New Year Honours 1964
John Charles Lewis OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• For public services and services to Youth in London
“For public services and services to Youth in London.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For public services and services to Youth in London.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 348 times in the New Year Honours List 1964 — about 32% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For public services and services to Youth in London.
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 New Year Honours 1964
Aeneas Ranald Donald Macdonell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Albert Sydney Hornby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For services to the teaching of the English language.”
Alexander Ferguson Yeaman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alexander George Gates
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alexander Haley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alexander Mackenzie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For political and public services in Dundee.”
Alexander Mitchell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alexander Renwick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alfred Bernard Casey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alfred Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alfred Edward Entwisle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For political services.”
Alfred Sefton Pigott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For services to the Mountain Rescue Committee.”
Alice Hoy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For services to Education in the State of Victoria.”
Allan Macdonald Swanson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Allen Joseph Michael Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Royal Air Force
Andrew John George Sinclair
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For services to the community.”
Angus James Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arnold Field
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Charles Walter Drew
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Edwin Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Leslie Abraham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Lucius Michael Gary
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Reece
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Tucker Guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For public services in Barbados.”
In the same field
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 · 1964
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1964 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1963.
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