New Year Honours 1997
David Getty MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the Fire Service.”
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“For services to the Fire Service.”
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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?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public 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.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
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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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