Birthday Honours 1983
Michael David Nevill Cobbold CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to local government in Westminster.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to local government in Westminster.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to local government in Westminster.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 112 times in the Birthday Honours List 1983 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 Birthday Honours 1983
Albert Julian Granville
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Albert Laugharne
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“For services to country- side conservation in Wales.”
Alfred Stanley Worrall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
“For public services in Northern Ireland.”
Alfred Yates
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“for Educational Research in England and Wales.”
Alistair Fleming NEILS.ON
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Anthony Baxter Baker
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Anthony David Bernard Sylvester
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Arnold Geoffrey Ward
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
“For Political and Public Service.”
Arthur Henry Alexander Dibbs
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Deputy Chairman
Arthur Seldon
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Economist
Basil Eugene Sinclair Collins
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Brian Cecil Tooke
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“For Political and Public Ser- vice.”
Brian Charles Mellows Harding
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Bryan Colman Read
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Chairman
Bryan Keith-Lucas
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Clive Edward Ian THORNTpN
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Colin Edward Thompson
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Director
Cyril Norman Read
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Daniel Whitehead
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
“For service as General Manager, XII Commonwealth Games Australia (1982) Foundation Limited.”
David Belfield Nolan
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Royal Navy
David Burton Hobman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Director
David Conway Grant Brook
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Royal Air Force
David William Mitchell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
“For Political and Public Service.”
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1983
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1983 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1983.
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