Birthday Honours 1988
John Hedley Brian Tew OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Loughborough University
Organisation: Loughborough University
“For public service.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1988
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“For public service.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 247 times in the Birthday Honours List 1988 — about 21% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1988
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President
Alan Rogers Whitehead
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Alan Winstan Bond
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Deputy Director
Alexander Patrick Cuming Dickson
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Director
Alexander Trimmer R.E.
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Alistair Peter Asprey
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“For public services in Hong Kong.”
Allen Simmen
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Principal
Andrew Barr
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Member
Andrew McKIBBIN
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Consultant
Andrew Nigel Baird
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Royal Navy
Ann Eliza Alfreda Meade
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Anne Maureen Acland
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Anthony Bernard Coyle
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Anthony David Hopkins
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Anthony Edward Hemesley Queen's Lancashire Regiment.
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Anthony Francis Short
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Royal Air Force
Anthony John Hast Durham
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Deputy Chairman
Anthony John Talbot Eddison
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Royal Navy
Anthony Kenneth Barbour
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“For services to Environmental Science.”
Anthony William Kingaby
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Royal Regiment of Artillery
Anthony Winston Burton
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Director
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Archibald Grahame Thomson
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Director
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“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
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London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
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Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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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 14 June 1988.
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