Birthday Honours 1944
Alice Fenton Hood (wife of Hugh Hood MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• For welfare services to the Forces
“For welfare services to the Forces.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1944
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1944- Role at the time
- For welfare services to the Forces
“For welfare services to the Forces.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For welfare services to the Forces.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 256 times in the Birthday Honours List 1944 — about 12% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For welfare services to the Forces.
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 Birthday Honours 1944
. Harry Norman Chislett .
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
' Alfred Edward Mitchell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Royal Air Force
'Herbert Laurence Warner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Abraham Baruch
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Abu Ashraf Mohammad Wajih
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Adam Ward .
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Royal Air Force
Albert Edward Allcock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Albert James Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Albert John Jezzard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Alexander Neville Jameson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Alfred John Steele
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Allen Lancelot Austin Dredge
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
and Quartermaster William Charles Hastings
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Annepu Vasudeva Patro
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Army Children's School
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Arthur •Ernest Kuring
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Arthur Edward Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Royal Air Force
Arthur Evans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Arthur Jesse Litchfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Arthur John Alexander Drake
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Arthur John Relf
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Arthur Lovelace
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Arthur Selwyn Hickman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
Arthur Tom Shill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1944
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1944
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1944 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1944.
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