New Year Honours 1978
Phillip Martin Edmonds CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to education and the British community in Pakinstan.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to education and the British community in Pakinstan.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to education and the British community in Pakinstan.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 144 times in the New Year Honours List 1978 — about 9% of the list.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1978
Adrian Donaldson
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Alec Field Atkin
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“For services to Export.”
Alexander McLEAN
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alvingham
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Anthony Freer Frodsham
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Chairman
Arnold Harry Jennings
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Headmaster
Arthur Alexander Sisson
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Arthur Geoffrey Robinson
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Managing Director
Arthur Lamb
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Chairman
Arthur William Kenny
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Aubyn Pinckney Simpson
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Austin Wyeth Bunch
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Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College.
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Betty Mabel Eyles
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British commercial interests in Australia.
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Cathleen Nesbitt (Cathleen Mary
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Cecil Desmond Fears
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Charles James Page
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Charles Norman Thompson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
President
Charles Vere Wintour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to Journalism.”
Claude Stanfield
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to local govern- ment in Mid Glamorgan.”
Colin Stuart Cullimore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Managing Director
Constance Marie Patterson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
David Bruce Leech
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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
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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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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Where this record comes from
Commander 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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