Birthday Honours 1981
Walter Smyth CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to agriculture and commerce in Northern Ireland.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to agriculture and commerce in Northern Ireland.
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“For services to agriculture and commerce in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 123 times in the Birthday Honours List 1981 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 Birthday Honours 1981
Alberto Telisfbro Remedios
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Singer
Alistair Walter Graham MAcINTYRE
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to British commercial interests and the British community in Calcutta.”
Alma Marie Elizabeth Hill
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For Political and Public Service, West Midlands Area.”
Anne Irene Pollard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For Political and Public Service, East Midlands Area.”
Arthur Charles Barrett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For Political and Public Service.”
Arthur Geoffrey Pratt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Chairman
Arthur Norman Exton-Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Arthur Stanley Mayne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For public service.”
Arthur William Charles Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Chairman
Barry Albert Cross
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Director
Bernard Evans Tomlinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Brian Ernest Edwards
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For Political and Public Service, Eastern Area.”
Brian Huxley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Royal Air Force
Brian Wynne Oakley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Secretary
Bruce Wilson Sutherland
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For Political Ser- vice.”
Bryan Courtney Webster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Charles Henry Wilson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Clifford James T1lley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Chairman
Colin Frederick Smale
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Colin Neil MAcEACHARN
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
David George Armytage
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
David Valentine Atterton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Chairman
Dennis Haley Foster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Dennis Stanley Oliver
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1981
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1981 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1981.
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