New Year Honours 1969
Mabel Elizabeth Winifred CHAMBER- Lain OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Music in Education.”
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New Year Honours 1969“For services to Music in Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Music in Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 304 times in the New Year Honours List 1969 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 1969
Alan Crotty
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Alan Dudley Scott Phillips
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Alan Richard Pike
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Alec Field Atkin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to Export.”
Alexander Bonthrone
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“for Scotland.”
Alexander William Menzie Watt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Alfred Stanley Newman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to the coffee trade.”
Andrew Frederick McLEOD
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Annie Frances McGUINNESS
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Matron
Anthony Brian Ingledow
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
First Secretary
Anthony Gilmore Reynolds
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Antony Wolryche Stansfeld
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Archibald Dearman Hamilton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Archibald Leslie Camden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Arnold Caesar Hawkins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Arthur Cyril Heathcote
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Director
Arthur Daniel Duffy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Arthur Hadkinson Travis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Assistant Director
Arthur John Willis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Arthur Lafone Frank Hills
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“For services to Forestry.”
Arthur Paul
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Arthur William Marcroft
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Barry Oliver Bevan Funnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Managing Director
Basil Eustace Edwyn Marshall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Commander
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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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 30 December 1968.
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