Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire is a British chivalric rank within the Order of the British Empire, awarded to individuals for distinguished contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, public service, or other fields.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire canonical | 89 |
| OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) | 2 |
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chivalric rank
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grade of order of chivalry ⓘ |
| associatedWithHonoursList |
Birthday Honours
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New Year Honours ⓘ |
| awardFor |
distinguished public service
ⓘ
distinguished service in other fields ⓘ distinguished service to charity ⓘ distinguished service to the arts ⓘ distinguished service to the sciences ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
Crown of the United Kingdom
|
| belongsToHonoursSystem | British honours system ⓘ |
| ceremonialHead | Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| conferredBy | letters patent under the Great Seal ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| division |
Civil Division
ⓘ
Military Division ⓘ |
| eligibility |
British nationals
ⓘ
Commonwealth citizens ⓘ foreign nationals in honorary capacity ⓘ |
| establishedBy | George V ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1917 ⓘ |
| governingOfficial | Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| gradeOf | Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | O.B.E. ⓘ |
| hasFemaleFormOfTitle | same style and post-nominals for women as for men ⓘ |
| hasInsignia | badge of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| hasPostNominalUsage | used after recipient’s name ⓘ |
| higherRank | Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| honourCategory |
Order of Merit
ⓘ
surface form:
order of merit and chivalry
|
| insigniaMaterial | metal badge with enamel ⓘ |
| insigniaShape | cross patonce ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| monarchAsSovereign | British monarch ⓘ |
| namedAfter | British Empire ⓘ |
| orderFoundedFor | recognition of wartime and civilian service in World War I ⓘ |
| orderMottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | OBE ⓘ |
| rankWithinOrder | fourth class in precedence ⓘ |
| religionAssociated | Church of England ⓘ |
| ribbonColour | rose-pink with pearl-grey edges ⓘ |
| shortName | OBE ⓘ |
| status | currently constituted ⓘ |
| typeOfAward |
honour
ⓘ
state order ⓘ |
| wearingStyle |
badge on bow for women in some cases
ⓘ
neck decoration for men in some cases ⓘ |
Referenced by (93)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Quentin Blake
this entity surface form:
OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)
this entity surface form:
OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)
subject surface form:
Steve Redgrave
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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this entity surface form:
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
this entity surface form:
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)