New Year Honours 1967
Robert Evan Thomas
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Local Government in Manchester.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1967
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New Year Honours 1967“For services to Local Government in Manchester.”
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“For services to Local Government in Manchester.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 36 times in the New Year Honours List 1967 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 1967
Alexander Grigor Jeans
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Alfred Eric Sandover
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“For services to commerce and industry.”
Alfred Ernest Ramsey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
Alfred James Nicholas
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
“For services to Wales.”
Bartholomew's Hospital
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
Clarence Roy McKERIHAN
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
“For services to the rural community and to hospital and other welfare activities.”
Edward Hugh Dudley Thompson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
“For services to Export.”
Francis Charles McLEAN
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
Frank Rostron
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
Frederick Charles Bawden
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
George Andrew Wheatley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
Harold Lancelot Roy Matthews
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
Harold Roy Fidge
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
Henry Peart Wood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
His Honour Judge Owen Temple Temple- Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
James Steel
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
“For services to in- dustrial development in the North East.”
John Anthony Ewart Reiss
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
John Clermont Witt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
“For services to the Arts.”
John Ortcheson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
“For services to the community.”
Joseph Thomas Molony
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
Leonard Barford
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Frank Bowater
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
Michael Willcox Perrin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
Neville Cardus
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1967
“For services to cricket and music.”
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1967
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1967 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1966.
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