New Year Honours 1976
James Harvey Hamilton MAcGREGOR- Dowsett CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to local government and the community.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to local government and the community.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to local government and the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 316 times in the New Year Honours List 1976 — about 21% 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 1976
Adam Thomson
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Chairman and Chief Executive
Alan Blakemore; Town Clerk and Execu- tive
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Alan Cotton Meigh
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Managing Director
Alan Herbert Randall
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Chairman
Alan Smith
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Albert Henry Spire
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Albert John
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“for the Principality of Wales.”
Alexander Crawford
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Director
Alexander James Haggart
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Alexander Whittle
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Principal
Alfred Edward Marks
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Actor.
Alfred Frederick Parker
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Chairman
Algernon Frederick Seton Pollock
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Secretary
Alistair Bromley Campbell
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“for Scotland.”
Allan Aitken
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Director
Allen Dinsdale
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Andrew Graham Stewart McCALLUM
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“For services to the British community in Japan.”
Andrew Kirkwood Grant
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“for National Savings.”
Andrew Murray Urquhart
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Chairman
Anne-Louise Laing
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Annie Wright
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Anthony Lee De Silva
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Antony Hopkins
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Archibald Anderson Winning
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lately Chief Fire Officer
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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
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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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
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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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 · 1976
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1976 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1975.
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