Birthday Honours 2011
Victor Noel Stanley WAKELING CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Sports Broadcasting.”
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“For services to Sports Broadcasting.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 94 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 10% of the list.
In their area
100 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Hampshire.
How widely is this recognised?
3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Alan Thorpe Richard Wood
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London
“Director of Children's Services, London Borough of Hackney. For services to Education and to Local Government.”
Alexander Robert Nairne
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London
“Director, National Portrait Gallery. For services to the Arts.”
Andrew Charles Stott
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Kent
“Lately Director, Transparency and Digital Engagement, Cabinet Office.”
Anthony Mcguirk
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Merseyside
“Chief Fire Officer, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Local Government.”
Antony Ronald Wadsworth
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London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
Barbara Rogers
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Greater Manchester
“Headteacher, St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School and Arts College, Salford. For services to local and national Education.”
Bryan Ferry
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London
“Singer and Songwriter. For services to Music.”
Catherine Felicity Byrne
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London
“Deputy Director, Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Home Office.”
Celia Birtwell
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London
“Designer. For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Charles William Jacob
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Kent
“For charitable services.”
Christopher Richard Nigel Clark
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London
“Non-Executive Chairman, Urenco. For services to Industry.”
Christopher Thomas Morahan
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Surrey
“Director. For services to Drama.”
Christopher William Parfitt
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Buckinghamshire
“Chairman and CEO, General Motors UK Ltd. For services to the Automotive Industry.”
Colin Firth
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London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
David Isaac
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London
“Chairman, Stonewall. For services to Equality and Diversity.”
David Lionel Mayhew
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Hampshire
“Chairman, J P Morgan Cazenove. For services to the Financial Services Industry.”
David Way
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Warwickshire
“Deputy Chief Executive, National Apprenticeship Service, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.”
Deborah Lavin
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Isle of Wight
“Principal, Isle of Wight College. For services to Further Education.”
Dianne Michele Jeffrey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hope Valley, Derbyshire
“For public service.”
Dr Christopher Shaw Gibson-Smith
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Surrey
“Chairman, London Stock Exchange. For services to Business.”
Dr Gillian Catherine Leng
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Bedfordshire
“Chief Operating Officer, NHS Evidence and Deputy Chief Executive, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. For services to the NHS.”
Dr James Stark Rennie
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Fife
“Lately Dean of Postgraduate Dental Education. For services to Dentistry.”
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Nantwich, Cheshire
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Melanie Jane Houldershaw
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Brian Charlton Heald
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire”
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London, Greater London
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Shirley Henderson (Shirley McGill)
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
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Rex Ormonde Freeman
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
James Breingan Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
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John Alexander Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Helen Joyce Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Daniel Crow
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Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
David Cottle
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Artistic Director, Swansea Jazz Club. For services to Jazz Music”
Rebecca Chapman
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Norwich, Norfolk
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Lynn Cedar
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Lingfield, Surrey
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2011.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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