arena
“For services to sport.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 318 times in the New Year Honours List 1955 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman and (Managing Director of the White City Stadium and Harringay Arena.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 1955
— Gawain Westray Bell
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— Geoffrey Cokayne Gibbs
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— Herbert Wright Brierley
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— His Highness Aga Sultan Mahomed Shah
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— Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Edward Adeane
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—' Liieuteniant-General Edwin Otway Herbert
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. Hugh Landale Prentis
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) Desmond John Howard Bannister
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) Wesley Frank . WrLLouGHBY
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Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
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Alan Cyril Levin Callaway
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Royal Marines
Alan Noble
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“For political and public services in Lancashire.”
Alec Wilson Drew
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Alexander Hamill
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Alexandet McLEOD
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Alfred Charles Shirlaw
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Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Alfred Ernest Amor
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Alfred Henry Parker
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Alfred Watson
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Alfred William Hurll
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Allan Stewart Gilbert
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Allen Henry Wheeler
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Alun Bennett Oldfield-Davies
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Antony Greville Dudgeon
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1955
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1955 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1954.
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