New Year Honours 1988
Joan Mary Last OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Music Education.”
Explore by field
Explore other people honoured in this field
Recognised for
Topics
Wikipedia
London Gazette page
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1988
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1988“For services to Music Education.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Joan's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
New Year Honours 1988
Joan Mary Last
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Music Education.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
New Year Honours 1988
Joan Mary Last
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Music Education.”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
New Year Honours 1988
Joan Mary Last
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Music Education.”
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards - printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record - not an official or royal body.
In context
The bigger picture
How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 249 times in the New Year Honours List 1988 — 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 1988
Adam Noel Bailie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For services to agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Gilbert McBRIDE
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Secretary
Alan Lee
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Alan Michael Millwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Director
Alan Ray Hacker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Alan Tremain
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For services to British commercial interests in Boston.”
Alan Turner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For services to the food industry.”
Alan Walter NELSpN
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Alan William Northen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Leader
Alexander Stone
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For charitable services to the community, particularly the West of Scotland.”
Alice MargaretJanet Ainslie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Alistair Basil Cooke
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For political service.”
Andrew Christopher Massey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Andrew George Buchanan Vallance
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Royal Air Force
Andrew Gerrard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Anita Lucia Roddick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Anne MacFarlane Calderwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland.”
Anthony Edmond Gaynor Yorkshire Volunteers
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Anthony Edward Wilkins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Royal Navy
Anthony Guy Phillips
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Secretary
Anthony John Hawkes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Anthony John Heath
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
lately Head
Anthony Mango
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Anthony Richard Tutton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For services to agriculture in Wales.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
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.”
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.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1988
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1988 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1987.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.