New Year Honours 1959
William Ellis Cox CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• For public services
“For public services.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1959
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“For public services.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 145 times in the New Year Honours List 1959 — about 12% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For public services.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1959
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Alan Charles Walter Dixon
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“For public services in Nyasaland.”
Albert Edward Spencer
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“For public services in Uganda.”
Alfred Arthur Hamilton
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Alfred Ernest Marrington
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Alhaji Aliyu
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Andrew's Ambulance Association.
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Archibald Allan Henry Campbell
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Arthur Francis Patrick Lewis
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Royal Navy
Arthur Richards Culley
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Austin Charles Longland
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Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Harold . Arthur Olivier
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Brice Richard Clarke
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Cecil Thomas Hutson
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Cecil William Hodges
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Charles Alexander Gault
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Charles Augustus Edward'S
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Charles Beresford Eaton Burt- Andrews
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Royal Air Force
Charles Boyd Nicholson
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Charles Hamilton Latchford
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Charles Malcolm Mac!nnes
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Charles Philip Quick
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Charles Rex ..STQLLMEYER
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“for The West Indies, British Guiana and British Honduras.”
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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 →
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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
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1959
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1959 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1958.
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