Birthday Honours 2023
Nicholas Caplin CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Veterans and to the Vision Impaired.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Veterans and to the Vision Impaired.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His 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 Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Major General Nicholas John CAPLIN C.B.
Chief Executive Officer, Blind Veterans UK
For services to Veterans and to the Vision Impaired.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Birthday Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- Pewsey, Wiltshire
“For services to Veterans and to the Vision Impaired.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 103 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
12 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Wiltshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2023
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Dunfermline, Fife
“For services to Marine Resources in Scotland.”
Andrew Garner
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Andrew Haldane
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Thames Ditton, Surrey
“For services to the Economy and to Public Policy.”
Angela Hillery
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Ann Bentley
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Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Construction.”
Ann Underwood
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Defence.”
Anna Luedicke
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Anne Ferguson-smith
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medical Research.”
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Anthony Cheetham
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Anthony Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the LGBT Community, to Equality and to Diversity.”
Barbara Laithwaite
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Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire
“For services to the Wine Industry.”
Barrie Deas
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York, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Fishing Industry.”
Caroline Series
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Malvern, Worcestershire
“For services to Mathematics.”
Carolyn Regan
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Celia Imrie
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London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Ceri Morgan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Capability and Inclusion in International Trade.”
Charles Sebag-montefiore
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts and to Culture.”
Charles Wilson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business and Philanthropy.”
Christopher Hampson
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Dance.”
Christopher Jones
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Brecon, Powys
“For services to Healthcare.”
Clenton Farquharson
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Disability Personalisation, to Social Care and to Health Policy.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Martin Kinsey
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Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Frederick Stewart
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Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4378060. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (Pewsey, Wiltshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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