New Year Honours 1961
Josiah Dawe Parsons CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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Recognised in the New Year Honours 1961 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1961
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 172 times in the New Year Honours List 1961 — about 13% of the list.
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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 1961
-Captain William James Meredith Sadler
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
-George Wort
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'Leigh Edward Delves Walthall
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Ada Victoria Knox
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“For social welfare services in the Ferntree Gully area of the State of Victoria.”
Albert Andrew Ernst Franklin
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Albert Ernest Clare
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Alexander Burt Taylor
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Andrew Kerr Briant
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Andrew Rae Gilchrist
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Anthony Woodifield
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Arnold Frank Lampitt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Arthur Dean
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Arthur Maxwell Ruston
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Arthur Samuel Rickwood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Arthur Thomas John Heyden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Arthur William Goode
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“For services to United Kingdom interests in the Federation of Malaya.”
Bridget Grace Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Carel Victor Mortals Weight
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Cecil Haydn Watkins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Charles Arthur Risbridger
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Charles Frederick Barnard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Charles Frederick Elsey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“For services to Horse Racing.”
Charles Herbert ST. John
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“For public services in Barbados.”
Charles Melvin Gibbs
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1961
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1961 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1960.
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