Birthday Honours 1998
Robert John King OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Chief Fire Officer • Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Organisation: Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
“For services to the Fire Service.”
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Birthday Honours 1998- Role at the time
- lately Chief Fire Officer, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
“For services to the Fire Service.”
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“For services to the Fire Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 306 times in the Birthday Honours List 1998 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Chief Fire Officer, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 1998
Agnes Alexandra Nicholl
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Aileen Graham
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“For services to Education.”
Aircraft Engine Services Ltd
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Alan David McCLURE
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“For services to the Medical Packaging Industry and to the community.”
Alan Frederick Stroud
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“For services to the Institute of Road Transport Engineers..”
Alan Paul Knight
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Environmental Audit in Business.”
Alastair Mckinnon Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Tourism.”
Alastair Menzies Struthers
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Education.”
Alban's Abbey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Church Music.”
Alexander Yule
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“For servies to Radiography and to Health Care.”
Alfred Frank Jennings
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Governor
Andrea Lester Rose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Director
Ann Matheson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the National Library of Scotland.”
Anne Gibson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Employee Relations and to Equal Opportunities.”
Anthony Arthur Carton Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
First Secretary
Anthony Arthur Reynolds
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Construction Industry, Industrial Relations and for charitable services.”
Anthony Cecil Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to British commercial interests, Malta.”
Anthony Graham Quinlan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to British interests in the Middle East.”
Anthony James Caston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anthony James Figg
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anthony Paull Maitland Hewson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Disabled People especially through SCOPE.”
Anthony Peter Bell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Integrated Health Care.”
Anthony Stewart Goldstone
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the North West Tourist Board.”
Archibald Donald Roy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
lately Grade 6
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Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1998.
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