New Year Honours 1960
Lewis David Edwards CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• of Hamilton
“For services to education and the cultural life of the community.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to education and the cultural life of the community.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1960
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New Year Honours 1960- Role at the time
- of Hamilton
“For services to education and the cultural life of the community.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to education and the cultural life of the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 159 times in the New Year Honours List 1960 — about 13% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
of Hamilton.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 1960
Abdulkarim Yusufali Alibhai Karimjee
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For public services in Tanganyika.”
Alan Squarey Mac!ver
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alexander Torovil Robert Mattick
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading.”
Alfred James Nicholas
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alhaji Abdul Maliki
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“for the Federation of Nigeria in the United Kingdom.”
Allan Pickering
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Allan Veitch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Anstice Rosa Gibbs
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“for the Commonwealth, Girl Guides Association.”
Archer John Porter Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For services in the development of chromatographic analysis.”
Arthur Ainslie Baker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For political and public services in Bristol.”
Arthur Benjamin Barton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Arthur Catchmay Tyler
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Arthur Walton Facer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Bertram Ramsey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Boyd Drayton Sellick
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Brian O'Donoghue Manning
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Bryce James Miller Nairn
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Charles Arthur Zweigbergk
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Charles Edward Clarke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Claude Bartlett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Clement William Lander
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Cornelius Cameron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For political and public services in Nottingham.”
Cyril Ashley Swindin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Cyril Charles Teesdale Turner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1960
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1960 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1959.
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