Birthday Honours 2019
Philip Brook CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chairman
“For services to Tennis.”
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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
8 June 2019
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 Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Philip Graeme Howard BROOK
Chairman, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
For services to Tennis.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Surrey
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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“For services to Tennis.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 121 times in the Birthday Honours List 2019 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 2019
Adrian Crellin
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Radiotherapy.”
Alan Mcdevitt
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to the NHS and to General Practitioners in Scotland.”
Andrew Heath
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
Anna Vignoles (anna Griffiths)
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Saffron Walden, Essex
“For services to Social Sciences.”
Anna-Marie Morrison
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire
“For services to Apprenticeships.”
Anthony Laithwaite
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Oxfordshire
“For services to the UK and Global Wine Industry.”
Barnaby Lenon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Benedict Evans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Bharat Shah
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Northwood, London
“For services to Business, Economic Growth, to Exporting, Independent Pharmacy Sector and to Philanthropy.”
Bryan Appleyard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Journalism and the Arts.”
Caroline Low
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For public service.”
Catherine Bradley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For public service.”
Charles Donald Hendry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to UK trade and investment.”
Christina Hallett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Bristol
“For services to Civil Society, to Mentoring and to Coaching.”
Colin Robertson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Edinburgh
“For services to Exports and to the Bus and Coach Manufacturing Sector.”
David Evan Roberts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Financial Services and to the NHS.”
David Gill
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Greater Manchester
“For services to Football.”
David Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Regulation.”
David Southwood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Space Science and Industry in the UK and Europe.”
David Strang
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Edinburgh
“For services to Law and Order.”
Deborah Gillatt, (mrs Goldsmith)
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Croydon, London
“For services to the Economy.”
Deidre Ford
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Radio.”
Derek Vaughan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Swansea
“For political and public service.”
Elizabeth Barnes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Staffordshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3294056. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).
Published 7 June 2019.
Location (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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