New Year Honours 1971
John Pethybridge OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to local government.”
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“For services to local government.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 296 times in the New Year Honours List 1971 — about 21% of the list.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1971
-Commander Jack Trotman
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Royal Air Force
Alan Clive Packham
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Governor
Alan Crocker Pittard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to the community in Ballarat.”
Alan Douglas Cresswell Leggatt Bain
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alan Edward King
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to British interests in Ethiopia.”
Alan Frederick Royle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Chief Executive Officer
Alan French
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Royal Air Force
Alan Godfrey Herbert Jukes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Royal Marines
Albert William McINTOSH
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alexander Henry Goodman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Chairman
Alexander Scott Anderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to British interests in Yugoslavia.”
Alexander William Bruce Strachan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alfred Henry Cantrell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alfred Spencer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For long and meritorious service to localgovernment.”
Alfred Worthy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Angus Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Secretary
Anne Mary Buck
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Anthony Harry Leigh-Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For ser- vices to British interests in Kuwait.”
Anthony Patrick Hodgms Saul
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Director
Anthony William Wheldon Atkinson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Arnold Wright Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Assistant Commissioner
Arthur Agnew Worthington
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Arthur David Bolland
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services; to British interests in Cochin, India.”
Arthur Edward Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“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
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1971
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1971 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1970.
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