Birthday Honours 1993
William Charles Frederick Turner OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
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The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 274 times in the Birthday Honours List 1993 — about 22% of the list.
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5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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 1993
Adam Johnstone
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“For charitable services to the Royal Academy of Music.”
Alan Croston
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Alan de Pennington of Computer Aided Engineering
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“For services to Science.”
Alan Douglas Barker
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Treasurer
Alan Michael Plumb
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
“For services to British commercial interests in Korea.”
Alan Paul Deed Royal Anglian Regiment.
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The Royal Anglian Regiment
Alan Philip Willis
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lately General Secretary
Alan Robert
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
“For services to Export and to the Defence Industry.”
Alan Thomas John Padwick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
Royal Navy
Albert Cox
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Albina Catherine de la Mare of Palaeography
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Alexander Glass
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Chairman
Andrew Hugh Fitzgerald Olson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
“For services to Energy Conservation in London.”
Andrew Robert Mitchell
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“For services to Sport for the Disabled in Scotland.”
Andrew Rotely Hall
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First Secretary
Andrew Roxburgh
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Andrew Thomson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
“For services to Further Education.”
Animal Health Trust
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
Ann Veronica Margaret Palmer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
“For services to the Bus and Coach Industry.”
Anna Margaret Home
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Anne Christine Elizabeth Rider
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
“For services to the Midwifery ' Profession.”
Anne Margaret Yates
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
Anne Mary Hobson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
“For political and public service.”
Annie Dick Burnett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1993
“For services to Local Government.”
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Deborah Wosskow
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“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1993
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1993 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1993.
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