Birthday Honours 2004
John Ferrie CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Group Managing Director • Smiths Aerospace
“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.
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- Group Managing Director, Smiths Aerospace
“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 107 times in the Birthday Honours List 2004 — about 11% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Group Managing Director, Smiths Aerospace.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2004
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Anastasios Paul Leventis
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“For services to conservation and the environment overseas, especially in Nigeria.”
Andrew Donisthorpe Meek
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Andrew Douglas Pulford
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Royal Air Force
Andrew James Seber
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“For services to Education.”
Andrew Joseph Gunz
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Ann Taylor
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“For services to the Retail Sector.”
Archibald Boyd Tunnock
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“For services to charity in Scotland.”
Barbara Phillips
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“For services to Biological Chemistry.”
Barry John Stickings
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“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Brian Michael Rowntree
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“for System.”
Bryan Forbes
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“For services to the Arts.”
Carol Frances
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Charles Bernard Hilton Stevenson
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Royal Navy
Christine Tacon
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“For services to Agriculture.”
Christopher Colin Wilson
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Christopher John Parry
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Royal Navy
Christopher Michael Bruce Coats
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late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Clare Sumner
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Senior Civil Servant
Colin Barrow
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“For services to Local Government.”
Colin MacLean
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“For services to Education.”
Colin William Sinclair
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“For services to Local Government.”
David Alan Chipperfield
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“For services to Architecture.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Martin Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Frederick Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2004).
Published 10 June 2004.
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