Birthday Honours 2023
Toby Rowland CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 2023 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Military Division Ministry of Defence (Army)
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, 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 Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Brigadier Toby Lloyd ROWLAND
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Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 103 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 7% of the list.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2023
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“For services to His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar.”
Allan Gibb
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Dunfermline, Fife
“For services to Marine Resources in Scotland.”
Andrew Garner
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Andrew Haldane
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Thames Ditton, Surrey
“For services to the Economy and to Public Policy.”
Angela Hillery
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Ann Bentley
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Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Construction.”
Ann Underwood
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Defence.”
Anna Luedicke
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Anne Ferguson-smith
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medical Research.”
Anne Webber
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Return of Looted Art.”
Anthony Beasant
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Anthony Cheetham
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Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
“For services to Literature.”
Anthony Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the LGBT Community, to Equality and to Diversity.”
Barbara Laithwaite
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Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire
“For services to the Wine Industry.”
Barrie Deas
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York, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Fishing Industry.”
Caroline Series
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Malvern, Worcestershire
“For services to Mathematics.”
Carolyn Regan
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Celia Imrie
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London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Ceri Morgan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Capability and Inclusion in International Trade.”
Charles Sebag-montefiore
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts and to Culture.”
Charles Wilson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business and Philanthropy.”
Christopher Hampson
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Dance.”
Christopher Jones
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Brecon, Powys
“For services to Healthcare.”
Clenton Farquharson
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Disability Personalisation, to Social Care and to Health Policy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4377951. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
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