New Year Honours 2009
Hugh Christopher Emlyn Harris CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Founder • London First Global Network
“For voluntary service to Community Relations in the City of London.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For voluntary service to Community Relations in the City of London.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2009
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Kent
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Role at the time
- Founder, London First Global Network
- Region
- Kent
“For voluntary service to Community Relations in the City of London.”
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“For voluntary service to Community Relations in the City of London.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 115 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 10% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Founder, London First Global Network.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary 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 2009
Alexander Allan Templeton of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Aberdeen
“For services to Medicine.”
Alistair Buchanan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For public service.”
Andrew Michael Slade
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For public service.”
Anne-Marie Rafferty
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Anthony James Venables
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Oxfordshire
“for International Development.”
Anthony Watson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.”
Ben Paul Oakley Dyson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
Bradley Marc Wiggins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“For services to Sport.”
Bryan Mark Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“For services to Business and to the community in the North West.”
Charles Benedict Ainslie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cornwall
“For services to Sport.”
Charles Donald Hendry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles James Francis Sinclair
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the Newspaper Industry.”
Clive Andrew Maxwell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For public service.”
Colin Dennis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Warwickshire
“For services to the Agri-food Industry.”
Colin William McKerracher
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Aberdeen
“For services to the Police.”
Courtney Pine
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Sussex
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Daniel Francis McAllister
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
Area Manager
David Charles Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Shropshire
“For services to Education.”
David Evan Roberts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to Disabled Sport.”
David George Flory
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Durham
Director General
David George Moorhouse
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the Maritime Industry.”
David John Brailsford
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Derbyshire
“For services to Sport.”
David Keith Dingle
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the Shipping Industry.”
David Lee Pearson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Staffordshire
“For services to Equestrianism and to Disabled Sport.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
Location (Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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