Birthday Honours 1998
Egbert Sylvester Carless OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chair of the Corporation • Handsworth College Group
“For services to Education and to the community in Birmingham.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Education and to the community in Birmingham.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1998- Role at the time
- Chair of the Corporation, Handsworth College Group
“For services to Education and to the community in Birmingham.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Education and to the community in Birmingham.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 306 times in the Birthday Honours List 1998 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair of the Corporation, Handsworth College Group.
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 Birthday Honours 1998
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“For services to Education.”
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Alan David McCLURE
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“For services to the Medical Packaging Industry and to the community.”
Alan Frederick Stroud
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“For services to the Institute of Road Transport Engineers..”
Alan Paul Knight
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“For services to Environmental Audit in Business.”
Alastair Mckinnon Wilson
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“For services to Tourism.”
Alastair Menzies Struthers
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“For services to Education.”
Alban's Abbey
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“For services to Church Music.”
Alexander Yule
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“For servies to Radiography and to Health Care.”
Alfred Frank Jennings
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Governor
Andrea Lester Rose
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Director
Ann Matheson
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“For services to the National Library of Scotland.”
Anne Gibson
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“For services to Employee Relations and to Equal Opportunities.”
Anthony Arthur Carton Wood
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First Secretary
Anthony Arthur Reynolds
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“For services to the Construction Industry, Industrial Relations and for charitable services.”
Anthony Cecil Poole
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“For services to British commercial interests, Malta.”
Anthony Graham Quinlan
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“For services to British interests in the Middle East.”
Anthony James Caston
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Anthony James Figg
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Anthony Paull Maitland Hewson
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“For services to Disabled People especially through SCOPE.”
Anthony Peter Bell
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“For services to Integrated Health Care.”
Anthony Stewart Goldstone
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“For services to the North West Tourist Board.”
Archibald Donald Roy
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
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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
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
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“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
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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
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Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
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Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
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“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
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“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
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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
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
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Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1998.
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