New Year Honours 1969
Joseph Rex Hall KBE
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
“For services to ex-servicemen.”
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) · 1969
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“For services to ex-servicemen.”
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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?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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
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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
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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
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Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 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.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
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.”
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.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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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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