Birthday Honours 1968
Eric John Stephens OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to local , government.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1968
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“For services to local , government.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 305 times in the Birthday Honours List 1968 — about 22% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 1968
Agnes Muriel Harding
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alan David Nunes Nabarro
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For services to youth in London.”
Albert Oscar Bluth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For services to Export.”
Alexander Berkeley Milne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
First Secretary
Alexander Watt Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Chairman
Alfred Nicholas Beven
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alfred Rose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“for Southampton.”
Alice Katharine Lloyd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Andrew Wilson Tait
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Director
Ann Courtenay Welch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For services to Gliding.”
Anthony Francis Eggleston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Antony Mackenzie Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Archibald Cochrane Rutherford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Archibald Kilmorack Rankin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Archie Niman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Chief Executive Officer
Armel John Wall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For services to the com- munity.”
Arthur Hudson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Arthur John Ernest Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Arthur Leslie Stuchbery
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Technical Director
Arthur Walter Beeton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Royal Navy
Arthur Williamson Helliwell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Arturo Sydney Dyer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Aubyn Harney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Barbara Grace Morton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1968
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1968 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1968.
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