New Year Honours 1975
Frank Idris Whatley CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to local government in Gwent.”
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“For services to local government in Gwent.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 134 times in the New Year Honours List 1975 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 1975
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Christopher Richards
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“For services to British commercial interests and the community in Ghana.”
Craig Connell Smellie
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Cyril George Dudley
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“For services to the real estate industry and the com- munity.”
Cyril Gordon Wastell
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Darwin Herbert Templeton
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“For services to industry in Northern Ireland.”
David Arthur Chester Peck
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Director
David Lewis Evans
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Chairman
Dean Stocker Prangley
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“For services to the architectural profession.”
Denis Rawnsley Harper
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“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
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Glynne Jones
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Mark
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Matthew Ellis
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1975
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1975 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1974.
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