Birthday Honours 1978
John Law OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Secretary • Scottish Rugby Union
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1978 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1978
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 310 times in the Birthday Honours List 1978 — about 21% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Secretary, Scottish Rugby Union.
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 1978
Alan Alistair Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
President
Alan Anthony Jackson
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Royal Navy
Alan John Stafford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Royal Navy
Alan Philip Seeley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alan Thomas Bardo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“for Small Industries in Rural Areas.”
Alastair George Angus Morrison
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert Augustus Charles Nash
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert Edward Benjamin Harman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert Harry Slater
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to Export.”
Alexander Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Algernon Ivor Boyd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alice Elizabeth Wilmot
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to maternal and child health.”
Allan Gordon Robertson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For public service.”
Anna Caroline Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the photographic industry and community.”
Annie Khalafallah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the teaching of English in Alexandria.”
Annie Stewart Grant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“for Scotland.”
Anthony John Jackson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to British commercial interests in Nigeria.”
Anthony Michael Cowland
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Anthony Mumford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Royal Air Force
Archibald John Campbell Mitchell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Arthur Johnson Cleasby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For service to the com- munity in Rochdale.”
Arthur Leslie Colbeck
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to Sport in the North East.”
Arthur Thomas Michael Stockdale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Arthur William Clift
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Managing Director
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1978 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1978.
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