Birthday Honours 1973
Lieutenant-Commander Godfrey William
Knight Bachelor
“for services to disabled people.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1973
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Birthday Honours 1973“for services to disabled people.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 39 times in the Birthday Honours List 1973 — about 3% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 1973
Alastair Stewart Durward Graesser
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
“For public services in •Wales.”
Alfred Rupert Neale Cross
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
Andrew Watt Kay
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
Anthony Charles Grover
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
Chairman
Charles Collier Johnston
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
“For political and public services in the North West.”
Charles Henry Plumb
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
President
Clifton Vaughan Holland
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
“For ser- vices to engineering.”
Clyde David Allen. Kennedy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
“For services to sport.”
David Arnold Solomon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
Donald James Dundas Maitland
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
Ernest George Woodroofe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
Chairman
Frederick Lincoln Ralph'S
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
“For services to Educa- tion.”
Geoffrey William Gerald Agnew
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
George Chester Ogden
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
George Proud
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
“For services to the community.”
Henry John Lester Suffield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
Henry Lumby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
Herbert John Salisbury Dewes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
Herbert Redfearn
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
“For political and public services in Yorkshire.”
Ian Thomas Morrow
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
Deputy Chairman
James Fyfe Falconer
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
James Woodham Menter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
John Dudley Robert Tarleton Tilney
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
“For political and public services.”
John Hall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1973
“For political and public services.”
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1973
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1973 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1973.
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