New Year Honours 2014
William Crothers CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
• H.M
“For services to Government Efficiency and Commercial Capability.”
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Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
For services to Government Efficiency and Commercial Capability.
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Surrey
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Companion of the Order of the Bath
New Year Honours 2014- Role at the time
- H.M
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- Surrey
“For services to Government Efficiency and Commercial Capability.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 15 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
H.M.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2014
Bruce Fiddes Houlder
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
London
“For services to Defence, particularly Armed Forces Justice.”
Carew Lovell Wilks
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Derek William Feeley
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
USA
“For services to Healthcare.”
John Howard James Gower
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
John James Pullinger
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Kent
“For services to Parliament and voluntary service to the community through Great Culverden Park Ltd.”
John McNiven Ross Henderson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
late Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Matthew John Parr
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Michael Anderson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
East Sussex
“for International Development.”
Michael Charles Lancaster Carpenter
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Surrey
“For services to Parliament and voluntary service to the community in Surrey.”
Michael James Ellam
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
London
“For services to International Finance Policy.”
Philip John Rycroft
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
East Lothian
“For services to the UK’s Devolved and Coalition Governments.”
Stephen John Rimmer
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Northamptonshire
“For services to Criminal Justice and Policing Reform.”
Vice-Marshal Lindsay John Irvine
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
Royal Air Force
Vice-Marshal Ross Paterson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2014
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Where this record comes from
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 31 December 2013.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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