New Year Honours 1996
Harold Lloyd Payne CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to ex-Servicemen and Women.”
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“For services to ex-Servicemen and Women.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 112 times in the New Year Honours List 1996 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 1996
Alan Christopher Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Cricket.”
Alan Frederick Roberts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Chief Executive
Alan McGOWN of Civil Engineering
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Geotextile Research.”
Alan Richard William Lotherington
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
lately Grade 6
Alexander Mclntosh Geddes of Infectious Diseases
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Medicine.”
Andrew Cook
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Steel Castings Industry.”
Andrew David Lansley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For political service.”
Anne Field
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Anne-Marie Sabina Nelson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For political and public service.”
Anthony Patrick Leslie Minford
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Economics.”
Anthony Strother Hopkins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Industry.”
Archibald Gillespie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Director of Finance
Arthur James Rose
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“for Standards in Education.”
Barry Vernon Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
lately Grade 6
Benjamin Roland Norton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Bernard Arthur Sperring
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
lately Grade 6
Brian Arthur Wright
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Brian John Taylor Hanson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Church of England.”
Brian Norman Christopher Prichard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For political service.”
Caroline Joyce Fryd
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Charles Anthony Butterworth of Community Nursing
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Nursing.”
Charles Michael Lake
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Christopher David Mackenzie- Beevor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Christopher John Robinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Health Care.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 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.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
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.”
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.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1996
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1996 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1995.
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