Birthday Honours 1985
Alfred Eric Tomlinson OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Youth in Bingley, West Yorkshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Youth in Bingley, West Yorkshire.
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 515 times in the Birthday Honours List 1985 — about 44% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1985
Agnes Emmerson Willoughby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For poli- tical and public service.”
Alan Coburn Ferguson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“for Mental Health.”
Alan Frederick Briscoe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Farmer
Alan Gordon Marriott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Technical Director
Alan John Archer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alan John George Morley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For services to Rugby .”
Alan Robert McCREDIE
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alan Stanley Baxendale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alan Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Director
Alastair McALLISTER
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Higher Executive Officer
Albert Watson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Higher Executive Officer
Albert William Kenneth Penhaligon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Deputy Chairman
Alec John Bowmaker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alec Preston Nuttall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alexander Hosie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alexander Hutcheon Dunbar
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alexander Maxton Prince
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Higher Executive Officer
Alexander Stewart Weatherhead
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For services to the legal profession in Scotland.”
Alexander William English
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Royal Navy
Alfred Edmeades Bestall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alice Helen Barnett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For political and public service.”
Allan George Cronquist
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Allen Ernest Goulsbra
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For political and public service.”
Angus McKENZIE
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
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.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1985
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1985 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1985.
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