Birthday Honours 2019
Gary Lewitt CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Defence.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
8 June 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Gary Nigel LEWITT
Head of Resources, Defence Intelligence
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Hertfordshire
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“For services to Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 121 times in the Birthday Honours List 2019 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2019
Adrian Crellin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Radiotherapy.”
Alan Mcdevitt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Dunbartonshire
“For services to the NHS and to General Practitioners in Scotland.”
Andrew Heath
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
Anna Vignoles (anna Griffiths)
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Saffron Walden, Essex
“For services to Social Sciences.”
Anna-Marie Morrison
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire
“For services to Apprenticeships.”
Anthony Laithwaite
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Oxfordshire
“For services to the UK and Global Wine Industry.”
Barnaby Lenon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Benedict Evans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Bharat Shah
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Northwood, London
“For services to Business, Economic Growth, to Exporting, Independent Pharmacy Sector and to Philanthropy.”
Bryan Appleyard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Journalism and the Arts.”
Caroline Low
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For public service.”
Catherine Bradley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For public service.”
Charles Donald Hendry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to UK trade and investment.”
Christina Hallett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Bristol
“For services to Civil Society, to Mentoring and to Coaching.”
Colin Robertson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Edinburgh
“For services to Exports and to the Bus and Coach Manufacturing Sector.”
David Evan Roberts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Financial Services and to the NHS.”
David Gill
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Greater Manchester
“For services to Football.”
David Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Regulation.”
David Southwood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Space Science and Industry in the UK and Europe.”
David Strang
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Edinburgh
“For services to Law and Order.”
Deborah Gillatt, (mrs Goldsmith)
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Croydon, London
“For services to the Economy.”
Deidre Ford
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Radio.”
Derek Vaughan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Swansea
“For political and public service.”
Elizabeth Barnes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Staffordshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Martin Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Frederick Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3294145. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).
Published 7 June 2019.
Location (Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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