New Year Honours 1971
James Learmouth Gowans CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Medical Science.”
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“For services to Medical Science.”
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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?
5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
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
- Humphrey Gurdon Kemball
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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
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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 Health & Social Care
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Tyrrell Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Healthcare in Myanmar.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Helen Whyley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
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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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