Birthday Honours 1998
Elizabeth Margaret Embree Poskitt OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to medical research, The Gambia.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to medical research, The Gambia.
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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.
How widely is this recognised?
5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
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.”
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“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
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“For services to Nursing.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
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Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
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Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
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Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
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Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Tyrrell Evans
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London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
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Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
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Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
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Helen Whyley
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Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
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Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
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Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
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Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
Pamela Pattinson
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Ghulam Ng
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
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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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