Birthday Honours 1977
Joan Valentine OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to young people in Leeds.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1977
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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.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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
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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.”
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
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.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
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.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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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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