New Year Honours 1999
John William Stephens OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Head • Music Education to Music Education
“For services to Music Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1999
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New Year Honours 1999- Role at the time
- lately Head, Music Education to Music Education
“For services to Music Education.”
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“For services to Music Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 280 times in the New Year Honours List 1999 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Head, Music Education to Music Education.
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 New Year Honours 1999
Administration of Justice and to community in Lincolnshire.
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Alan John Lawrence
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Alasdair William Buist Loudon Black Watch.
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Albert Victor Tatt
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“For services to Local Government.”
Alexander Hendrik Roosmalecocq
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“For services to Animal Welfare.”
Alexander James Murphy
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“For services to Rugby League Football.”
Alexander Pratt Elder
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Alfred Michael Emmerson
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Alison Jane Stevenson
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Andre Ferdinand Paul Dezonie
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Royal Air Force
Ann Edith Robertson
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“For services to the East Kent Hospice Project.”
Ann Eleri Edwards
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“For services to the NHS and to Medical Education.”
Ann Elizabeth Stead
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“For services to People with Physical Disabilities.”
Anne Collingwood
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“For services to Primary Education.”
Anne Lloyd Roberts
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“For services to the NHS and to Education in North Wales.”
Anthony David Maurice Hams
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lately Head
Anthony Duncan Harking
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Anthony Edward Richings
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“For services to Bailiwick of Guernsey.”
Anthony John Humphries
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Anthony Kenric Stapleton Franks
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“For services to the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability and to the RNLI.”
Anthony Philip Lewis
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Director
Ariel Rudolph Misick
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“For public service, Turks and Caicos Islands.”
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“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
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Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
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Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
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Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
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Wilfred Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
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“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
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Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
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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
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
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Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1999
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1999 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1998.
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