New Year Honours 1978
Roy Keetley Simmonds OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to technical education in Bl Salvador.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to technical education in Bl Salvador.
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“For services to technical education in Bl Salvador.”
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The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 339 times in the New Year Honours List 1978 — about 22% 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 New Year Honours 1978
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Alan Bursey
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Alan Goodson
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Albert Franklyn Williams
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Albert William Hallows
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Alexander John Buckley Rutherford
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Alfred Ernest Pegler
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“For services to local gov- ernment, and particularly to housing in Crawley New Town.”
Alfred Jones
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Alice Patricia Wrightson
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“For services to literature.”
Alison Elsie King
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Director
Alma Hunt
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Andrew Michael Victor Robert Pringle
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Anthony Gordon English
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“For services to the fruit and vegetable industry.”
Antony Gibson Rawlins
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Antony James Richard Smith
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Royal Navy
Antony Russell Pippard
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Technical Director
Arabia. : William Stuart Walker
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“For services to the com- munity in the Cayman Islands.”
Arthur Andrew Mills
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“For services to the community.”
Arthur James Sage
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Arthur John Leonard Wardale Green- Wood
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“For municipal service.”
Arthur Sydney Towner Humphrys
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Arthur Thomas Aust
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Arthur Thomas Mahy
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Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
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“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
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“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
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“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
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“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
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“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
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Michael Hamblin
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Wilfred Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
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“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
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Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
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Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1978 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1977.
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