Birthday Honours 2003
William George Taylor
Knight Bachelor
• Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
“For services to Local Government.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2003
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Birthday Honours 2003- Role at the time
- Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
“For services to Local Government.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 29 times in the Birthday Honours List 2003 — about 3% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2003
Alistair Allan Horne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to UK-French relations.”
Andrew Duncan Crockett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“for International Settlements.”
Arthur Benjamin Norman Gill
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Agriculture, Conservation and the Community.”
Charles Kenneth Roylance Nunneley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Heritage.”
Christopher John O’Donnell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Medical Devices Industry Worldwide.”
Christopher Ondaatje
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For charitable services to Museums, Galleries and Societies.”
Edwin Mellor Southern
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Development of DNA Microarray Technologies.”
Francis Henry MacKay
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Hospitality Industry and Charity.”
Ian Warwick Blair
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Police.”
John Anthony Holland
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“for Northern Ireland.”
John Christopher Gains
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
John Graham Temple
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Medicine and Medical Education.”
John Hamilton Baker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to English Legal History.”
John Oldham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the NHS.”
John Reginald Rowling
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Education.”
John Tusa
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Arts.”
Kenneth Darlingston Collins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Environmental Protection.”
Kenneth Hugo Adam
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to film production design and to UK-German relations.”
Kenneth Robinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to art.”
Martyn Arbib
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
Michael John Austin Cummins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
Michael Stewart Hodgkinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Air Travel Industry.”
Patrick Bateson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Science.”
Peter Lampl
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Higher Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2003).
Published 13 June 2003.
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