Birthday Honours 2013
John Frederick FARMER CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Organisation: Royal British Legion
“Chairman, The Royal British Legion. For voluntary service to Ex-Servicemen and Women.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chairman, The Royal British Legion. For voluntary service to Ex-Servicemen and Women.
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“Chairman, The Royal British Legion. For voluntary service to Ex-Servicemen and Women.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 109 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 9% of the list.
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28 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Suffolk.
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How widely is this recognised?
2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2013
Alban Francis Xavier Green
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
“Chief Executive, Leigh Academies Trust, Kent. For services to Education.”
Allan John Bowman
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“Chair, Social Care Institute for Excellence. For services to Social Care.”
Allan Johnstone Massie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“Journalist and Author. For services to Literature.”
Anthony Stanley Lau-Walker
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Chief Executive, Eastleigh College and Member, UK Commission for Employment and Skills. For services to Further Education.”
Anthony Tomei
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Lately Director, the Nuffield Foundation. For services to Education.”
Brian Stein
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Business and to the community in Leicestershire.”
Caroline Louise Cooper
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chief Operating Officer, Big Society Capital. For services to Social Investment.”
Cecil Duckworth
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Worcestershire
“For services to charity and to the community in Worcestershire.”
Charles Dopsey Mackay
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chairman, Historic Royal Palaces. For services to Heritage and Conservation.”
Chief Constable John Kevin Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Glasgow
“Lately Chief Constable, Central Scotland Police. For services to Law and Order in Central Scotland.”
Christie Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Lothian
“Lately Head of Police and Fire Reform Division, Scottish Government. For services to Emergency Services Reform in Scotland.”
Christine Farnish
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“For services to Financial Services and Consumer Affairs.”
Christopher John Allison
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Middlesex
“National Olympic Security Co-ordinator for London 2012. For services to the Security of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Claire Bloom
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Actress. For services to Drama.”
Councillor Gary Andrew Porter
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Lincolnshire
“Leader, South Holland District Council and Vice Chairman, Local Government Association. For services to Local Government.”
Dale Jane Murray
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Entrepreneur and Business Investor. For services to Business.”
David Anthony Sargent
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Tyne and Wear
“General Director, Sage Gateshead. For services to the Arts in North East England.”
David Frederick Montague
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Group Chief Executive, London and Quadrant. For services to Housing in London.”
David John Pitchford
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Head of Profession, Major Projects Authority. For services to Government Project Management.”
David Mcletchie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Edinburgh
“Member of the Scottish Parliament and former Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party.”
David Peter Walden
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Board Member, Affinity Trust. For services to Health and Social Care.”
Dennis Vincent Hone
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Bedfordshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Olympic Delivery Authority. For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Dinah Elizabeth Caine
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chief Executive Officer, Creative Skillset. For services to the Creative Industries.”
Dorothy Carrington Thompson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chief Executive, Drax Group plc. For services to the UK Electricity Industry.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Dawn Moir Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Alice Wintergold
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“Consultant Clinical Scientist, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. For services to People with Disabilities”
Tyron Marcus Woodford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“Access Planning Assistant for Network Rail. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Sector”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“Trustee and lately Chair, The Lyneal Trust. For services to Disabled People”
Barbara Celia Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Mary Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“National Returns Progression Officer, Home Office. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Jenny Ann McBRIEN
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Patient Advocate. For services to Women Living with Breast Cancer”
Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
David Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“Duty Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Chief Executive Officer, Girlguiding Ulster. For services to Girls and Young Women”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, DIAL Barnsley. For services to Disabled People”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“Supply Chain, Defence Equipment and Support and Menopause Network Chair, Ministry of Defence. For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Employment Adviser, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Women”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“Local Engagement Manager and Chair of OUTbound Network, Transport for London. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Simeon John Yates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
“Member, National Autistic Society. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
Wilhelmina Tokcumboh Smallman
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birchington, Kent
“Lately Archdeacon of Southend and Campaigner. For services to Social Justice and to Women's Safety”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“Honorary Life Vice-President and lately National Equine Lead, Riding for the Disabled Association. For voluntary services to Disabled Riders”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2013.
Location (Suffolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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