New Year Honours 1982
William Arthur Conlon CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to young people in Northern Ireland.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to young people in Northern Ireland.
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“For services to young people in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the New Year Honours List 1982 — about 10% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 1982
Abner Borthwick Hadden
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Alec Victor Bedser
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“For services to Cricket.”
Alexander Cuthbert Turnbull
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Anglo-Spanish cultural relations. B Robert Webster Ford
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Anthony Chester Vivian
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Anthony Frederick Burbidge
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Anthony Gross
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Artist
Archibald Zimmern
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Arthur James Herbert
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“For Political and Pub- lic Service in Eastern England.”
Brian Alfred Maynard
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Chairman
Brian John Fiddes
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Brian Weigh
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Charles Alfred Kirkman
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Clifford Wallace Adam
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Cyril James Anderton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Daniel Maskell
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“For services to Lawn Tennis.”
Daniel Norton Idris Pearce
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
“For Political Service.”
David Blacktop
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David Jack
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
“for Finance, British Gas Corporation.”
David John Robertson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
David Lewis Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Chairman
David Nicholas
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David Thomson West
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David Williamson
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
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.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1982
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1982 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1981.
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