Birthday Honours 1976
Augustus Kennedy Scott Hay MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to journalism and the community.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to journalism and the community.
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“For services to journalism and the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 501 times in the Birthday Honours List 1976 — about 34% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary 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 1976
1 John Walker Stark
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Royal Marines
Aithea Elizabeth McLAUGHLIN
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Alan King
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Royal Naval Reserve
Alan Lewis Hawkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Senior Executive Officer
Alan Sidney Ramon Alfred
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Royal Corps of Signals
Albert Frank Blincow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Albert Hartley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Albert Leslie Bishop
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to Rugby League Football.”
Albert Robert Slorach
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Headmaster
Albert Ronald Rourke
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
lately Captain
Albert Victor Neal
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For services to the community.”
Alec Louvain Hurle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Higher Executive Officer
Alexander Sibbald Dawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Higher Executive Officer
Alfred Clarke
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Chairman
Alfred Foots
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Alfred Joseph Potter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Alice May Robinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For ser- vices to the community particularly to Preston and Northcote Community Hospital.”
Alice Patricia Green
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For welfare services to handicapped children in Nigeria.”
Allan Herbert Osment
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Allan John Darton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
Chief Engineer
Allan Melvyn Whinnen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For ser- vices to sport.”
Alys Mae Holden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For medical and welfare services to children in Mexico.”
Andrew Alexander McLEAN
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
“For muni- cipal and community services.”
Andrew Duncan Jamieson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1976
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1976
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1976 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1976.
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