Birthday Honours 1978
William Hugh Webster DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to Sport.”
Timeline
Recognised for
Topics
London Gazette page
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) · 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.
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1978“For services to Sport.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate William's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
Birthday Honours 1978
William Hugh Webster
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to Sport.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
Birthday Honours 1978
William Hugh Webster
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to Sport.”
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.
Birthday Honours 1978
William Hugh Webster
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to Sport.”
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 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 97 times in the Birthday Honours List 1978 — about 7% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1978
Alan Thomas Brown
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Chief Executive
Albert Edward Vanstan Meredith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Chairman
Anastasios Christodoulou
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Secretary
Anthony Elliot Ritchie
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to education and science in Scotland.”
Arnold Robinson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Deputy Chairman
Arthur David Wadey
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Beryl Catherine Platt
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Betty Tresyliian Compton
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Charles Kay Warrick
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Charles Philip Morley
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Charles Spencer King
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Director
Colin Mervyn Gordon Allen
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
General Manager
Denis Grenville Church
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Denis King Britton of Agricultural Economics
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Dennis John Crisp of Marine Biology
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Derek Vivian Gaulter
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Director General
Donald Davies
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Donald John Ingram West
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Headmaster
Donald William James Orchard
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Douglas Chalmers Hague
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Member
Edward Aylett Moore
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Chairman
Edward Hubert Fleming-Smith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Edward Willett MAcGOWAN
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Eric Gerald Rubython
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Deputy Chief Executive
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander 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 14 June 1978.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.