New Year Honours 1966
George Harold Vellacott OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• M.B.E
Organisation: M.B.E
“For services to education and the community in Nigeria.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to education and the community in Nigeria.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1966- Role at the time
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“For services to education and the community in Nigeria.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to education and the community in Nigeria.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the New Year Honours List 1966 — about 21% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
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 1966
Aileen Lucretia Watkins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For services to the community, especially as President for the State of New South Wales of the War Widows' Guild of Australia.”
Alan Edgar Bristow
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alan Powell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Air Force
Alexander William Hildrew
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred Charles Hall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred Correll Hadley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For services to the community in St.”
Alfred Edward Knight
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For services to Export.”
Alfred Graham Stephenson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
General Manager
Alfred William Bird
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alister Norris: Hughes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For public services in Grenada.”
Allan James Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For charitable and com- munity welfare services.”
Althea Irene Meredith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For social welfare services.”
Andrew Riddel Abercromby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“for Scotland.”
Anne Margaret Olive Tougher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For public services in Belfast.”
Anthony Rampton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Archibald Edwin Cotton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Ardon Beresford Brereton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Arthur Denis Gordon Orr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“for the County of Notting- ham.”
Arthur Edward Bray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Arthur James Weston Hockenhull
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Audrey Tattie Hinchcliffe Reader
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For community and welfare services in the State of Victoria.”
Basil.Clifford Akehurst
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Beatrice Eveline Double
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For pub- lic service in Essex.”
Bernard Mellor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
In the same field
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
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1966
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1966 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1965.
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