New Year Honours 1948
“For services to Army education in Scotland.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Army education in Scotland.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1948
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1948- Role at the time
- LL.D
“For services to Army education in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 356 times in the New Year Honours List 1948 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
LL.D.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 1948
- Denis Swinburne Royal Ulster Rifles.
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—• Temporary-Commander Thomas Alex- ander Leitch
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? •Frederick William Whiteman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
. Alec Baden Kendall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
'William Mace Mair
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
) Keith Lionel Beddington
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
£ommander Harold Gordon Blake
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Agnes Hedvig Hicks
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Alan Warwick Percy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Albert Gordon Store
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Alfred .Augustus Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Alfred Lawson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Alfred Lynas
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Alice Elizabeth Drakes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Allan Whitfield
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
“for Germany (British Element).”
Amar Nath Maini
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
“For public services.”
Andrew Hamilton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Andrew Love Millar
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Andrew Scott Weston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Anne Geddes Gilchrist
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
“For services to Folk Song Music.”
Anthony Charles Ker Maunsell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
“For social and charitable services in Madras.”
Anthony George Carl Somerhough
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Anthony Leonard Peyman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
Archdeacon Charles Stokely Doorly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1948
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1948
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1948 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1947.
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