Birthday Honours 1966
Harry Mitchell OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• For political services
“For political services.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1966
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“For political services.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 309 times in the Birthday Honours List 1966 — about 21% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For political 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 1966
- Humphrey Gurdon Kemball
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Agatha Melanin Headlam
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Alan Francis Daborn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alan Harold Paul
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alan Lovejoy Fawdry
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albert Lawrence Newman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albert Maurice Humby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander Fraser Davidson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander Irvin Crumewing
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For public and social services in British Guiana.”
Allan Mortimer Trewin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Annie Delany
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For social welfare services.”
Archibald Ian Balfour Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For services to the Scottish Inshore Fishing Industry.”
Archibald Morton Ballantyne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Arthur Alexander MAcIVER
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“for Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Associated Hospitals.”
Arthur Branscombe Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For local government and community services.”
Arthur Frederick Thorp
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Arthur Ralph Hodgson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Arthur Stacey Barham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Augustus- : John Jenkinson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Basil Arthur Parkes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For public and charitable services in Kingston-upon-Hull.”
Beatrice May Seabrook
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Bernard John Faragher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Bernard Maurice Lott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
British Guiana.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
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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
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“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 · 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 14 June 1966.
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