Birthday Honours 1980
William Charles Leech CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For charitable services
“For charitable services.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1980
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 146 times in the Birthday Honours List 1980 — about 10% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For charitable services.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 1980
Abraham William Serfaty
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For public services in Gibraltar.”
Adolf Frankel
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to Export.”
Alastair Stuart Latng
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Albert Edward Sloman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Vice-Chancellor
Albert Ernest Evetts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to Export.”
Albert Habib Hourani
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to Anglo- Middle East relations.”
Alec Green
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“for National Savings.”
Alexander Allan Rennie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Alexander John Carmichael
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to British commercial interests in Aus- tralia.”
Anthony Arthur Leonard Challis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Arthur Alfred Hill
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For political and public service in the West Midlands.”
Arthur Pearson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For political and public service in Northern England.”
Arthur Shelley Prophet of Dental Surgery
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Bernard Crossland of Mechanical Engineering
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For political and public service in Scotland.”
British Air- ports Authority.
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Second Secretary
British commercial interests in Nigeria: Paul Brauner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to British commer- cial interests in Dubai.”
Cecil Allen Parker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Cecil Herbert William Hodges
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Cecil Richardson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Charles Fred Ward
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Chairman
Charles William Noel Miles
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“for England and Wales.”
City of London Poly- technic.
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Colin Michael Sutton Kaye Light Infantry.
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
The Light Infantry
Cyril George Wickham
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Chairman
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
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.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1980
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1980 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1980.
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