
Birthday Honours 2016
John Crisford CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
National Chairman
“For voluntary service to Ex-Servicemen and Women.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For voluntary service to Ex-Servicemen and Women.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
John Raymond Barnett CRISFORD
National Chairman, The Royal British Legion
For voluntary service to Ex-Servicemen and Women.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Norfolk
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- Norfolk
“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 115 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
National Chairman.
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 2016
Adrian Leppard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Wiltshire
“For service to Policing and the Prevention of Economic Crime.”
Alan Shearer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Tyne and Wear
“For charitable services to the community in North East England.”
Alastair Nathan Cook
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Bedfordshire
“For services to Cricket.”
Alison Hutchinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to the Economy and Charities.”
Allah Lasharie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For political service and charitable services in Pakistan through the Jhok Aid Project.”
Allan Bell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
“For public service to the Isle of Man.”
Althea Efunshile
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“For services to Arts and Culture.”
Andrew Tuggey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Monmouthshire
“For services to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the community in South East Wales.”
Ann Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
East Sussex
“For services to Physiotherapy.”
Anne Western
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Derbyshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Anthony Finkelstein
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Computer Science and Engineering.”
Bharat Mehta
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Finance in the Charitable and Voluntary Sectors.”
Brian Lang
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Edinburgh
“For services to the Arts, Heritage and Education.”
Bridget Warr
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Somerset
“For services to Social Care and the Voluntary Sector.”
Bryan Morton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“For services to the Healthcare Industry.”
Carol Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Middlesex
“For services to Employment Law and voluntary services through Spelthorne Rentstart.”
Catherine Johnstone
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“For services to Suicide Prevention.”
Charles Jeffery
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Edinburgh
“For services to the Social Sciences.”
Cheryll Adams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Hampshire
“For services to Health Visiting.”
Christopher Ghika
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Cleveland Sewell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Colin Diamond
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Somerset
“For services to Education.”
Colin Lawson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
David Armond
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Essex
“For services to Law Enforcement particularly to International Policing.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2551748. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (Norfolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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