New Year Honours 2002
Richard Ian Case CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chairman • Westland Helicopters Ltd.
Organisation: Westland Helicopters Ltd
“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.
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New Year Honours 2002- Role at the time
- Chairman, Westland Helicopters Ltd.
“For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 117 times in the New Year Honours List 2002 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman, Westland Helicopters Ltd.
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 2002
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alex Frederick Birtwistle
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Alexander Moore Dorrian
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“For services to the Defence and Shipbuilding Industries.”
Amelia Chilcott Fawcett
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“For services to the Finance Industry.”
Andrew Richard Evelyn De Cardonnel Stewart
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Anthony Douglas Cragg
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“For services to art.”
Anthony Ian Ogus
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“For services to the Social Security Advisory Committee.”
Anthony James Pearson
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“For services to the Resettlement of Offenders.”
Anthony Noel Eskenzi
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“For services to the Corporation of London and to Youth Enterprise.”
Anthony Robert Lewis
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“For services to Sport, to Broadcasting and to Wales.”
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb
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“For services to music and entertainment.”
Brian Page Constant
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“For services to British commercial interests in the Middle East.”
Brian Peter Plummer
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Bridget Christina McEVILLY
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Carol Ann Duffy
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Literature.”
Carol Mary Black
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“For research and Clinical Care in Scleroderma and Fibrotic Disorders.”
Cecil Stanley Whitehead
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Young People.”
Christian Alice Margaret Nethercote Cleland
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service.”
Christine Joan Beasley
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“For services to Unemployed People.”
Christopher John Spry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the National Health Service.”
Christopher John West
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Solicitor
Christopher Nigel Harper
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Royal Air Force
Christopher Thomas Bremner Purvis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to UK-Japanese relations.”
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
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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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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 · 2002
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2002 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2001.
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