Birthday Honours 1946
Elsie Waters OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Actress
“For services to the Forces.”
Recognised for
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1946
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1946- Role at the time
- Actress
“For services to the Forces.”
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“For services to the Forces.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 324 times in the Birthday Honours List 1946 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Actress.
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 Birthday Honours 1946
Alan Mathison Turing
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Alan Turner Pickles
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Albert Alexander Lethern
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Albert Childerstone Frost
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Albert Phillips
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Alec Harley Reeves
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Alexander Forbes Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Alfred Arthur Haylett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Alfred Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Alfred Edward Edwards
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Alfred George Neall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Alfred George Tomkins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Alfred Joseph Michael Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Alfred Roberts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Andrew Holland Wilcox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Aquila Forster
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Archibald Buchanan Barbour
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Archibald Powrie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Arthur Claud Lisle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Arthur George Salisbury
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Arthur Gilbert Norris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Arthur Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
Arthur Harold Clough
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1946
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1946
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1946 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1946.
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