New Year Honours 1979
William John Lucas OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to health education, the community and yachting.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to health education, the community and yachting.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to health education, the community and yachting.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 334 times in the New Year Honours List 1979 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 1979
Ailsa Mavis Hill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For service to women and the community.”
Alan Leslie Murray Rochard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Royal Air Force
Alan Reginald Moody
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Member
Albert John Dunn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Member
Alexander Ian Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For service to sport.”
Alexander Jack
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Alexander Robertson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
Alexander Young Balfour
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Alfred Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Alfred Charles Seymour Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the development of agriculture in Belize.”
Alfred Dennis Beesley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to British commercial interests and the British community in Ghana.”
Allan William Panario
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Allister Carle Shepherdson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For service to local government and primary industry.”
Andrew Webster
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Anne Caroline Findlay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For ser- vice to local government and the community.”
Anthony Armstrong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Anthony Guiseppe Lopes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For service to the com- munity and Aboriginal welfare.”
Anthony Richard Guy Mullens
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Anthony Stephen Jeremy Blacker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Antony Neale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Royal Air Force
Arthur Capel Roberts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Lawn Tennis.”
Arthur Carleton Evelyn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the com- munity in St.”
Arthur Francis Markham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to higher education in India.”
Arthur Goldthorpe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Chairman
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1979
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1979 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1978.
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