Birthday Honours 1960
Johan Henrik Durr CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• formerly a Member of the Executive Council
“For public services.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1960
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- formerly a Member of the Executive Council
“For public services.”
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“For public services.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 154 times in the Birthday Honours List 1960 — about 11% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
formerly a Member of the Executive Council.
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 Birthday Honours 1960
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Alexander Frederick Morgan Smith
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Alexander James Deas Ronald
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late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alexander Whiteford Scott
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“For con- tributions to the food dehydration industry and services to the Aberdeen research establish- ment of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.”
Alhaji Umaru Gwandu
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Alwyne Michael Webster Whistler
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Ann Blumer
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“For political and public services in Darlington.”
Anthony Colin Kendall
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Anthony Horace Milward
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Archibald Peter Sturrock Forbes
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Archie Little Winskill
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Arthur Edward Swain
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“For services to agri- culture in Northern Ireland.”
Arthur Foden
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Royal Air Force
Arthur Marsden
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Royal Navy
Bahadurali Kassim Suleman Verjee
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“For public services in Uganda.”
Benjamin Alfred Edwards
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Bernard John Collins
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Brian Pashley Young
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Cecil Blanche WoooHAM-iSMiTH
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Ceri Giraldus Richards
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Charles Petrie McCoNNACHiE
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“For public services in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Thomas Meredith
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Christopher Castleton Smythe
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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
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“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
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1960
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1960 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1960.
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