New Year Honours 1974
Winifred Henrietta Coaker OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For welfare services to children in Lesotho.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For welfare services to children in Lesotho.
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“For welfare services to children in Lesotho.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 328 times in the New Year Honours List 1974 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 1974
Alan Blaney
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Principal
Alan Edgar Jones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to British com- mercial interests in Portugal.”
Alan Jeffrey Tomsett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alan John Hume
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Royal Air Force
Alan John Le Brun
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Alan Raymond Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the community.”
Alan Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Albert Ashforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Albert Edward De Barr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Albert Percival Coldrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
lately General Secretary
Alec John Leggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Royal Air Force
Alex Peter Josephides
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alexander Colquhoun Grant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the "British community in Lagos.”
Alexander Hadley Capp
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to local government and the community.”
Alexander McINTOSH
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alexander Philip
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
General Manager
Alexander Stewart Warren
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alfred Edward Brownjohn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“for England and Wales.”
Algernon Cory Swinburne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to local government and the community.”
Alison Margaret Tennant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For public services.”
Alistair Francis Macleod Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Allan Wallace Grant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Andrew Zinovieff
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Chairman
Ann Gould Notman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
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.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1974
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1974 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1973.
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