Birthday Honours 1955
George Munro OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• For public services
“For public services.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1955
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“For public services.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 413 times in the Birthday Honours List 1955 — about 31% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For public services.
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 1955
— Arthur Harold Clough
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
— Lieutenant-General Gerald. Walter Robert Templer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
" Basil CoNSTANpukbs
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Adam Maitland
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Alan Samuel Marre
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Albeit Edward Horton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Albert Edward Davey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Royal Air Force
Albert Edward Watkins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Albert Frederick Wallace
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Albert George Tapster
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Albert Joseph Moore
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Alec Hobson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Alexander George Storkey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Alexander John McHattie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Alfred George Evans
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Alfred Grossman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Alfred Herbert Harding
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Alfred William Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Algernon Harold Philpot
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Alhaji Shehu Ahmadu
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Alice Bridget Horan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
AlistairMilne Grant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
and Paymaster Ernest Thomas Cobley Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
Andrew Alexander
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1955
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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
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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.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 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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