New Year Honours 1976
Clement Edmund Francis OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services in local government and to charity.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services in local government and to charity.
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“For services in local government and to charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 131 times in the New Year Honours List 1976 — about 9% 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 1976
Alec Lindow Gillibrand
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to com- merce and the British community in Saudi Arabia.”
Alexander George Gillon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to football and the community.”
Allan Fletcher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Annie Huidah Bodden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For public services in the Cayman Islands.”
Arthur Douglas Willcox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Royal Navy
Athol John Dundas Simpson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to British commercial interests and to the British community in Iran.”
Audrey Beryl Lambert
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Basil Richard Ryland Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Beryl Grant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to the community and nursing.”
Brian William Lavender
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
British Commercial interests in Bahrain
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
British community in Portugal Paul Bevan Gotch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Cecil John Lang
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Charles Maurice Lisner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to the ballet and charity.”
Christian Association.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Colin John Richards
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Colin Thompson Fairless
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to the British community in Uruguay.”
Daniel Alexander Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to British commercial interests in Kenya.”
David Aloysius McKENZIE-McHARG
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For municipal and community services.”
David Bruce Leech
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Royal Air Force
David Charles William Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Royal Navy
David Frank Lawrence
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Royal Air Force
David Howard Humphreys
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to educa- tion and the British community in Cyprus.”
David John Lambert
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For ser- vices to commerce and charity.”
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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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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 · 1976
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1976 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1975.
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