Birthday Honours 1983
James Cuthbertson Gray OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Treasurer • Highland Health Board
Organisation: Highland Health Board
“For services to Golf.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1983
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- Treasurer, Highland Health Board
“For services to Golf.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 261 times in the Birthday Honours List 1983 — about 21% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Treasurer, Highland Health Board.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 1983
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“For services to Export.”
Alastair Malcolm Langlands
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“For ser- vices to agricultural development in Nepal.”
Albert Edward Cammidge
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“For services to local government in Doncaster and to the administra- tion of Doncaster Race Course.”
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“For ser- vices to Export.”
Alexander Livingston Brown
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Area Manager
Alexander Paul Charrier McKEE
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“For services to the location of the Mary Rose.”
Andrew Noel Lightbody
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Andrew Tobin Warwick Duncan
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Anthony David Pugh
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Arthur James White
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Royal Navy
Arthur Stuart Michael Cummings
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Bernard Lubert
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Bernard Randell
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“For services to the British community in Mexico City.”
Berthold Ludwig Wolpe
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Bertram William George Old
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Brian Dennis Keep
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Bryan Eric Isaacs
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“For services to British com- mercial interests in Los Angeles.”
Bryan Hanson
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Leader
Bullen and Partners.
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Partner
Catherine Mair Owen
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Cedric Marshall Thomas
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Chairman
Chairman
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“for the Prevention of Accidents.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
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Raymond Pritchard
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Steven Thompson
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Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
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London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
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Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
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Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
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Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
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Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
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London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
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London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
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Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1983
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1983 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1983.
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