New Year Honours 2023
Ian Booth CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Chief Executive
“For services to Defence.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the Bath
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath:
C.B.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
Ian Anthony BOOTH
Chief Executive, Submarine Delivery Agency, Ministry of Defence
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Hampshire
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New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
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- Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 16 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
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 Companion of the Order of the Bath in the New Year Honours 2023
Catherine Little
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Bearsted, Kent
“For Public Service.”
Christine Middlemiss
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Veterinary and Farming Sectors.”
Colin Da’silva
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Dominic Herrington
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Gaven Smith
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Guy Antony Robinson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Ian Francis Vallely
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
James Morris
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
James Swift
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Ludwig Karl Ford
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Mark Sweeney
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Knebworth, Hertfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Nina Cope
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement and to Diversity.”
Paul Marshall,
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Philip Copple
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Newton Hall, County Durham
“For services to Justice and to Charity.”
Simon Graham
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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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4245794. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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