New Year Honours 1969
John Henry Curtain KBE
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
“For services to the community.”
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) · 1969
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“For services to the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 59 times in the New Year Honours List 1969 — about 4% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1969
Alexander MacDOUGALL
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Alfred George Lewis
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Arthur Keith Ashby
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“For services to the com- munity.”
Bertram Thomas Tunley
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to commerce and to the community.”
Cecil Stack
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Charles Antony des Noettes Harper
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Charles Henry Gurd
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Charles Robert Bunning
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to the timber industry, and to the community.”
Claude Dominic Renshaw
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to local government and to rural industry.”
Colin Keon-Cohen
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to the com- munity, particularly to ex-servicemen.”
Colin Skelton Anderson
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to the Arts.”
David Mortimer
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
David Ramsay McNICOLL
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to journalism.”
Donald Stapdeton Garden
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Dudley Keith House
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to local government.”
Edgar John Rouse
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to the ad- vancement of medical research and radiology.”
Edric Henry Peter Lassen
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Emeritus Leslie Wilkinson
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to architecture.”
Emily Marie Hinchsliff Speed
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For ser- vices to the community, especially to Country Wv omen.”
Ernest Russell Storey Wollen
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Francis Augustine Kirby
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to in- dustry.”
Francis Joseph McAVOY
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to the sugar industry.”
Frederick Earl Roberts
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Geoffrey Cadzow Hamilton
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1969
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1969 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1968.
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