Birthday Honours 1970
Alfred James Wignell MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to education and local' government.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to education and local' government.
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“For services to education and local' government.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 508 times in the Birthday Honours List 1970 — about 36% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 1970
- Leonard James Hayward
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
-Peter John Arthur
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Royal Air Force
' Eric Hamilton Lloyd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Royal Air Force
Aaron Currie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Adeline Muriel Cooke
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Agnes Jane Cadvan-Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
“For ser- vices to the community in Blaenau Ffestiniog.”
Agnes Lowrie Thomson Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Agnes Ramsay Christina Mitchell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Governor
Alan Armer Alcorn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Chairman
Alan George Angus
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Alan George Bridges
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Royal Air Force
Alan George Westland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albans Rural District Council.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albert Coupe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albert Edward Calver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
“For services to agri- culture and agricultural workers.”
Albert Edward Howard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albert Edward Nunn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albert Edward Walker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
“For services to Export.”
Albert Ernest Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Chief Executive Officer
Albert Henry Pegley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albert Knight
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Chairman
Albert Tierney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Alec John Penney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Alexander Forbes Thacker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Senior Executive Officer
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1970
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1970 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1970.
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