Birthday Honours 1971
James Macdonald Cobban CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1971 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1971
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 127 times in the Birthday Honours List 1971 — about 9% of the list.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1971
Alan Christianson
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Alan Christopher Cowan
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Alan John Wood
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“For services to British com- mercial interests in Malaysia.”
Alberto Casali
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alexander Alfred William Landymore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alexander McEWAN
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to Export.”
Allan David Flanders
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Member
Alwyn Brunow Waters
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Anne Margaret Wilson White
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Arnold William Redrup Wood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to British interests in Ghana.”
Arthur Fleetwood Luya
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to the community.”
Arthur George Asquith-Leeson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Arthur Leslie Stuchbery
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Arthur Richard Dufty
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Bernard Loweth Morgan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For poli- tical and public services in the Eastern Area.”
Biuce Wilfred Goodman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Brian Harvey Wilson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Brinley Thomas
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Cecil Artimus Evan-Jones
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to railway research Captain Henry Francis JOWETT, Chief Marine Superintendent and Director, Furness Withy and Company Ltd.”
Charles Gaiger Broad
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Charles Robert M O R T O N
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to medicine and ex-servicemen.”
Christopher James Jackson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For ser- vices to Research.”
Coningsby Allday
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Danbigh Leon Norris- Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
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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 14 June 1971.
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