Birthday Honours 1972
William Thwaites OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to local government" and the community.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to local government" and the community.
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“For services to local government" and the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 295 times in the Birthday Honours List 1972 — about 22% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 Birthday Honours 1972
-Flora Anne Rachel Murray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For ser- vices to the Lindsey and Holland County Associations of Parish Councils, Lincolnshire.”
. William James Woolley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
(Bertha Holland James
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to the elderly in North West Kent.”
Adelaide Gladys Trimingham Hall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For welfare services, particularly to the blind, in Bermuda.”
Albert Arthur Clay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For political and public services in Wessex.”
Alexander Buchanan Russell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Rector
Alexander James Cormack
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“for the Motor Vehicle Distribution and Repair Industry.”
Alexander Robinson Mathieson and Head of Chemistry Department
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Alfred Brooks
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
lately General Secretary
Alfred Shimeld
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“for Boys, Shropshire.”
Alfred Watson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Chairman
Allen Aldington
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
lately Vice-Chairman
Alpheus John Robotham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Andrew Renton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For political services in the North of England.”
Anne Marguerite Lamb
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Anne Orr Penney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Anthony Bruce Cross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Anthony Stuart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Secretary
Anthony Thomas George Pocock
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Antony Harold Newton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For political services.”
Archibald Paterson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Arthur Agenet Plant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to British interests in Beirut.”
Arthur Brian Ware
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Principal
Arthur Eric Pinkett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“for Music in Schools, Leicestershire.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable 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.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1972
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1972 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1972.
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