New Year Honours 1957
Dorothy Mary Parrack CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Infants' Department
“For services to youth in Yeovil.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1957
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New Year Honours 1957- Role at the time
- Infants' Department
“For services to youth in Yeovil.”
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“For services to youth in Yeovil.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to youth in Yeovil.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 871 times in the New Year Honours List 1957 — about 63% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Infants' Department.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1957
- Kenneth Thomas Darling
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— George Collett Blundell
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— Harold Mauitice Abrahams
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— John Reginald Carr
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Royal Navy
— Lieutenant-General Roger Herbert Bower
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— Sylvia
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“For politi- cal services.”
.Arthur James Harris
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Corps of Royal Engineers
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Adrian Leslie Robey White
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Agnes Brown Gordon Millar
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Agnes Mary Maynard
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“For services to the Girl Guide Movement.”
Alan Alfred Forward
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“for Road Transport, Federation of Malaya.”
Alan Gore Heath
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Alan Graham Douglas
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Alan Henry Fernyhough
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Albert Collins
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“For political and public services in Chingford.”
Albert Ernest Coe
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Albert Ernest Roots
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Albert Harrison
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Albert James Mott
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Royal Air Force
Albert James Parker
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“For services to agriculture in Herefordshire.”
Albert Sharman
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Albert William Kieft
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Albert William Smith
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
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.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1957
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1957 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1956.
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