Birthday Honours 1941
David Prowse OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Captain • British Over- seas Airways Corporation
Organisation: British Overseas Airways Corporation
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1941 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1941
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- lately Captain, British Over- seas Airways Corporation
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 185 times in the Birthday Honours List 1941 — about 29% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Captain, British Overseas Airways Corporation.
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 1941
— Edward Con way • Baker
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— U Than Tin
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Albert Clavering
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Alexander Joseph Monger
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“For public services in the Commonwealth of Australia.”
Alexander Wilson Anderson
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Alexandra Fisher
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“for Girls.”
Ambrose Williamson
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Andrew Henry
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Andrew Leslie Dykes
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Anna Frederica Bage
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Archibald Grassam Logan
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Arnold- Morgan Punnet
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1941
“For public and philanthropic services in Saint Vincent.”
Arthur George Bottomley
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Arthur Gordon Francis
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Arthur Johnstone Mclntosh
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Arthur Lowe Collet
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Arthur Reginald Emmott
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Arthur Tilletson Brown
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Barclay Leechman
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Benjamin Alexander Smellie
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Bernard Donald Storey
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Bertie Francis Wright
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“for Southern Rhodesia.”
Brice Daniel Thomas
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Cadambi Sheshachar Venkatachar
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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 14 June 1941.
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