Birthday Honours 1977
James Francis Ezechiel OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Douglas Melville FIELDING
“For services to the community in Sidcup.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1977
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1977- Role at the time
- Douglas Melville FIELDING
“For services to the community in Sidcup.”
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“For services to the community in Sidcup.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to the community in Sidcup.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 358 times in the Birthday Honours List 1977 — about 21% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Douglas Melville FIELDING.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary 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 1977
- Richard Geoffrey Burlingham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Adrian Alan Russell
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Alan Cedric Dexter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Royal Corps of Signals
Alan Derek Fair
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For medical services to the com- munity in Tokyo.”
Alan Humphries
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to education in Brussels.”
Alan John Waple
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Alan McEWAN
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Royal Navy
Alan Nathaniel Hunt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Chairman
Alan Percival Rudwick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to education in Ghana.”
Alan Vernon Hall Palmer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Royal Air Force
Albert Francis Joseph Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to British ex-Servicemen in Belgium.”
Albert Richard Brannon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
lately Chief Fire Officer
Alexander Devlin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Chairman
Alexander James Carter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Alice Margaret Durbridge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Allen Berkeley Bush
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Andrew Aladar Tessler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to Export.”
Andrew James Pascoe Crowden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For medical services to the community in East and West Africa.”
Anne Dorothea Hiatt .HEWER
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to Ballet and the Arts in Scotland and Bristol.”
Anthony Denis Ockenden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Anthony Patrick Millar
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to sports medicine.”
Anthony Showan Jeapes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Archibald Dunlop Scott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Arthur James Jarman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to British marine interests in Dubai.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1977
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1977 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1977.
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