Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, OBE,

Shown with the military division ribbon 1st type 1918 to 1936

Established by King George V in June 1917 for

“services to the British Empire”.

The award has five Classes and a medal.
[GBE, KBE/DBE, CBE, OBE, and MBE, the medal is BEM.

The Award was split into two divisions in December 1918,
a civil division for civilian recipients, and a military division
to be awarded to commissioned and warranted officers for

“distinctive service in action”.

The military division has a
different coloured ribbon to the civilian division,
the insignia is identical.

At The Time Of The Award

Rank Name Date

F/L, J D Ackerman, August 45
MID,

AW/C, R F Aitken -RAF-, July 44

W/C, A C Anderson, 1 January 59

W/C, M A F Barnett, September 45

S/L, K R Bremner, 1 June 65

G H Bloxam, 40

S/L, M W Buckley, -RAF-, Pilot, 75 [NZ] Sqn, 38

A W/C, J J Busch, October 44

W/O[W], C F Bryers, 1 January 61

S/L, G Bentley, 1 June 64

W/O, C R Carter, 1 January 54

W/C, J M Carter, 1 January 66

S/L, C S H Calvert, Eng O, 1 January 66

W/C, J P Conyers-Brown, 1 January 64

W/O, A W A Cook, Jananuary 45

F/L, J R Day, 46

A L Deere, Polish Wing, May 45

F/L, J B Dickey, July 44

F/L, P E H Duffin, 1 June 62

F/L, W R Duncan, 1 January 54

F/L, C Eddy, 75 [NZ] Sqn, 26 May 44

W/C, L H Edwards, 1 June 63

W/C, F E Fennessy, 1 June 62

A F/L, C T B Fitzgerald, May 45

J Fleming, Malta, 44

A F/L, W J Fyfe, July 44

G/C, A P Gainsford, 1 June 63

S/L, E C Gatrell, 75 [NZ] Sqn, 1 July 51

S/L, R J Gibbs, 1 January 44

W/C, E A Gibson, March 43

F/L, F L Goldsmith, March 43

S/L, H I Grigg, 1 January 45

W/C, J Hardy, 1 January 61

S/L, J L N Harris, 1 January 66

G/C, D M Hamilton, K80785, 1 January 96

S/L, H B Haywood, 1 January 62

R B Hesselyn, ?

W/O, R J Hetrick, 1 January 45

F/O, V Hjorring, September 45

S/L, H K Horne, 1 January 65

F/L, M C Hudson, September 45

S W R Hughes, ?

F/O[W], E G Hume, 1 June 61

S/L, J D Hurley, 1 June 64

A F/L, F De H Hyde, October 44

M H S Innes-Jones, 1 January 65

F/L, W R R Jackson, 41 [NZ] Sqn, 1 June 60

S/L, C E Kay, Pilot , 75 [NZ] Sqn , 40
DFC,

W/C, M S Keogh, July 43

G/C, E G King, 1 January 62

W/C, E M Lewis, April 44

W/O, R T F Lewis, Wigram, 1 June 60

S/L, M K Loughan, September 45

W/O, J E K McConnell, February 44

F/O, J J McDowell, 3 [NZ] Sqn July 43

W/O, J McDonald, 1 January 62

W/C, R M McKay, 1 June 65
AFC,

W/C, J S McLean, March 43

S/L, L J McLean, 1 June 61

S/L, S J Madill, February 45
DFC

W/C, G R Magill, February 45
DFC & Bar,

F/L, R L Meynell, April 44

W/C, I R Mitchell, Boy Entrant School, 1 June 60
DFC,

W/O, J A Moulynox, 1 January 64

S/L, R Norman, 488 [NZ] Sqn, ?

F/L, J W Noble, 1 January 63

W/O, B E Nye, 1 January 65

F/L, H C O'Loughlin, 1 January 61

F/L, J A Patterson, 226 Sqn, 1 January 40

A S/L, J D Patterson, September 45

F/O, J P Polland, July 44

F/L, K A S Pipe, 1 January 63

S/L, J E Peart, 1 June 63

W/C, S G Quill, Pilot, 1 January 54
DFC,

W/O, E Roberts, Eng O, 75 [NZ] Sqn, 17 March 41

G/C, J D Robins, 1 January 63
DFC,

A W/C, D J Scott, January 44
DSO, DFC, & Bar,

W/O, W P Sinclar, 1 June 65

F/O, R R Smith, August 44

G/C, I S Smith, C O Church Fenton, 53

G/C, K W Triggance, 1 June 64
DFC,

F/O, G W Trott, 1 January 42

W/C, A J Turner, September 45

W/O, G E Tynan, 1 June 62

N A Vear, Eng O, 48

F/L, R B Ward, Eng O, 75 [NZ] Sqn, 1 January 60

F/L, G A L Webby, Nav, ?

F/L, R G Williamd, 1 January 64
DFC,

S/L, D F Wilson, 58