New Year Honours 1954
Ernest Sorell MVO
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
“For services to sporting and philanthropic organisations in the State of Tasmania.”
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Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
For services to sporting and philanthropic organisations in the State of Tasmania.
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New Year Honours 1954“For services to sporting and philanthropic organisations in the State of Tasmania.”
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Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
“For services to sporting and philanthropic organisations in the State of Tasmania.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Royal Victorian Order was awarded 912 times in the New Year Honours List 1954 — about 59% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 Royal Victorian Order in the New Year Honours 1954
- Gilbert John Boustead
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-Dorothy Alice Maud Harper
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“For political and public services in Bath.”
— Charles Kingsley Adams
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— Howard Ford
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
'Edith Amelia Chamberlayne
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1 (Catherine PrisciUa Rabagliati
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
“For political and public services in Paddington.”
Abraham Lightman
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Adam Kilburn
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Adrian Holman
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Agnes Earl
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
“For political and public services in the North Riding of Yorkshire.”
Agnes Jane Little
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Alan Pitt Robbins
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Albert Eric Vere Robbins
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Albert Goodwin
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
“for Industry.”
Albert Hill
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Army Cadet Force
Albert John Edgar Beck
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
“For services as Engineer and Manager, Cardiff Undertaking, (Wales Gas Board.”
Albert Parker
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Albert Sidney Raven
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Albert Victor Buddin
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Albert Victor Thornton
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Alcuin Hill
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Aldeenan Henry Patten
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
“For public services in Stocfoport, Cheshire.”
Alexander Creffield Riddelsdell
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Alexander Findlay
PersonMember Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1954
Royal Air Force
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
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“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
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Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
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Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
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London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Royal Victorian Order · 1954
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1954 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1953.
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