Birthday Honours 1953
Charles Frederick Mummery OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Federation of Malaya
Organisation: Federation of Malaya
“For services to Local Government in Singapore.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Local Government in Singapore.
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- Federation of Malaya
“For services to Local Government in Singapore.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 460 times in the Birthday Honours List 1953 — about 21% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1953
- Arthur Geoffrey Gascoyne Webb
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Aaron Abensur
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Alan Campbell McKAY
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“For services to the United Kingdom com- munity in West Pakistan.”
Alan Edward Bray
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Alan Gordon Mitchell
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Alan Paul Francis Whitworth
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Alan Richardson
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Royal Air Force
Alastair Campbell Blair
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Albert Edward Barton
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Albert Edward Chiverton
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Royal Navy
Albert Edward Davies
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Royal Air Force
Albert Ernest Tombs
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Albert James Galpest
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Albert Joseph Hawe
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Alexander Anderson
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Alexander Denis Burnett-Brown
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Alexander Hamilton Thomson
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Alexander Logan
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Alexander Mercer
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Alexander Morton Clark
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Alfred Arthur Haylbs
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“For services to.the United Kingdom community in South India.”
Alfred Cecil Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“For services to planting in the Federation of Malaya.”
Alfred Charles Best
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1953
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1953 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1953.
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