Birthday Honours 1975
William Guy Daynes CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Brian Oliver Lyndhurst DUKE
“For medical and welfare services to the community in the Transkei.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For medical and welfare services to the community in the Transkei.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1975- Role at the time
- Brian Oliver Lyndhurst DUKE
“For medical and welfare services to the community in the Transkei.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For medical and welfare services to the community in the Transkei.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 136 times in the Birthday Honours List 1975 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Brian Oliver Lyndhurst DUKE.
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 1975
Alan Hunter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Director
Alan Turner
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“For services to British interests and the British community in Abu Dhabi.”
Alexander Meadows Rendel
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Alexandra Naldera Metcalfe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
“For services to the Save the Children Fund.”
Alfred Bernard Smith
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Non-Executive Chairman
Alfred Joseph Brayshaw
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Allen Dain Percival
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Principal
Andrew Sinclair McLEAN
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Director
Archibald George Milne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Chairman
Arnold Steadman Alois
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Austin William Woodland
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Deputy Director
Christopher William Collins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Constance Biddulph
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Cynthia Felicity Joan Cooke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Cyril Thomas Howe Plant
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David Glass
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
David Milner Woodford
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David Morgan Milne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
“For services to agriculture in Scotland.”
Denis James Matthews
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Pianist
Denis William Venables Patrick O'Flaherty
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Dennis Brian Close
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
“For services to Cricket.”
Desmond Vere Watler
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Donald Ian Alston
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
“For services to agriculture in Suffolk.”
Douglas Charles Lee
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
In the same field
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.”
Source & provenance
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1975
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1975 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1975.
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