New Year Honours 1996
Maureen Veronica Sedgwick OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Head • The Ridings High School
“For services to Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1996
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1996- Role at the time
- lately Head, The Ridings High School
“For services to Education.”
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“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 331 times in the New Year Honours List 1996 — about 26% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Head, The Ridings High School.
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 1996
.Sheila Catherine Puckle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Agnes Mary Tait
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“For services to Local Government.”
Alan Dawes Lea
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“For services to the Magistracy in Lincolnshire.”
Alan Houghton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Coal Industry.”
Alan James Reid
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alan John Bott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Shipping.”
Alan Maxwell Chester
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Albert Lam Chi-chiu
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alexander David Liddell Gardiner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alexander Donald Leopold Alphbnso Maria Moll
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to British commercial interests in Morocco.”
Alfred Nathaniel Hodge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alice Margaret Greenwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For medical services to the community in The Gambia.”
Alicia Elizabeth Marie Dixon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alison Davies
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For charitable services.”
Alistair Duncan Irvine Robertson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Scottish Business Achievement Award Trust.”
Allan Anthony MacDONALD
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Aviation Industry.”
Allan Edward Harbert
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
lately Grade 6
Andrew Wyndham Phillips
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Law and to Young People.”
Angus Murray Thornley Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Health and Safety.”
Anne Vaughan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Magistracy.”
Anthony de Angeli
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Journalism and to the Food Industry.”
Anthony William Samson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Archibald Gilchrist
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Industry and to Public Life in Scotland.”
Arthur Robert Barlow
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1996
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1996 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1995.
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