New Year Honours 1996
William Keys OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to the Fire Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 331 times in the New Year Honours List 1996 — about 26% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 1996
.Sheila Catherine Puckle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Agnes Mary Tait
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“For services to Local Government.”
Alan Dawes Lea
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Magistracy in Lincolnshire.”
Alan Houghton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Coal Industry.”
Alan James Reid
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alan John Bott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Shipping.”
Alan Maxwell Chester
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Albert Lam Chi-chiu
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alexander David Liddell Gardiner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alexander Donald Leopold Alphbnso Maria Moll
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to British commercial interests in Morocco.”
Alfred Nathaniel Hodge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alice Margaret Greenwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For medical services to the community in The Gambia.”
Alicia Elizabeth Marie Dixon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Alison Davies
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For charitable services.”
Alistair Duncan Irvine Robertson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Scottish Business Achievement Award Trust.”
Allan Anthony MacDONALD
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Aviation Industry.”
Allan Edward Harbert
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
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Andrew Wyndham Phillips
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Law and to Young People.”
Angus Murray Thornley Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Health and Safety.”
Anne Vaughan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to the Magistracy.”
Anthony de Angeli
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Journalism and to the Food Industry.”
Anthony William Samson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
Archibald Gilchrist
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
“For services to Industry and to Public Life in Scotland.”
Arthur Robert Barlow
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1996
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1996
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1996 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1995.
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