Birthday Honours 1965
John Birnie OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Church of England Children's Society
Organisation: Church of England Children's Society
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1965 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1965
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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 1965 — about 27% of the list.
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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 1965
Alan . .ROBERTSON
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Alan George Hay Rattray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Alan Leslie McCujRE
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
“for Oversea Govern- ments, and Administrations.”
Alan Reiach
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
“For political and public services in County/Durham.”
Alastair Malcolm Langlands
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Albert Denis Willey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Alexander Reginald Muir
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
“For services to the community in the Burnie district, State of Tasmania.”
Alfred John Nelson Fuller
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Alfred Matthew Southwick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
and Brevet Keith Nigel Loudoun-Shand
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Andrew Kerr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Royal Corps of Signals
Andrew Vincent Rawson/ .Esq.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Chairman
Archibald John Manning
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
“For services to the State Bank of South Australia, particularly as General Manager.”
Archibald Rowe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
“For political and public services in Workington.”
Arthur Bert Jefferies
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Arthur Gee
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
“For services to land drainage.”
Arthur James Cope
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
“for All.”
Arthur James Mee
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Arthur Leslie George Mathams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Arthur William Evelyn Day
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
“For services to the British community in Nigeria.”
Aubrey Gordon Booker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Averil Fuller Thompson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Basil John Jerome Stubbings
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
Berchell Aubrey Barker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1965
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1965
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1965 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1965.
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