Birthday Honours 1954
John Kennedy OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• (The Reverend Brother Barnitus)
“For services to education in the Federation of Malaya.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to education in the Federation of Malaya.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1954- Role at the time
- (The Reverend Brother Barnitus)
“For services to education in the Federation of Malaya.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to education in the Federation of Malaya.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 576 times in the Birthday Honours List 1954 — about 46% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
(The Reverend Brother Barnitus).
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 Birthday Honours 1954
<l) Patrick Lawrence Viliers Slater
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Adam Dickie
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Agnes May Anderson Fraser
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
“for Scotland.”
Agnes Nicolson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alan Gardner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alastair Malcolm Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Albert Alfred Lumsden Collis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
“for the Metropolitan Police District.”
Albert Edward Lomax
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Albert Edward Waddington
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Albert Ernest Delph
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
“For political and public services in Essex.”
Alec Broadley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alex Reginald Parselle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alexander McKiBBiN
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alexander Watt Lee
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alfred Arthur Parker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alfred Chantry
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alfred Cowley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alfred Ernest Holloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alfred George Agate
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alfred Quarcoo Tagoe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
“For services to the Boy Scout movement in the Gold Coast.”
Alfred Slator
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Algernon Campbell- Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alice Logic Robertson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
Alice Maud Buckingham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1954
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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
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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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.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1954
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1954 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1954.
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