Birthday Honours 2015
Priscilla Davies CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For voluntary services to the community in South Wales.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For voluntary services to the community in South Wales.
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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
13 June 2015
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:
Mrs. Priscilla Elizabeth DAVIES O.B.E.
For voluntary services to the community in South Wales.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Monmouthshire
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“For voluntary services to the community in South Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 114 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 8% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 2015
Alan Finch
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West Sussex
“For services to the Theatre.”
Alexander Anderson
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Durham
“For services to the Tees Valley Region.”
Alexander Poots
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London
“For services to the Arts.”
Amanda Nevill
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London
“For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Mitchell
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London
“For services to Civil Engineering.”
Andrew Richards
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Investment in the Life Sciences Industry.”
Andrew Street
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Northamptonshire
“For services to Economic Growth and Chair, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.”
Angela Gallop
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Forensic Science.”
Ann Limb
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“For political service.”
Anthony Holland
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Psychiatry.”
Anthony Steen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to fighting Modern Day Slavery.”
Barbara Hann
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Financially Excluded.”
Benedict Cumberbatch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.”
Carol Burke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“For services to Engineering.”
Carole Oatway
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Glasgow
“For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Market Research and to charity.”
Chaand Nagpaul
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Primary Care.”
Charles Plant
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Kent
“For services to Legal Education and Regulation.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Drama.”
Christina Potter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“For services to Education.”
Christina Rees
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christopher Gilligan
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Plant Health in the field of Epidemiology.”
Christopher Harrison
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Revenue Protection and voluntary service to Justice.”
Christopher Hole
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
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“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2347712. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
Location (Monmouthshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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