New Year Honours 1968
Frank Richard Lockyer OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Royal Air Force
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1968 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1968
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Air Force Cross · 1955
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Military service
Royal Air Force- Division
- Military Division
- Service number
- 607090
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Air Force Cross
Birthday Honours 1955- Role at the time
- Royal Air Force
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1968- Role at the time
- Royal Air Force
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 315 times in the New Year Honours List 1968 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Royal Air Force.
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 1968
Albert Edward Ball
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Albert Harris Turnbull
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For local gov- ernment and community services.”
Albert John William Oliver
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Royal Air Force
Alec Joseph Kean
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alfred Foyston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alfred Henry Howlett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alice Annie Braybrook
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For services to local government in Wolverhamp- .”
Allan Lawrie Mapham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Andre Varga
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Andrew Anderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Anthony Owen Blishen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Anthony Richard Newman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Archibald Rae Cornock
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Arthur Frederick Davis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Arthur McDougall Maiden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Arthur Page
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Arthur William Groocock
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Ashley William Edgell Winlaw
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Aylwin Ronald Davies
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Barbara Smith Watson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“for Handicapped Children, Glas- gow Education Authority.”
Benjamin Hyde Harvey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Bernard Dyer and Partners Ltd.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Bert Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For charitable services to • the community.”
Beryl Emma Burbidge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
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 30 December 1967.
Air Force Cross · 1955
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1955 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1955.
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