New Year Honours 1997
Derek Frank Hooton OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to the community in Northamptonshire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the community in Northamptonshire.
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New Year Honours 1997“For services to the community in Northamptonshire.”
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“For services to the community in Northamptonshire.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 309 times in the New Year Honours List 1997 — 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 New Year Honours 1997
Alan Edward Ransome
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Table Tennis.”
Alan John Clark
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
lately Grade 6
Alan Loudon Scott Munro
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Team Leader
Alan Mackenzie Rome
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Conservation.”
Alan McKay Fletcher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
lately Grade 6
Alan Telfer Chape
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Urban Regeneration.”
Alastair de Saumarez Dacre Lacy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the London Chamber of Commerce and to Export.”
Alexander Au Siu-kee
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to heritage conservation in Hong Kong.”
Alexander Chung-ho Woo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to manufacturing industry and the community in Hong Kong.”
Alexander James Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For servicesto Health Care.”
Alfred Guy Chappell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Medicine.”
Alfred James Beale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“for Information on Language Teaching and Research.”
Alice Yuen-ying Tai Footman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For service to judicial administration in Hong Kong.”
Alistair Iain Macdonald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Amir Bhatia
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For charitable services.”
Andrew Crofts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Andrew Robertson Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Agriculture.”
Andrew Stephen Kane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to British business interests in Southern California.”
Angela Heylin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Prime Minister's Advisory Panel on the Citizen's Charter.”
Ann Elizabeth Brum
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the community in Barnet, Hertfordshire.”
Ann Sheen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Health Care.”
Anne Elizabeth Pearce
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Citizen's Advice Bureaux Movement.”
Anthony Charles Buxton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Engineering and to the Defence Industry.”
Anthony John Abbott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
In the same field
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.”
Source & provenance
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1997
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1997 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1996.
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