New Year Honours 1960
William Herbert Earle OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• British Council
Organisation: British Council
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1960 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1960
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 352 times in the New Year Honours List 1960 — about 29% of the list.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1960
Ada May Eleanora Iredale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For services to Guildford Cathedral.”
Alan Arthur Clement Griffith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alan Waites Hansell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Albert Edward Foster
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Albert Edward Pedgrift
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Albert Henry Hawker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Albert John Peart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Royal Air Force
Albert Leslie Backwell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alberto Maria Rodrigues
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For public services in Hong Kong.”
Alexander Campbell Johnston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alexander Symon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alexander Walter Richards
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Royal Navy
Alfred Bimbisara Abayomi-Cole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alfred Edward Baker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alfred Godfrey Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alfred Sam Knight
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alfred Walter Player
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alick William Hamilton Cole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Andrew Edward Hahn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Andrew Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Ann Alicia Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For political and public services in County Antrim.”
Anna Evans
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For political and public services in Ludlow.”
Anthony William Pragnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Archibald John Murray Cox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Source & provenance
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1960
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1960 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1959.
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