New Year Honours 2017
Vernon Gibson CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Chief Scientific Adviser
“For services to Defence.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the Bath
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath:
C.B.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
Professor Vernon Charles GIBSON
lately Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence
For services to Defence.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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London
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New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Chief Scientific Adviser
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- London
“For services to Defence.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 20 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Scientific Adviser.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath in the New Year Honours 2017
Alexander Storrie
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Annabel Pillman
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
London
“For public and voluntary services.”
Elizabeth Hallam Smith
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
“For services to Parliament and National Heritage.”
Ian Wheatley
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Jeremy Fleming
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
London
“For services to Defence.”
Jonathan Russell
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Public Sector and the community in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.”
Joy Hutcheon
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
London
“For services to International Development.”
Leo O’reilly
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Belfast
“For services to Government in Northern Ireland.”
Martin Smith
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Matthew Coats
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
London
“For public service.”
Michael Bradley
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Lancashire
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Stevens
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
“For services to Research and Healthcare and to the community in Edinburgh.”
Michael Williams
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
“For services to Global Tax Policy and Taxpayers.”
Peter Fish
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Kent
“For Legal Services to Government.”
Richard Cripwell
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Richard Knighton
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Sarah Church
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Surrey
“For services to British Food and Farming.”
Sue Mcallister
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Leicestershire
“For services to the Northern Ireland Prison Service.”
Susan Catherine Gray
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Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Martin Kinsey
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Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Frederick Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
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Where this record comes from
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673429. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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