New Year Honours 1961
Douglas Walkden Brown MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to agricultural education in Fiji.”
Timeline
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to agricultural education in Fiji.
View the London Gazette page ↗Explore by field
Explore other people honoured in this field
Recognised for
Topics
Wikipedia
London Gazette page
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1961
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1961“For services to agricultural education in Fiji.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Douglas's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
New Year Honours 1961
Douglas Walkden Brown
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to agricultural education in Fiji.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
New Year Honours 1961
Douglas Walkden Brown
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to agricultural education in Fiji.”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
New Year Honours 1961
Douglas Walkden Brown
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to agricultural education in Fiji.”
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards - printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record - not an official or royal body.
In context
The bigger picture
How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 538 times in the New Year Honours List 1961 — about 40% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 1961
- John Geoffrey Unsworth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Royal Navy
- Stanley Rudolph Bartlett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Royal Navy
'Constance Gwenllian Thomas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Honorary Secretary
(Ethel Grace Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
) Douglas Jeffrey Cairns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
) Robert Hugh Cuming Royal Scots Greys
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Abdullah Hamid Khalifa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“for Local Government, Aden.”
Ada Elizabeth Newby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Adam Louis Mohamed
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Adolphus Jesse Skinner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Agnes Nimmo Carruthers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Akio Nansowe Wamara Kamese
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Alace Joan BATTEN. Lately Honorary Secretary
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“for the Preservation of Rural England.”
Alan Swainson Townsend
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Alan Wright
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert Edwin Young
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“For services to the community.”
Albert James Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert Johnson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert Ross Bowtell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert Victor Adam Fiddes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert Victor Bryant
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert William Parkin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Alexander Aitken
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“For services in the field of localgovernment.”
Alfred Edward Bickerstaff
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1961
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1961 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1960.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.