Birthday Honours 1970
Edward Richard Webster Blackmore MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to ex-servicemen.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1970
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“For services to ex-servicemen.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 508 times in the Birthday Honours List 1970 — about 36% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 1970
- Leonard James Hayward
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
-Peter John Arthur
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Royal Air Force
' Eric Hamilton Lloyd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Royal Air Force
Aaron Currie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Adeline Muriel Cooke
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Agnes Jane Cadvan-Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
“For ser- vices to the community in Blaenau Ffestiniog.”
Agnes Lowrie Thomson Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Agnes Ramsay Christina Mitchell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Governor
Alan Armer Alcorn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Chairman
Alan George Angus
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Alan George Bridges
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Royal Air Force
Alan George Westland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albans Rural District Council.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albert Coupe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albert Edward Calver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
“For services to agri- culture and agricultural workers.”
Albert Edward Howard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albert Edward Nunn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albert Edward Walker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
“For services to Export.”
Albert Ernest Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Chief Executive Officer
Albert Henry Pegley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Albert Knight
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Chairman
Albert Tierney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Alec John Penney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Alexander Forbes Thacker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1970
Senior Executive Officer
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Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
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.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1970
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1970 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1970.
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