New Year Honours 1961
Evelyn Cecilia Skempton OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to education in Jamaica.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1961
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to education in Jamaica.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 307 times in the New Year Honours List 1961 — about 23% of the list.
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 1961
- William McNiNCH
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Acton Crisswell
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Agnes Winifred Knight
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Ahmad Muhammad Hassan Hijazi
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Alan George Read
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Alan Ure Reith Scroggie
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Albert Edward Barwood
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Albert Gard
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Albert Henry Hughes
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Albert Howard Thomas
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Albert Keith Lines
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“For public services.”
Alexander -Roderick Macrae
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Alexander Ernest Hall
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Alexander Michael Gregory
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Alexander Sim Murray Young
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Alfred Reay
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Alfred Thomas Stokoe
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Amirali Yusufali Karimjee
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“For public ser- vices in Tanganyika.”
Andrew Chalmers Smyth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Andrew Cormac Mahony
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Royal Navy
Anne Reid
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Anne Shentall Bettenson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Anthony James Arengo Arengo-Jones Gloucestershire Regiment.
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Anton Tabone
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“For public services in Malta.”
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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
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“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
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1961
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1961 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1960.
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