New Year Honours 1988
Desmond John Dartmouth MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For political service.”
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“For political service.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 394 times in the New Year Honours List 1988 — about 33% 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 New Year Honours 1988
) Clifford George Leonard Whennell
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Corps of Royal Engineers
) Robert Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Corps of Royal Engineers
1 Andrew Ray Disney Jackson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Royal Marines
Adam Raymond Turnbull
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Alan Albert Leach
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Alan Caiger-Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Alan Combes
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Royal Air Force
Alan David Nicol
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Clerk
Alan John Higbee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Chairman
Alan Magrath Beckett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For services to the Agricultural Industry.”
Alan Paul
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For political and public service.”
Alan Roy Ashton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Albert Brazier SAYWELL. Julian Adrian Stockwin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Albert Edward Whitley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Corps of Royal Engineers
Albert Leslie Fuller
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For services to engineering development in Kenya.”
Alexander Thomas Sowerby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Alfred Arthur Doorne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Alfred Lewis Hodgson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Alice Joyce Morris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Alistair Ian MacLEOD
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“for the Employment of Disabled Persons.”
Alistair Robert Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Anahid Salakian
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Andrew Jeremy Holmes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
“For services to Rowing.”
Andrew Lyall Tulley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1988
Chairman
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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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London, Greater London
“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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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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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 · 1988
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1988 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1987.
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