New Year Honours 2017
Lesley Sundstrom CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Defence.”
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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
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Mrs. Lesley SUNDSTROM
Senior Management, Ministry of Defence
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 7% 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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2017
Alfred Hitchcock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Bedfordshire
“For services to Defence and Policing.”
Amanda Jeffery
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London
“For services to the Administration of Justice and the Judiciary.”
Andrew Barr
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Andrew Christie
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Berkshire
“For services to Children.”
Andrew Cliffe
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Andrew Garrad
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Bristol
“For services to Renewable Energy.”
Andrew Gordon Hughes Queen's Royal Lancers.
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Angela Macdonald
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Welfare Reform.”
Angela Rippon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Dementia Care.”
Anita Thapar
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Cardiff
“For services to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.”
Anne Sharp
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Hampshire
“For services to Workplace Relations.”
Anthony Grayling
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London
“For services to Philosophy.”
Anya Hindmarch
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London
“For services to Fashion.”
Carol Smart
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West Yorkshire
“For services to the Social Sciences.”
Cecilia Anim
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London
“For services to Women’s Health.”
Charlotte Dujardin
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Gloucestershire
“For services to Equestrianism.”
Chris Ofili
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London
“For services to Art.”
Christopher Austin
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London
“For services to International Development.”
Christopher Gardner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Christopher Haslett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Edinburgh
“For services to Medical Research.”
Christopher Simpkins
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Abroad
“For services to the Armed Forces Community.”
Clare Chamberlain
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Colin Mayer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Oxfordshire
“For services to Business Education and the Administration of Justice in the Economic Sphere.”
Damian Alexander
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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
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
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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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
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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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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673688. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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