New Year Honours 1995
Mary Aline Wesley CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Literature.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 123 times in the New Year Honours List 1995 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 1995
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Alastair Boyd Ross
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Royal Navy
Alastair Stanley Douglas Service
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“For services to Health Care.”
Alex Chapman Ferguson
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“For services to Association Football.”
Andrew Henry Garmany Love of Medicine
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“For services to Medicine.”
Anne Bernadette McCOLLUM
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“For services to Consumer Protection.”
Anthony Douglas Toft
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“For services to Medicine.”
Anthony Gordon Eason
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“for Planning, Environment and Lands, Hong Kong.”
Anthony Ledwith
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“For services to Science.”
Barrie Dale Linley
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“For services to British commercial interests in the United States.”
Brian Victor George
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“For services to the Nuclear Electricity Industry.”
Charles Hendley Bond
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Charles Wayne Rees
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“For services to Chemistry.”
Cheng Yiu-chung
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Director
Christopher James Marchant-Smith
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Christopher John Esplin-Jones
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Christopher Littmoden
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Christopher Nugent Lawrence Brooke
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“For services to History.”
Christopher Philip King
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to British Industry in Europe.”
Christppher Dudley Stewart-Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to the Chamber of Commerce Movement.”
Colin Roderick Smith
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Colin Ronald Adams
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Crawford William Beveridge
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Chief Executive
David Harry Newsome
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“For services to the Development of Weather Radar and to Water Management in Developing Countries.”
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1995
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1995 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1994.
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