Birthday Honours 2015
Roderick Hilary Brooks CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Philanthropist.
“Philanthropist. For charitable services through the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation and to the Brooks World Poverty Institute at the University of Manchester.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Philanthropist. For charitable services through the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation and to the Brooks World Poverty Institute at the University of Manchester.
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- Philanthropist.
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“Philanthropist. For charitable services through the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation and to the Brooks World Poverty Institute at the University of Manchester.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Philanthropist. For charitable services through the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation and to the Brooks World Poverty Institute at the University of Manchester.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 116 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 8% of the list.
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Philanthropist..
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 15 June 2015.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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