New Year Honours 2023
Ludwig Karl Ford CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Royal Regiment of Artillery • The Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Recognised in the New Year Honours 2023 with the Companion of the Order of the Bath.
London Gazette notice
Order of the Bath
Military Division Ministry of Defence (Army)
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath:
C.B.
To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
Major General Ludwig Karl FORD C.B.E.
521380
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Military Division Ministry of Defence (Army)
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 Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Brigadier Ludwig Karl FORD M.B.E.
521380
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2004
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Military service
Ministry of Defence- Division
- Military Division
- Service number
- 521380
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2004- Role at the time
- Royal Regiment of Artillery, The Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017Companion of the Order of the Bath
New Year Honours 2023
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 16 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 1% of the list.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath in the New Year Honours 2023
Catherine Little
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Bearsted, Kent
“For Public Service.”
Christine Middlemiss
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Veterinary and Farming Sectors.”
Colin Da’silva
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Dominic Herrington
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Gaven Smith
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Guy Antony Robinson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Ian Booth
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Ian Francis Vallely
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
James Morris
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
James Swift
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Mark Sweeney
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Knebworth, Hertfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Nina Cope
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement and to Diversity.”
Paul Marshall,
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Philip Copple
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Newton Hall, County Durham
“For services to Justice and to Charity.”
Simon Graham
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2023
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4245773. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673535. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2004).
Published 31 December 2003.
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