New Year Honours 1969
Thonias William Newson CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services in local government.”
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“For services in local government.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the New Year Honours List 1969 — about 7% 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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1969
Alan Nugent Goring Dalton
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“For services to Export.”
Albert William Manser
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Alexander James Nicol
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Deputy Managing Director
Alexander Lowson Young
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Director of Education
Alfred Norman Irens
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Chairman
Allan Frederick Reynolds Carling
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Director
Allan Royle
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Anthony Caro
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Sculptor
Archibald Shiells
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“for Northern Ireland.”
Arthur Claude Dugard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to Export.”
Arthur Vivian Williams
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General Manager
Arthur William Bradshaw
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Royal Navy
Bernard Nicolas Bebbington
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Christopher John Malim
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Chairman
Cicely Elizabeth Owen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to the Royal Commonwealth Society.”
Clifford Arthur Michelmore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to Golf.”
Contents list on last page Duncan Robert Mackintosh
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Contents list on last page Robert Thomas Saunders
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Royal Air Force
Cyril Astley Clarke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Cyril Bob Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
David Charles Collins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to Export.”
David Towry Piper
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Director
Denis Gordon Johnson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to Export.”
Denny Brome Weigall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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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
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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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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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1969
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1969 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1968.
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