New Year Honours 1941
Arthur Messenger OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For public services in" Aden.”
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“For public services in" Aden.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 212 times in the New Year Honours List 1941 — about 23% of the list.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1941
Abdul Raouf Effendi El Bitar
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
“For public ser- vices in Palestine.”
Adrian Bazeley Barltrop
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Alan Charles Trott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Albert James Taylor Day
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Albert Oooke
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Alexander Macgregor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
“For services to National Health Insurance administration.”
Alfred Carson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
“For services in connection services in the Commonwealth of Australia.”
Alfred George Cook
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Alfred William North
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Allan Hesketh
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Amelia Lucy Wayn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
“For public services in the State of Tasmania.”
Andrew Legge Barclay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Annie Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
“For social welfare services in Edward Bernard Cahalan, .Esq., Parliamentary the Commonwealth of Australia.”
Armold Ash worth Pomfret
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Arnold Crawshaw Galloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Arthur Grenville Herbert
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Arthur Hedley Johnstone
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Arthur James Edmunds
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
“For ser- vices in connection with 'Civil Defence.”
Arthur Mortimer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
“For services in con- nection with Civil Defence.”
Assistant to Collector of SukTEur
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Benjamin Prior Allen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Bertie Edward Joihn Billingihurst
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Bertie George Churchill-Lemon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
Bhagat Behari Lai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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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.”
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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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1941
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1941 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1940.
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