New Year Honours 2021
Paul Rimmer CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Defence.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Paul Derek James RIMMER
lately Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence, Ministry of Defence
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 89 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 6% of the list.
In their area
39 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Surrey.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 2021
Alison Mccourt
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Allister Ferguson
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Balfron, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Science and to Industry.”
Andrew Thompson
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Exeter, Devon
“For services to Research.”
Anthony Browne
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Canterbury, Kent
“For services to Literature.”
Anthony Campbell
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Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For services to Biochemistry.”
Anthony Smith
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Barbara Dean
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Alnwick, Northumberland
“For services to Pension Saving.”
Bashabi Fraser
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Education, to Culture and to Integration in Scotland.”
Bernard Mcconville, (brian Mcconville)
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Ballyward, County Down
“For services to the Economy and to Charity in Northern Ireland.”
Caroline Gardner
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Scottish Public Sector.”
Christopher Grigg
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Harpenden, Hertfordshire
“For services to Business, particularly during the Covid-19 response.”
Christopher Woolard
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Otford, Kent
“For services to Financial Regulation and Financial Technology Innovation.”
Colin Francis
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Craig Wood
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Daniel Harding
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Abroad, Abroad
“For services to Music.”
David Ormerod
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London, Greater London
“For services to Criminal Justice.”
David Wootton
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to Education.”
Donald Doull
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Edward Peck
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Dymock, Gloucestershire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Elizabeth Faithfull-davies
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Emma Jones
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London, Greater London
“For services to Small Businesses and to Entrepreneurs.”
Fayyaz Afzal
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to the Judiciary and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Felicity Waley-cohen
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Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Children’s Medicine.”
Francesca Happ�
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Study of Autism.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 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.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
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.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
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Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“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.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63218, notice 3703384. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2021).
Published 30 December 2020.
Location (Guildford, Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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