New Year Honours 1962
Joseph Hoy CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For public services, including services to the Police.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For public services, including services to the Police.
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“For public services, including services to the Police.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 143 times in the New Year Honours List 1962 — about 11% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 New Year Honours 1962
'Gerald Joseph Underwood
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Alan Barr Howie
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Alan Donald Frank
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Alastair Campbell Frazer
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Alexander Herbert Faulkner
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Alfred Charles Best
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Alfred John Ernest Davis
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“for Oversea Governmentsand Adminis- tra'tions.”
Alfred Lionel Tapper
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
Royal Navy
Alfred Ronald Dashwood Gilbey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
“For political and public services in London.”
Andrew Stewart
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
Antony Sinclair Woodgate
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
Archibald George Forman
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Arthur Denning
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
“for the State of New South Wales.”
Bernard Ashley Hill
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
Cecil Davis Jackman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
Clifford SpENCER-CooKE
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
“for Labour and Welfare, Aden.”
Cyril Whitworth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
Daniel Richard Lascelles
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
David Walter Kirke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
Donal Maurice Ahern
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
Donald Charles Cameron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
late Corps of Royal Engineers
Douglas Henry Mizen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
Douglas Valmore Fletcher
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
“For public services in Jamaica.”
Dudley Alfred Hole
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1962
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Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public 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.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1962
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1962 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1961.
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