New Year Honours 1996
Thomas Buchanan CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director • British Council
Organisation: British Council
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1996 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1996
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 112 times in the New Year Honours List 1996 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director, British Council.
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 1996
Alan Christopher Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Cricket.”
Alan Frederick Roberts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Chief Executive
Alan McGOWN of Civil Engineering
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Geotextile Research.”
Alan Richard William Lotherington
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
lately Grade 6
Alexander Mclntosh Geddes of Infectious Diseases
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Medicine.”
Andrew Cook
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Steel Castings Industry.”
Andrew David Lansley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For political service.”
Anne Field
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Anne-Marie Sabina Nelson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For political and public service.”
Anthony Patrick Leslie Minford
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Economics.”
Anthony Strother Hopkins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Industry.”
Archibald Gillespie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Director of Finance
Arthur James Rose
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“for Standards in Education.”
Barry Vernon Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
lately Grade 6
Benjamin Roland Norton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Bernard Arthur Sperring
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
lately Grade 6
Brian Arthur Wright
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Brian John Taylor Hanson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Church of England.”
Brian Norman Christopher Prichard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For political service.”
Caroline Joyce Fryd
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Charles Anthony Butterworth of Community Nursing
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Nursing.”
Charles Michael Lake
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Christopher David Mackenzie- Beevor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Christopher John Robinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Health Care.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1996
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1996 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1995.
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