Birthday Honours 1972
Arthur William Broomfield MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Marine Gas Turbines Mollie Patricia
“For services to the disabled in Thames Ditton, Surrey.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the disabled in Thames Ditton, Surrey.
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- Marine Gas Turbines Mollie Patricia
“For services to the disabled in Thames Ditton, Surrey.”
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“For services to the disabled in Thames Ditton, Surrey.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the disabled in Thames Ditton, Surrey.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 510 times in the Birthday Honours List 1972 — about 38% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Marine Gas Turbines Mollie Patricia.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 1972
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Alan Guy Cunningham- Hill
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Royal Air Force
Alan Norris Black Watch .
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Albert George Davis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to pharmacy and the community.”
Albert Green
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to Export.”
Albert Henry Sedgwick Green Howards (Alexandra
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Albert James Rodwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to the Brewing Industry and to Export.”
Albert John Middleton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“for National Savings.”
Alec Raymond Tearle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Royal Air Force
Alexander Ewing Crawford Denovan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Alexander McDONALD
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Headmaster
Alexander Speirs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“for the Blind.”
Alexander Thomas Parke Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to Music.”
Alfred Eugene Fenton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Royal Navy
Alfred Huyton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Alfred James Macklin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Senior Executive Officer
Alfred Ralph Jarvis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Chief Superintendent
Alice Fletcher
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to the community.”
Amelia Haslam Sowrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For political services in Edinburgh.”
Amelia Lawrence Albert
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Andrew Macklin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Chief Officer
Andrew's Ambulance Association.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Ann Urquhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Annie Evelyn Hinton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to the elderly in Wallasey.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1972
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1972 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1972.
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