New Year Honours 1971
George Yull Mackie CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For political services in' Scotland.”
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“For political services in' Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 123 times in the New Year Honours List 1971 — 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 1971
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Alan Charles Riddle
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Alan Simpson Pattie
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Royal Air Force
Alexander David Robin Graham Wilson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alexander MAcLENNAN
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Director
Alfred Lemuel Peter Wood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Chairman
Andrew Wilson
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Anthony Douglas Brindley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Arthur Carleton Hetherington
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Arthur Frederick Herman Briscoe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Chairman
Arthur Ivan Darling
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Bernard James Callinan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to civil engineering.”
Catherine Bramwell-Booth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services with the Salvation Army.”
Charles Derek Wootten-Woolley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to the community in Nigeria.”
Charles Wesley Gair
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Christian Arthur Edgar O'Brien
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to British interests in Iran.”
Christopher Jolliffe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Director
Clarence Milton Edwards Seaman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Headmaster
Cyril Percy Rawlings
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
David Francis Pawson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to British interests in Greece.”
David Gordon Bannerman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
David John Dawson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
David William Huskisson Birch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Denys Herschel Sutton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Royal Air Force
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1971
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1971 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1970.
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