Birthday Honours 1978
Olga Brangman OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For welfare services to children in Bermuda.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For welfare services to children in Bermuda.
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“For welfare services to children in Bermuda.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 310 times in the Birthday Honours List 1978 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 1978
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Royal Navy
Alan John Stafford
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Royal Navy
Alan Philip Seeley
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Alan Thomas Bardo
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“for Small Industries in Rural Areas.”
Alastair George Angus Morrison
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Albert Augustus Charles Nash
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Albert Edward Benjamin Harman
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Albert Harry Slater
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“For services to Export.”
Alexander Campbell
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Algernon Ivor Boyd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alice Elizabeth Wilmot
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“For services to maternal and child health.”
Allan Gordon Robertson
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“For public service.”
Anna Caroline Smith
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“For services to the photographic industry and community.”
Annie Khalafallah
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“For services to the teaching of English in Alexandria.”
Annie Stewart Grant
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“for Scotland.”
Anthony John Jackson
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“For services to British commercial interests in Nigeria.”
Anthony Michael Cowland
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Anthony Mumford
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Royal Air Force
Archibald John Campbell Mitchell
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Arthur Johnson Cleasby
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“For service to the com- munity in Rochdale.”
Arthur Leslie Colbeck
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“For services to Sport in the North East.”
Arthur Thomas Michael Stockdale
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Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Arthur William Clift
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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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 14 June 1978.
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