New Year Honours 1973
Alfred Wesley Blake OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to education in Huntingdonshire and Peterborough.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to education in Huntingdonshire and Peterborough.
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New Year Honours 1973“For services to education in Huntingdonshire and Peterborough.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to education in Huntingdonshire and Peterborough.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the New Year Honours List 1973 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 New Year Honours 1973
Alan Lee Williams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Director
Alan White
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alastair Taunton Jamieson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Albert James Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to British interests in Belgium.”
Aldwyn Douglas Jones of Architecture
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alec Addison Halliley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Frederick Cecil Roberts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Manager
Alexander Goodall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Sadler Craig
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For public service, especially in local government and education.”
Alfred Caress
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Chairman
Alfred Eric Robson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alfred Louis Della-Porta
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Export.”
Alfred Robert Edis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Principal
Allan Wesley Johns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Director of Education
Andrew Haddon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For political and public services.”
Andrew Osborn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Andrew Van Slyke Lochhead
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Ann Davidson Kelly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Anthony Hamilton McCALL
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Anthony Vivian Hartley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
First Secretary
Archibald Leonard Forsyth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to banking and to the British community in Kuwait.”
Arthur Beresford Ball
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Arthur Bertram Glasspool
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Chairman
Arthur Charles Edrich
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1973
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1973 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1972.
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