Birthday Honours 1972
John Moores CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For charitable services to Youth and the Arts in Merseyside.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For charitable services to Youth and the Arts in Merseyside.
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“For charitable services to Youth and the Arts in Merseyside.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 110 times in the Birthday Honours List 1972 — about 8% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 1972
Abraham Edward Hardy Frost
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Abram Sydney Myers Peel
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“For political and public services in Yorkshire.”
Alan Bainton
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Alan Gordon Ward
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Alexander Ross Belch
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“For services to Export.”
Alfred George Howe
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“For services to Export.”
Alice Grace Jenny Bragg
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Alleyne John Addy
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Andrew Breach
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Angus Fraser Murray
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Anthony Wakefield Cox
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Partner
Arthur Samson Foot
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“for Research in Dairying, Shinfield.”
Arthur Tiley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For political and public ser- vices.”
Arthur Walmesley-White
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late Corps of Royal Engineers
Basil Selig Yamey
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Member
Bernard Henry Notley
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Royal Navy
Bernard Spencer Wheble
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Bertram Desmond Misselbrook
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For ser- vices to the Construction Industry.”
Brian Harry Holbeche
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Headmaster
Brian Lawson Salmon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
lately Vice-Chairman
Christopher Roger Gartside Neville
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Cyril Vernon Connolly
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
David Dury Hindley-Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to the Passenger Vehicle Operators Association.”
David Hermon Andrew Price
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
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.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
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.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1972
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1972 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1972.
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