New Year Honours 1978
Mary Jane Holmes OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to local government and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to local government and to the community in Northern Ireland.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to local government and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 339 times in the New Year Honours List 1978 — 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 New Year Honours 1978
Ainslie Howard Ensor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alan Benjamin Hadaway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“for Overseas Pest Research, Ministry of Overseas Development.”
Alan Bursey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alan Goodson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert Franklyn Williams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert William Hallows
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alexander John Buckley Rutherford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alfred Ernest Pegler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to local gov- ernment, and particularly to housing in Crawley New Town.”
Alfred Jones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alice Patricia Wrightson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to literature.”
Alison Elsie King
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Director
Alma Hunt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Andrew Michael Victor Robert Pringle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Anthony Gordon English
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the fruit and vegetable industry.”
Antony Gibson Rawlins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Corps of Royal Engineers
Antony James Richard Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Royal Navy
Antony Russell Pippard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Technical Director
Arabia. : William Stuart Walker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the com- munity in the Cayman Islands.”
Arthur Andrew Mills
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the community.”
Arthur James Sage
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Arthur John Leonard Wardale Green- Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For municipal service.”
Arthur Sydney Towner Humphrys
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Arthur Thomas Aust
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Arthur Thomas Mahy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
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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
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 · 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 30 December 1977.
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