New Year Honours 1975
Godfrey John Williams OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to technical education in developing countries.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to technical education in developing countries.
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“For services to technical education in developing countries.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 313 times in the New Year Honours List 1975 — about 21% 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 1975
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“For services to com- merce and for contributions to charities in Gibraltar.”
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“For services to local government in West Yorkshire.”
Alan Frederick Richards Payne
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“For services to the community in Stroud, Gloucestershire.”
Albert Ernest Mullin
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Albert Rolls
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Albert Weedall
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Principal
Alec Moore
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Member
Alexander Foxcroft Bottomley
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“For services to the community.”
Alfred Albert Ernest Ellis Ettinghausen
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Alfred Marshall Cubbon
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Director
Alfred Powell
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“For services to the community.”
Alfred Stanley Worrall
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Principal
Alfred Sydney Turner
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Alfred William Johnson
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“For services to ornithology in Chile.”
Alice Louisa Hemming
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Andrew Martin
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“For services to British com- mercial interests in Belgium.”
Andrew Watson
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Andrew Wilson
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Angus Lindsay Carmichael
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“For services to the Victoria Police Force.”
Anthony Bowen
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Royal Navy
Anthony David Hutton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Royal Navy
Arkyl Staveley Gough
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Chairman
Arthur Henry Benjamin Heymanson
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“For services to the Law Institute of Victoria.”
Arthur James Dunmall
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Alison Turner
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Audrey Moore
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“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
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Julie Gard
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Lilian Field
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
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Mary Boam
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Roy Bowden
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Michael Hamblin
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Wilfred Eaton
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Elizabeth Eaton
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Tariq Obaide
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“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
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Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
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Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1975
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1975 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1974.
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