New Year Honours 1985
Derek Hurst Boydell OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to ex-Servicemen in Dublin.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to ex-Servicemen in Dublin.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 270 times in the New Year Honours List 1985 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 1985
Alan Civil
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alan John Pike
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alan Michael Dfx
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Director General
Albert Edward Hawes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For services to Export.”
Albert Moore
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Member
Alexander Chapman Ferguson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Manager
Alexander Inglis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Principal
Alexander Leslie Audley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For Political Service.”
Alfred Bridges Cotton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Allan Victor Bryant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For services to Export.”
Angus John Howell Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Anthony David Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Anthony Frederick Budge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Anthony Thompson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For services to British commercial interests in California.”
Arthur Cyprian Bastable
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Director
Arthur Leslie Woleendale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Managing Director
Arthur Murdoch Mactaggart Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“for the Prevention of Cruelty to' Children.”
Austen Ian Welch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For Political and Public Ser vice.”
Barbara Oldham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Basil Gilbert
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Benjamin Alexander Frederick Hervey- Bathurst
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For public service in Here ford and Worcester.”
Bernard Coultas Wade
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Bernard Francis Plummer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Bertram Eric Twyford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1985
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1985 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1984.
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