New Year Honours 2021
Thomas Allison CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Scottish Business and to Charity.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Scottish Business and to Charity.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Thomas Eardley ALLISON
For services to Scottish Business and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
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“For services to Scottish Business and to Charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 89 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 6% of the list.
In their area
10 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Stirling and Falkirk.
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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“For services to Education.”
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Dymock, Gloucestershire
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“For services to the Judiciary and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
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Peter Alan Smith
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Lymington, Hampshire
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Meena Upadhyaya
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
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Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
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David Dein
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London, Greater London
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Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
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Michael Cooper
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Moira Chrystal
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Alison Hickman
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Charles Entwisle
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Simon Wootton
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Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
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Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael West
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Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
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Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.”
Darren Ward
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Olney, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
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Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
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Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63218, notice 3703326. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2021).
Published 30 December 2020.
Location (Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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