New Year Honours 1983
Roy William Watson CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director General • National Farmers Union
Organisation: National Farmers Union
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1983 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1983
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New Year Honours 1983- Role at the time
- Director General, National Farmers Union
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 119 times in the New Year Honours List 1983 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director General, National Farmers Union.
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 1983
Alan Frederick Longworth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Alan George Newton
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Albert Edward Frost
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“For services to Industry and the Arts.”
Alex Shu-chin
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Allan Baillie Blackley
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Alun Hoddinott of Music
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Andrew Lyle Roberts
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Anne Theresa Ricketts
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Brian Beynon Lloyd
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Chairman
Brian Thomas Brown
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Royal Navy
Bronson Patricia Rose Ward
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Director
Charles Jeremy Mawdesley Hardie
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Deputy Chairman
Christopher Matthew Peterson
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“For Political and Public Service.”
Clifford Alan Rose
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Member
Colin Edward George Carrington
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Danilo Anthony Alexander Fagandini
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
David Hall
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David Macbeth Moir Carey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
David Percival Bethel
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Director
David Terence Puttnam
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
David Walter Llewellyn
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Chairman
Denis Everett Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Derek William Bowett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
“For ser- vices to International Law.”
Donald Poon-huai Liao
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
“for Housing, Hong Kong.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1983
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1983 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1982.
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