Birthday Honours 1969
Robert Edward Graham OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to amateur athletics.”
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“For services to amateur athletics.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 330 times in the Birthday Honours List 1969 — about 22% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 1969
Alan Cyril Levin Callaway
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Alban Meade
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Alexander Lawrence Morrison
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“For services to British interests in Germany.”
Alexander Munro Welsh
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Alfred Edgar Milward
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“For services to the community in Reading.”
Alfred Hesler
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Alfred James Miller
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Alfred Oscar Platt Lawrence
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“For services to the Scouting Movement.”
Alice Trevin Stewart
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Alistair Duncanson
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“for Civil Defence, Scotland.”
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Amy Constance Gentry
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“For services to Women's Amateur Rowing.”
Andrew Distin Morgan
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“For services to the community in the field of medi- cine.”
Ann Catherine Elwell
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Anne Francis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
“for Girls.”
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Anthony Gerald William Bellars
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Antony Francis Hignell
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Archibald Cameron Syme
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Archibald Edmund Ash
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Arnold Tweedale
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Arnott Leslie Goodrich
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1969
Arthur Bowden Askey
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Arthur Charles Wilson Jones
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Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
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London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
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Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
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Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
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Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
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London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
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London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
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Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1969
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1969 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1969.
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