Birthday Honours 1977
Robert Wood Sloane OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to education and the British community in Beirut.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to education and the British community in Beirut.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to education and the British community in Beirut.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 358 times in the Birthday Honours List 1977 — about 21% 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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1977
- Richard Geoffrey Burlingham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Adrian Alan Russell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Alan Cedric Dexter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Royal Corps of Signals
Alan Derek Fair
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For medical services to the com- munity in Tokyo.”
Alan Humphries
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to education in Brussels.”
Alan John Waple
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Alan McEWAN
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Royal Navy
Alan Nathaniel Hunt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Chairman
Alan Percival Rudwick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to education in Ghana.”
Alan Vernon Hall Palmer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Royal Air Force
Albert Francis Joseph Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to British ex-Servicemen in Belgium.”
Albert Richard Brannon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
lately Chief Fire Officer
Alexander Devlin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Chairman
Alexander James Carter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Alice Margaret Durbridge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Allen Berkeley Bush
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Andrew Aladar Tessler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to Export.”
Andrew James Pascoe Crowden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For medical services to the community in East and West Africa.”
Anne Dorothea Hiatt .HEWER
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to Ballet and the Arts in Scotland and Bristol.”
Anthony Denis Ockenden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Anthony Patrick Millar
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to sports medicine.”
Anthony Showan Jeapes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Archibald Dunlop Scott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Arthur James Jarman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to British marine interests in Dubai.”
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.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1977
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1977 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1977.
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