Birthday Honours 1978
Alexander Charles Anderson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to local government.”
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“For services to local government.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 474 times in the Birthday Honours List 1978 — about 32% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 Birthday Honours 1978
Ailsa Ruby Dawson
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“For humani- tarian and community services.”
Alan Bertram Fallowfield
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Higher Executive Officer
Alan Gordon Mackie
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Alan Greenwood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert Clive Rolfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to local authority and the community.”
Albert George Malcolm
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alec Joseph Stroud
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alesana Seluka
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“for Social Services, Tuvalu, Herbert SIMMS, Building Superintendent, Ministry of Works and Supplies, Malawi.”
Alexander Adams Galloway
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For public services in the Falkland Islands.”
Alexander Ferry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alexander Main
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alexander Morgan Samuel Evans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alfred James Francis Passmore
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
President
Alice Whitehead Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“for ser- vices to National Savings in Scotland.”
Alman Buntin Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Member
Alolae Cati
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alys Isabel Wingfield Reece
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to Mentally Handicapped Young People.”
Andrew Barclay Anderson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Andrew Jardine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Chairman
Annie Mary Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Anthony John Reading
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the British community in Brussels.”
Archibald McGillvray Johnston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Higher Executive Officer
Arthur David Garfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Farmer
Arthur George Wayt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Managing Director
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1978 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1978.
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