Birthday Honours 1973
Bartholomew Francis Knight OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to education in the Lebanon.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1973
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“For services to education in the Lebanon.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 310 times in the Birthday 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 Birthday Honours 1973
Adam Kehrle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to bee-keeping.”
Adela Lardi
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For inspiring services in Catholic education.”
Agnes Margaret Macdonald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Editor
Alan George Kruger
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Albert George Bell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Eddie Guild
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Frederick Davidson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander James Ellis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Managing Director
Alexander Kelly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Kennedy Johnston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For social services particularly to hospital administration in Eastern Scotland.”
Alexander McGibbon Russell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Headmaster
Alfred Evelyn Harry Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alfred Samuel Pinks
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For public services in British Honduras.”
Anthony Norman Nicholson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Royal Air Force
Archibald Norman Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to com- merce.”
Archie Little Winskill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Arthur Alfred Thomas Cunliffe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Arthur Frederick Dunning
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Arthur Henry Bates
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Phar- macy and the National Health Service.”
Arthur Henry Phillips
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Principal
Arthur John Robertson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Arthur Robert Barrow
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Arthur Stanley Parsonage
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to com- merce and the community.”
Ashley Martin Greenwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
In the same field
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
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
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 14 June 1973.
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