New Year Honours 1997
Bernard Kashket MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the Armed Forces.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1997
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“For services to the Armed Forces.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 720 times in the New Year Honours List 1997 — about 55% of the list.
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 New Year Honours 1997
Ada Gertrude Ellen Harris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Elderly People in Minehead, Somerset.”
Ada Tapling
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For servicesto the community in Woking, Surrey.”
Adrian Peter Rawle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Alan Adams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Defence Industry and to Training.”
Alan Douglas Malcolmson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Royal Navy
Alan Edward Marks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Electricity Industry.”
Alan Frank Parfitt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“for Security and Co- operation in Europe, Vienna.”
Alan Sydney Anthony
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Quarrying Industry.”
Alastair Ian MacLEAN
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Fire Service and to the community.”
Albert Duncan Dewar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Building Conservation.”
Albert Frederick James Greenwood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Trinity College, University of Oxford.”
Albert James Sayce Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Young People and to Science in Mid and West Wales.”
Alec Christopher Ayliffe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Royal Air Force
Alfred Brian Quinn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Probation Service in Powys.”
Alfred Davis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Public Transport.”
Alfred Sherwin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Sunshine Hour Swimming Club.”
Alice Middleton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Health Care.”
Alice Wong Wu Cheuk-lai
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Alison Mary Oldland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Living Paintings Trust.”
Alison Moffat
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Elderly People and to the British Red Cross in Berwickshire.”
Allan Hugh Leeson Royal Logistic Corps
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
The Royal Logistic Corps
Allan Wong Chi-yun
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the technological and business development of Hong Kong.”
Alma S. Pawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the community in Braemar, Aberdeenshire.”
Amy Elizabeth Luce
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Music on Jersey, Channel Islands.”
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
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1997
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1997 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1996.
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