New Year Honours 1980
Wilfred Anthony Pledger OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Army Cadet Force • Territorial Army (now retired)
Organisation: Territorial Army (now retired)
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1980 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1980
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1980- Role at the time
- Army Cadet Force, Territorial Army (now retired)
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 137 times in the New Year Honours List 1980 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Army Cadet Force, Territorial Army (now retired).
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 1980
' John Bartram Main
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Alexander Walter Young
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For service to commerce and industry.”
Alexander William White
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to the development of fisheries in Sudan.”
Alfred Ernest Clark
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For service to underprivileged children.”
Aline Mary Fenwick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For service to the community.”
Angelo Efstathis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For his con- tribution to the welfare of the Greek community in Brisbane.”
Anthony Paul Hoddinott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Royal Navy
Anthony William Heal
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Archibald Malcolm Galt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For municipal service.”
Arnold Thomas Coulston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For municipal service.”
Barbara May McNULTY
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For service to education.”
Basil Mervyn McLELLAN
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For local authority and community service.”
Brian Aldridge Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Brian John Cahill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For his con- tribution to radio and television news and for community service.”
Bruce Athol Goodheart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For his contribution to the State's 150th Anniversary Cele- brations and to hockey.”
Bruce Bertram Burns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For service to dentistry.”
Cecil Auld Churm
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to libraries.”
Christopher William Bruce
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Colin John Bowden Loyal Regiment .
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
David Swift
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For public service.”
Denis Frederick Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Desmond Dudley Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For service to the Victorian dairy industry.”
Donald Eric Langoulant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Donald Keith Bowden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1980
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1980 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1979.
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