Birthday Honours 2022
Polly Scully CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
lately Head • Defence Strategy and Priorities
“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
02 June 2022
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:
Polly Anna SCULLY
Head, Defence Strategy and Priorities, Ministry of Defence
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Buckinghamshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- lately Head, Defence Strategy and Priorities
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
“For services to Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 95 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 6% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Head, Defence Strategy and Priorities.
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
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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
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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
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire
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Richard Boswell
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Wallington, Hampshire
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Donna Armstrong
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“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
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Frederick Stewart
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Larne, County Antrim
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Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
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Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
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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
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Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Heather Harrison
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Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
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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.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084090. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (Buckinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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