New Year Honours 1976
Robert Bruce Ewart OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to ex-servicemen, particularly the blinded, the partially blinded and their dependants.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to ex-servicemen, particularly the blinded, the partially blinded and their dependants.
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“For services to ex-servicemen, particularly the blinded, the partially blinded and their dependants.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 131 times in the New Year Honours List 1976 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 1976
Alec Lindow Gillibrand
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to com- merce and the British community in Saudi Arabia.”
Alexander George Gillon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to football and the community.”
Allan Fletcher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Annie Huidah Bodden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For public services in the Cayman Islands.”
Arthur Douglas Willcox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Royal Navy
Athol John Dundas Simpson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to British commercial interests and to the British community in Iran.”
Audrey Beryl Lambert
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Basil Richard Ryland Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Beryl Grant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to the community and nursing.”
Brian William Lavender
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
British Commercial interests in Bahrain
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
British community in Portugal Paul Bevan Gotch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Cecil John Lang
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Charles Maurice Lisner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to the ballet and charity.”
Christian Association.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Clement Edmund Francis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services in local government and to charity.”
Colin John Richards
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Colin Thompson Fairless
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to the British community in Uruguay.”
Daniel Alexander Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to British commercial interests in Kenya.”
David Aloysius McKENZIE-McHARG
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For municipal and community services.”
David Bruce Leech
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Royal Air Force
David Charles William Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Royal Navy
David Frank Lawrence
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Royal Air Force
David Howard Humphreys
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to educa- tion and the British community in Cyprus.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1976
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1976 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1975.
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