Birthday Honours 2006
George Neville James Wheeler OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Headteacher • Intake Primary School
“For services to Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2006
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2006- Role at the time
- Headteacher, Intake Primary School
“For services to Education.”
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“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 257 times in the Birthday Honours List 2006 — about 25% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Headteacher, Intake Primary School.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2006
Adeline Gilmore Dinsmore
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“For services to Education.”
Adrian Timothy Neil Chadwick
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Director
Alan Barr
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“For services to Social Justice in Scotland.”
Alan Paul Knight
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“For services to Animal Welfare.”
Alan Thomas Axford
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“For services to Medicine.”
Alan Thomas Evans
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Royal Corps of Signals
Alan Wignall
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alan Wilson
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“for Development and Industry.”
Alastair James Stewart
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“For services to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Alastair Keith Dutch
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Alexander Francis Knight
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“For services to the Church of England.”
Alexander George Kemp
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“For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.”
Alexander Leonard John Pratt
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“For services to Business and to Education in the South East.”
Alexander Taylor
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“For services to the NHS.”
Alison Jane Christina Ruddock
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“For services to Education.”
Alison Mary Smith
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“For services to Plant Biochemistry.”
Alistair Byres Gammell
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“for the Protection of Birds.”
Andrew Alexander John Willox
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“For services to Business.”
Andrew Christopher Fabian
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Science.”
Andrew John MacKay
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Director
Andrew John Newman Simkins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Army Air Corps
Andrew John Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Kay
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Royal Air Force
Andrew Tomkins
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“for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health, University of London.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Henry Cyril Grunwald
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London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Shelagh Jane Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
William Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
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.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
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.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2006
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2006).
Published 16 June 2006.
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