

Birthday Honours 2015
Neil Connell CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 2015 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Military Division Ministry of Defence (Royal Air Force)
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, 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:
Air Commodore Neil McGregor CONNELL O.B.E.
5203656X
Royal Air Force
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2003
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Military service
Royal Air Force- Division
- Military Division
- Service number
- 5203656X
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 114 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 8% of the list.
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 2015
Alan Finch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Sussex
“For services to the Theatre.”
Alexander Anderson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Durham
“For services to the Tees Valley Region.”
Alexander Poots
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Amanda Nevill
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Mitchell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Civil Engineering.”
Andrew Richards
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Investment in the Life Sciences Industry.”
Andrew Street
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Northamptonshire
“For services to Economic Growth and Chair, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.”
Angela Gallop
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Oxfordshire
“For services to Forensic Science.”
Ann Limb
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“For political service.”
Anthony Holland
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Psychiatry.”
Anthony Steen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to fighting Modern Day Slavery.”
Barbara Hann
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Financially Excluded.”
Benedict Cumberbatch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.”
Carol Burke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“For services to Engineering.”
Carole Oatway
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Glasgow
“For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Market Research and to charity.”
Chaand Nagpaul
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Primary Care.”
Charles Plant
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Kent
“For services to Legal Education and Regulation.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Drama.”
Christina Potter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“For services to Education.”
Christina Rees
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christopher Gilligan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Plant Health in the field of Epidemiology.”
Christopher Harrison
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
“For services to Revenue Protection and voluntary service to Justice.”
Christopher Hole
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2347654. View the official notice ↗
Published 13 June 2015.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2003 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2002.
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