New Year Honours 1985
Douglas Graham WOOD M.C OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to the elderly and disabled in Scotland.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the elderly and disabled in Scotland.
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“For services to the elderly and disabled in Scotland.”
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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?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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
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Alan John Pike
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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 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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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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