Birthday Honours 1959
Thomas Bedford OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Medical Research Council
Organisation: Medical Research Council
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1959 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1959
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- Medical Research Council
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 409 times in the Birthday Honours List 1959 — about 28% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
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 1959
— Lieutenant-General Roger Herbert Bower
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Ahmadu Coomassie
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Alan Charles Ledger
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“For public services in Zanzibar.”
Alan Gordon Ward
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Alan Peter Mayberry Nicol
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Albert Brewin
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Albert Musgrave Merriweather
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Albert Wolstencroft
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“For political and public services in Middleton and Prestwich.”
Alec Julian Tyndale-Biscoe
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Alexander James Nicol Miller
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Alexander Masson
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Alexander Robert McFarlane
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Alexander William Mackay
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Alfred John Digby Winnifrith
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Alfred Russell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
“For services to Educa- tion in County Down.”
Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Ambrose Hunter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
“For services to Government Departments.”
Andrew Henry Humphrey
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Andrew McKiNLAY
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Anthony Mitchell Beresford-Cooke
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Arthur Cooper
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Arthur Francis Watts
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Arthur George Burton-Smith
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Arthur Ronald Michael Watts
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1959
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1959 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1959.
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