New Year Honours 1997
Raymond Sharp MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
lately Head • Hartford Manor County Primary School
“For services to Education.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1997
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1997- Role at the time
- lately Head, Hartford Manor County Primary School
“For services to Education.”
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“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 720 times in the New Year Honours List 1997 — about 55% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Head, Hartford Manor County Primary 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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1997
Ada Gertrude Ellen Harris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Elderly People in Minehead, Somerset.”
Ada Tapling
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“For servicesto the community in Woking, Surrey.”
Adrian Peter Rawle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Alan Adams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Defence Industry and to Training.”
Alan Douglas Malcolmson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Royal Navy
Alan Edward Marks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Electricity Industry.”
Alan Frank Parfitt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“for Security and Co- operation in Europe, Vienna.”
Alan Sydney Anthony
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Quarrying Industry.”
Alastair Ian MacLEAN
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Fire Service and to the community.”
Albert Duncan Dewar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Building Conservation.”
Albert Frederick James Greenwood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Trinity College, University of Oxford.”
Albert James Sayce Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Young People and to Science in Mid and West Wales.”
Alec Christopher Ayliffe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Royal Air Force
Alfred Brian Quinn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Probation Service in Powys.”
Alfred Davis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Public Transport.”
Alfred Sherwin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Sunshine Hour Swimming Club.”
Alice Middleton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Health Care.”
Alice Wong Wu Cheuk-lai
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Alison Mary Oldland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Living Paintings Trust.”
Alison Moffat
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Elderly People and to the British Red Cross in Berwickshire.”
Allan Hugh Leeson Royal Logistic Corps
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
The Royal Logistic Corps
Allan Wong Chi-yun
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the technological and business development of Hong Kong.”
Alma S. Pawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the community in Braemar, Aberdeenshire.”
Amy Elizabeth Luce
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Music on Jersey, Channel Islands.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member 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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