Birthday Honours 2003
William Edgar Oddie OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Writer • Actor and Broadcaster
“For services to Wildlife Conservation.”
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“For services to Wildlife Conservation.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 290 times in the Birthday Honours List 2003 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Writer, Actor and Broadcaster.
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 2003
Alan Douglas Campbell Clacher Royal Logistic Corps.
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Alan Edwin King
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“For services to the Church of England.”
Alan Galley
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“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Alan George Davis
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“For services to the Ministry of Defence.”
Alan John Gray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“for Ecology and Hydrology Dorset Laboratory.”
Alan Raymond Boobis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Risk Assessment of Pesticides.”
Alastair Keith Gray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.”
Alastair McGowan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Accident and Emergency Medicine.”
Alastair Watt MacIntyre Hay of Environmental Toxicology
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Occupational Health.”
Alec James Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Cricket.”
Alexander Bell Watson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Local Government.”
Alison Lane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to disadvantaged children in Mexico.”
Alistair Colin Sheppard
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Alma Williams
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Ananda Jayatissa Jayasekera
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Andrew Myers Holroyd
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Andrew Nicholas Carter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Education.”
Ann Freckleton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“for International Development.”
Anne Fine
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Literature.”
Anne Jessie Mackenzie Morris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Children and Young People with Sensory Impairments.”
Anthony Alan Gibson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Agriculture and the Rural Economy in the South West.”
Arnold Wagner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Education.”
Ashley John Graham Winter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“for Tyne and Wear.”
Barrie Hudson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Forestry.”
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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 · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2003 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 2003.
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