New Year Honours 1997
John Arthur Hugh Curry CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chairman • All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Organisation: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
“For services to Lawn Tennis.”
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New Year Honours 1997- Role at the time
- Chairman, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
“For services to Lawn Tennis.”
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“For services to Lawn Tennis.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the New Year Honours List 1997 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Alison Norman
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“For services to Health Care.”
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“For services to Architecture.”
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“For servicesto Science.”
Andrew Neil Morrison
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“for Scotland.”
Andrew Rodney Dare
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“For services to Milk Marque and to the Dairy Industry.”
Angus John MacDONALD
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“For services to Broadcasting.”
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Anthony George Hurst Withey
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“For services to the Employment of Disabled People.”
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“For services to Journalism and to Broadcasting.”
Anthony Stephen Close
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“For services to Health Education.”
Antony Angus Nicholson
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Archibald MacLAREN
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Arthur S. Jones
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Ashley Ernest George Truluck
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Aubrey Rose
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“For services to Community Relations.”
Barbara Fitzgerald Harvey
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“For services to Medieval History.”
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“for Planning, Environment, and Lands, Hong Kong.”
Brian Ford Baldock
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“For services to the Alcoholic Drinks Industry.”
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Raymond Pritchard
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Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
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London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
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Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
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Sevenoaks, Kent
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Karen Jones
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Tavistock, Devon
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Christine Gibbons
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Hove, East Sussex
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Gordon Deans
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Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
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London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
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London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
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Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
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Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
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Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
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Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1997
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1997 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1996.
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