Birthday Honours 1966
Charles McLean Dawson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to local government and to returned service- men.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to local government and to returned service- men.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to local government and to returned service- men.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 524 times in the Birthday Honours List 1966 — about 36% of the list.
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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1966
.Domingo Deus
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Abel D'Unienville
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Ada Lilian Bartington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Agnes Cecilia Hetherington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Agnes Ida Beaven
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Secretary
Alan Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Halifax.”
Alastair Campbell Crockatt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For services to Export.”
Albert Charles Welham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Albert Edward Sweeney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albert Frederick Newman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albert Frederick Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albert Horace Atherton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alec Saville Tempest
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander Colin Campbell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander Lyle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Air Force
Alexander Mair
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander McGRATH
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Air Force
Alfred Hyacinth Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred John Eric Chilton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alice Mary Crittenden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Hartfield and East Griristead.”
Alice Stanley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alistair Cameron
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Allan Urquhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
and Paymaster John Strickland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1966
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1966 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1966.
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