New Year Honours 1997
Michael Douglas Oxnard OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Forestry in Wales.”
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“For services to Forestry in Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 309 times in the New Year Honours List 1997 — about 24% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 1997
Alan Edward Ransome
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“For services to Table Tennis.”
Alan John Clark
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Alan Loudon Scott Munro
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Alan Mackenzie Rome
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“For services to Conservation.”
Alan McKay Fletcher
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lately Grade 6
Alan Telfer Chape
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Urban Regeneration.”
Alastair de Saumarez Dacre Lacy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the London Chamber of Commerce and to Export.”
Alexander Au Siu-kee
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to heritage conservation in Hong Kong.”
Alexander Chung-ho Woo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to manufacturing industry and the community in Hong Kong.”
Alexander James Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For servicesto Health Care.”
Alfred Guy Chappell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Medicine.”
Alfred James Beale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“for Information on Language Teaching and Research.”
Alice Yuen-ying Tai Footman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For service to judicial administration in Hong Kong.”
Alistair Iain Macdonald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Amir Bhatia
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For charitable services.”
Andrew Crofts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Andrew Robertson Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Agriculture.”
Andrew Stephen Kane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to British business interests in Southern California.”
Angela Heylin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Prime Minister's Advisory Panel on the Citizen's Charter.”
Ann Elizabeth Brum
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the community in Barnet, Hertfordshire.”
Ann Sheen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Health Care.”
Anne Elizabeth Pearce
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Citizen's Advice Bureaux Movement.”
Anthony Charles Buxton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Engineering and to the Defence Industry.”
Anthony John Abbott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1997
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1997 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1996.
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