Birthday Honours 1949
David Benaim OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1949
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 282 times in the Birthday Honours List 1949 — about 26% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For public services iff.
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 Birthday Honours 1949
- Harold Cantrell
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Royal Tank Regiment
- Reginald Alexander Erskine-Lindop
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-Wing Charles Victor Douglas Willis
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. Eustace Fellowes Hawkins
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.Sidney Victor Holloway
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Agnes Morgan
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Matron
Albert Henry William Abbott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Albert Knowles
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Alec Marchmont Anderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Alexander Mackenzie Gordon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
“For public services in Jamaica.”
Alexander William Chisholm- ' Batten
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Royal Navy
Alexandra Margaret Anne Joy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
“For services as medical practitioner in isolated area of "Lake Grace, State of Western Australia.”
Alfred Dariiel Alford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Alfred Edwin Renespn .COUCHER
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Alfred Ernest. Steele
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Alfred Hawkins
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Alfred Leopold Felton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Alfred Maule Paxton Fyfe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Alfred Reginald Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Allan George Attride
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Alvan Ikoku
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Amy Rowntree
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Anderson Robertson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1949
Ann Mortimer McMATH
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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
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“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 · 1949
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1949 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1949.
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