New Year Honours 1974
Alan Douglas Breen MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to ex-servicemen.”
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“For services to ex-servicemen.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 501 times in the New Year Honours List 1974 — about 35% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1974
Agatha Ursula Chirgwin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Aileen Broadbent Buckle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For political services in the South East.”
Alan 'Ray Attridge
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Royal Air Force
Alan Bannister
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Albert Edward Symons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the com- munity.”
Albert John Oliver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the community.”
Alec Ernest Tiley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alec Jackson Life Guards.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alexander Gilmour Nason
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to local government.”
Alexander Hunter Selbie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Higher Executive Officer
Alexander Inglis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the blind.”
Alexander Leslie Golding
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Staff Officer
Alfred Batson Goggles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Royal Air Force
Alfred Ernest Moss
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alfred Gaskell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the social and industrial history of Swinton and Pendlebury, Lan- cashire.”
Alfred Lloyd Downey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alfred Michael Weston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the com- munity.”
Allan David McGILVRAY
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to sport, especially cricket.”
Allan Edward Fitzgerald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the Life-Saving Movement.”
Amy Isabella Hurd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the com- munity.”
Andrew Mitchell Scott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Andrew Young
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Royal Air Force
Angela Margaret Bowlby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For political services.”
Ann Grills Brenton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to handi- capped children.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
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.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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Member 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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