New Year Honours 1953
Olive Ethel Williams OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For political services.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 255 times in the New Year Honours List 1953 — about 20% 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 1953
- Frederick Arthur Bridgett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“For services as Officer Com- manding, Royal Army Service Corps Ex- peditionary (Forces .Institutes, Japan and .”
Aar-thur George Gibbs
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“for Wales and Monmouthshire.”
Adrian Max Nicholas De Lavison
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Aidan Patrick Fitzgerald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Alan Hill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Albert Lawman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Alexander Bruge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Alexander Calder
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Alfred Charles Fisher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“For medical services and welfare, work in Northern Rhodesia.”
Alfred Davies Palmer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Alfred Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“For political and public services in Middlesex.”
Amishadai Larson Adu
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Andrew's School
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
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Arthur 'Albert Dyson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Arthur Bates
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Arthur Bookey Riall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Arthur Clive Nicholson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“For services to the development of agricultural-machinery.”
Arthur Eric Linton Robey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Arthur Griffiths
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Arthur Ratcliffe Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Arthur Thomas Thomson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Audrey Withers
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Beng Hong Oon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“For public services in Penang, Federation of Malaya.”
Bernard William Galpin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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 · 1953
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1953 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1952.
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