Birthday Honours 1983
Betty May Penny MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to charities.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1983
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“For services to charities.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 410 times in the Birthday Honours List 1983 — about 33% 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 1983
Aidan Scotland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Royal Air Force
Aidan's Roman Catholic School
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Teacher
Alan Frederick Dyer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Royal Corps of Signals
Alan Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Royal Air Force
Alan Russell Jackson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Royal Navy
Alan Scott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Royal Air Force
Alastair Campbell Montgomery
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Royal Air Force
Albert Charles Hampshire
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Albert Clifford Bryer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
“For services to the com- munity in Llandeilo and district.”
Albert John Bromfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Alexander Allen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Alexander David Liddell Gardiner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Alexander Davidson Baird
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Chairman
Alexander Munroe Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
“For services to the Boys' Brigade in Scotland.”
Alfred Emrys Lloyd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Alfred Entwistle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Superintendent
Alfred Francis Raymond Patron
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Vice Consul
Alfred George Kennedy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Royal Navy
Alfred John Pagden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Royal Air Force
Alice Helena Walker Orr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Alistair Mackenzie Cross
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Royal Naval Reserve
Amelia Winifred Collins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
“For services to the Girl Guide Association.”
Andrew Deveney Sim
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Andrew Philip Johnson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1983
Royal Navy
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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
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
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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 · 1983
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1983 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1983.
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