New Year Honours 1973
Frank Arthur Arden CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to agriculture in Lincolnshire.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to agriculture in Lincolnshire.
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“For services to agriculture in Lincolnshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 130 times in the New Year Honours List 1973 — about 10% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 1973
Alan Ure Reith Scroggie
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Alexander Charles Durie
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Director General
Alexander Dunbar Aitken Mayes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to medicine and hospital administration.”
Alexander Edward Libor Parnis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Hubert Arthur Hogg
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Secretary
Alfred Deutsch
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Technical Director
Alice Paton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services in charity work and for the University of Melbourne.”
Ann Shearer Blofeld
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Anthony John Monk
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Royal Navy
Anthony Richard Turnor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For political and public services in Wessex.”
Arthur Gordon George Young
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Headmaster
Aubrey Edwin Orchard-Lisle
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For public services.”
Bernat Klein
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Beryl Grey (Beryl Elizabeth
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Betty Fraser Ross Paterson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Brenda Gwyneth Stewart Colvin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Senior Partner
Charles Francis Carr
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Charles Guy Cubitt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to riding.”
Charles Harry Broughton Pipkin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Export.”
Charles Harry Stanger
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Consultant
Christopher Evelyn Kevill-Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to the National Health Service.”
Clarence Harrington Cooksley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Corrie Pool Beat/tie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to British com- mercial interests in Thailand.”
Daniel Cook
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In the same field
Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1973
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1973 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1972.
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