Birthday Honours 2011
Patricia Beatrice Sowter CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to local and national Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to local and national Education.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2011
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Middlesex
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“For services to local and national Education.”
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“For services to local and national Education.”
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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 2011 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 2011
Alan Clarke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Regeneration.”
Alan Douglas Campbell Clacher
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Alan Drury Macklin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
late Corps of Royal Engineers
Alan James Baxter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Engineering and to Conservation.”
Alan Thorpe Richard Wood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
lately Director of Children?s Services
Alexander Robert Nairne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Andrew Charles Stott
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Kent
Director
Andrew John Wallard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
“For services to international measurement.”
Anthony James McGuirk
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Merseyside
“For services to Local Government.”
Antony Ronald Wadsworth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
Brian Owen Williams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Glasgow
“For services to Medicine.”
Bryan Ferry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
Singer and songwriter
Bus industry in Northern Ireland.
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Catherine Billingham
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
South Yorkshire
Project Director
Catherine Felicity Byrne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Home Office.”
Celia Birtwell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Charles William Jacob
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Kent
“For charitable services.”
Christopher Cropper Hood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Oxfordshire
Christopher Richard Nigel Clark
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Industry.”
Christopher Shaw Gibson-Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“For services to Business.”
Christopher Thomas Morahan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“For services to Drama.”
Christopher William Parfitt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Buckinghamshire
“For services to the Automotive Industry.”
Colin Firth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Drama.”
David Gordon Wilson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011).
Published 11 June 2011.
Location (Middlesex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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