Birthday Honours 1998
David Clive Harries Williams OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to the community in Berkshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the community in Berkshire.
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“For services to the community in Berkshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 306 times in the Birthday Honours List 1998 — about 24% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary 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 1998
Agnes Alexandra Nicholl
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Aileen Graham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Education.”
Aircraft Engine Services Ltd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Alan David McCLURE
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Medical Packaging Industry and to the community.”
Alan Frederick Stroud
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Institute of Road Transport Engineers..”
Alan Paul Knight
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Environmental Audit in Business.”
Alastair Mckinnon Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Tourism.”
Alastair Menzies Struthers
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Education.”
Alban's Abbey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Church Music.”
Alexander Yule
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For servies to Radiography and to Health Care.”
Alfred Frank Jennings
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Governor
Andrea Lester Rose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Director
Ann Matheson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the National Library of Scotland.”
Anne Gibson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Employee Relations and to Equal Opportunities.”
Anthony Arthur Carton Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
First Secretary
Anthony Arthur Reynolds
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Construction Industry, Industrial Relations and for charitable services.”
Anthony Cecil Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to British commercial interests, Malta.”
Anthony Graham Quinlan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to British interests in the Middle East.”
Anthony James Caston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anthony James Figg
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anthony Paull Maitland Hewson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Disabled People especially through SCOPE.”
Anthony Peter Bell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Integrated Health Care.”
Anthony Stewart Goldstone
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the North West Tourist Board.”
Archibald Donald Roy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1998.
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