New Year Honours 1973
Roderick Aldan Walcott OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to litera- ture and drama in St.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the New Year Honours List 1973 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 1973
Alan Lee Williams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Director
Alan White
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alastair Taunton Jamieson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Albert James Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to British interests in Belgium.”
Aldwyn Douglas Jones of Architecture
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alec Addison Halliley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Frederick Cecil Roberts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Manager
Alexander Goodall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Sadler Craig
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For public service, especially in local government and education.”
Alfred Caress
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Chairman
Alfred Eric Robson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alfred Louis Della-Porta
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Export.”
Alfred Robert Edis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Principal
Alfred Wesley Blake
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to education in Huntingdonshire and Peterborough.”
Allan Wesley Johns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Director of Education
Andrew Haddon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For political and public services.”
Andrew Osborn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Andrew Van Slyke Lochhead
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Ann Davidson Kelly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Anthony Hamilton McCALL
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Anthony Vivian Hartley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
First Secretary
Archibald Leonard Forsyth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to banking and to the British community in Kuwait.”
Arthur Beresford Ball
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Arthur Bertram Glasspool
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Chairman
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1973
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1973 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1972.
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