Birthday Honours 1969
Leslie Western Nenke OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to local government and to the community.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to local government and to the community.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to local government and to the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 330 times in the Birthday Honours List 1969 — about 22% 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 Birthday Honours 1969
Alan Cyril Levin Callaway
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Alban Meade
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Alexander Lawrence Morrison
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to British interests in Germany.”
Alexander Munro Welsh
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Alfred Edgar Milward
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to the community in Reading.”
Alfred Hesler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Alfred James Miller
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Alfred Oscar Platt Lawrence
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to the Scouting Movement.”
Alice Trevin Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Alistair Duncanson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“for Civil Defence, Scotland.”
American relations in Kentucky
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Amy Constance Gentry
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to Women's Amateur Rowing.”
Andrew Distin Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to the community in the field of medi- cine.”
Ann Catherine Elwell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Anne Francis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“for Girls.”
Anne's Board Mill Com- pany Ltd.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Anthony Gerald William Bellars
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Antony Francis Hignell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Archibald Cameron Syme
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Archibald Edmund Ash
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Arnold Tweedale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Arnott Leslie Goodrich
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Arthur Bowden Askey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Arthur Charles Wilson Jones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
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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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
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 · 1969
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1969 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1969.
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