New Year Honours 2003
Victor Thomas Burgess OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Headteacher • Elliott School
“For services to Education.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2003
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2003- Role at the time
- Headteacher, Elliott School
“For services to Education.”
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“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 255 times in the New Year Honours List 2003 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Headteacher, Elliott School.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2003
Alan Graham Sloan
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Alan Grahame Fry
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“For services to the Police.”
Alan William Tyler
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“For services to Welfare Reform.”
Alasdair James MacKintosh
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“For services to the British community in Portugal.”
Alexander Lamb McLeod
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Alfred Alan Henry Mayhew
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“For services to UK-Polish relations.”
Alison Janet Elliot
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Andrew Charles Puddephatt
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“For services to human rights.”
Andrew Martin Smith
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Angela May Gillon
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Ann Rosalie David of Egyptology
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“For services to Egyptology.”
Anne Carolyn Hayman
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“For services to Young People.”
Anthony John Harrop
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“For services to Social Care.”
Anthony Peter Matthews
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“for Standards in Education.”
Anthony Roger Mellows
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“For services to the Church of England.”
Anthony Stephen Kravitz
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“For services to Dentistry.”
Avril Jean Imison
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Barbara Anne MacGilchrist
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“For services to the Education and Professional Development of Teachers.”
Barry Mark North
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Basil Andrew George
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“For services to the community, St.”
Bhupendra Raja
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“For services to Racial Equality.”
Brenda Blethyn
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“For services to Drama.”
Brian George Coulter
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“For services to Housing in Northern Ireland.”
Brian Julian Evan Spicer
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“For services to Architectural Heritage and to Museums.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Henry Cyril Grunwald
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London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Shelagh Jane Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
William Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
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.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
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.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2003).
Published 31 December 2002.
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