Birthday Honours 2008
Joseph William CALZAGHE CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Boxer. For services to Sport and for voluntary service in Wales.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Boxer. For services to Sport and for voluntary service in Wales.
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“Boxer. For services to Sport and for voluntary service in Wales.”
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“Boxer. For services to Sport and for voluntary service in Wales.”
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“Boxer. For services to Sport and for voluntary service in Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 97 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 10% of the list.
In their area
9 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Gwent.
How widely is this recognised?
2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2008
Alan Parker
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Surrey
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Andrew Maxwell Coppel
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“Chair, Tourism Ireland Limited. For services to the Tourism Industry.”
Andrew William Reid
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Staffordshire
“Lately Divisional Manager, Institutional Inspections and Frameworks Division, Ofsted, Department for Children, Schools and Families.”
Anthony Paul Rossi
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Norfolk
“For services to Heritage and to Conservation.”
Antony Hales
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“Chair, Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. For services to the Armed Forces.”
Archibald Anderson Bethel
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lanarkshire
“Lately Chair, Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire. For services to Business and to Economic Development in Lanarkshire.”
Bernard Borland
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Principal, St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, Clapham. For services to Further Education in London.”
Brian Edward Mchenry
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Lately General Counsel, Office of Fair Trading. For public and voluntary service.”
Brian Magenis
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Senior Civil Servant, Ministry of Defence. For public and voluntary service.”
Charles Stuart Bell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Christopher Kenneth Davidson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Essex
“National Business Director, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Colin McLeod Milne
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Inverness-shire
“President, Employment Tribunal, Scotland. For services to the Administration of Justice.”
Coun Mohammed Afzal Khan
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Greater Manchester
“For services to Community and Inter-Faith Relations and to Local Government in Manchester.”
Coun Nicholas William Skellett
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“Leader, Surrey County Council. For services to Local Government.”
David Darling
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“Co-founder, Codemasters. For services to the Computer Games Industry.”
David Thomas Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director, Business Relations, Special Projects, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
Denis Rooney
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“Chair, International Fund for Ireland. For services to Economic Development and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Derek Maurice Wise
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“Headteacher, Cramlington Community High School, Northumberland. For services to local and national Education.”
Desmond Bernard O'Connor
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Entertainment and to Broadcasting.”
Dr Aileen Margaret Keel
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Executive.”
Dr Graham Aubrey Honeyman
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd. For services to Industry.”
Dr Graham Nigel Spittle
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“Director, IBM Hursley Laboratory and Chair, Technology Strategy Board and Vice President, Software, UKISA (UK, Ireland & South Africa) IBM. For services to Industry.”
Dr John Menzies Low
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“Chief Executive, Charities Aid Foundation. For services to the Voluntary Sector and to Deaf People.”
Dr Khurshid Ahmed
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“Chair, British Muslim Forum. For services to Community Relations in Birmingham.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,079 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
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Raymond Glyn Pritchard
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John David Wright
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David Thomas Crowe Workman
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Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Alan Christopher Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Edmund Harold Shillabeer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Charitable Fundraising, to Athletics and to the community in Plymouth, Devon”
David Stewart Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Alan Thomas Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire”
James Isaac McDONALD
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Volunteer Athletics Coach. For services to Junior Athletics”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Disability and Inclusion Lead, Grimsby Town Foundation. For services to Association Football”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Administrator, Old Streetonians Rugby Football Club. For services to Amateur Sport in London”
Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
Leslie Alan France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan”
Linda Annette Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Implementation Team Leader, Delivery Strand Workplace Transformation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports”
George Michael Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing”
Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough”
Roger Frederick Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Local Cricket”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“President, Mid Staffs Junior Football League. For services to Grassroots Football”
Ian Michael Brown
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Cycling in Guernsey.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (Gwent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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