Birthday Honours 1979
Thomas William Francis Rosser OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to agriculture in Wales.”
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“For services to agriculture in Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 158 times in the Birthday Honours List 1979 — about 20% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 1979
Alexander Kenworthy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the Guild of Agricultural Correspondents.”
Alexander Logan Speirs
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Sick Children, Glasgow.”
Alexander McCulloch French
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
Arthur Ernest Majendie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Strategic Studies.”
Arthur James Pack
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Beatrice Howard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Beatrice Mary Bray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the com munity in Filey.”
Bryan Lorrain Humphreys Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Chief Scientist
Charles Adrian Sinker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Director
Charles Grenville Parsons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Charles Hunnisett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For charitable services in Sussex.”
Charles Lovell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Charles Norman Ribbeck
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Member
Christopher James Edward Hosegood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
Clare's Hall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Principal
Claude Fortescue Nason
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Cleo Laine (Clementina Dinah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Clifford Walter Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Principal
Clive Derby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Chief Executive
Cyril Lewis Ricketts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Wales.”
David Cameron Lindsay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Group Managing Director
David Clark Elsbury
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
David Hall Gibson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to youth in Cheshire.”
David Ross Stoddart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1979
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1979 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1979.
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