New Year Honours 1978
William Harold Gilliland OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Timeline
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to agriculture in Northern Ireland.
View the London Gazette page ↗Explore by field
Explore other people honoured in this field
Recognised for
Topics
London Gazette page
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1978
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1978“For services to agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate William's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
New Year Honours 1978
William Harold Gilliland
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
New Year Honours 1978
William Harold Gilliland
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
New Year Honours 1978
William Harold Gilliland
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards - printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record - not an official or royal body.
In context
The bigger picture
How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 339 times in the New Year Honours List 1978 — about 22% 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 New Year Honours 1978
Ainslie Howard Ensor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alan Benjamin Hadaway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“for Overseas Pest Research, Ministry of Overseas Development.”
Alan Bursey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alan Goodson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert Franklyn Williams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert William Hallows
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alexander John Buckley Rutherford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alfred Ernest Pegler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to local gov- ernment, and particularly to housing in Crawley New Town.”
Alfred Jones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alice Patricia Wrightson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to literature.”
Alison Elsie King
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Director
Alma Hunt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Andrew Michael Victor Robert Pringle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Anthony Gordon English
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the fruit and vegetable industry.”
Antony Gibson Rawlins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Corps of Royal Engineers
Antony James Richard Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Royal Navy
Antony Russell Pippard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Technical Director
Arabia. : William Stuart Walker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the com- munity in the Cayman Islands.”
Arthur Andrew Mills
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the community.”
Arthur James Sage
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Arthur John Leonard Wardale Green- Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For municipal service.”
Arthur Sydney Towner Humphrys
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Arthur Thomas Aust
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Arthur Thomas Mahy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
In the same field
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1978 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1977.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.