Birthday Honours 1956
Festus Joseph George MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Public Works Department
Organisation: Public Works Department
“For services to sport in Singa- pore.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1956
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“For services to sport in Singa- pore.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to sport in Singa- pore.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 266 times in the Birthday Honours List 1956 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
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 Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1956
— Bernard David Morgan
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— Cyril Austin Taylor
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— Sallehuddin bin Awang Pekan
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“For public services in Pahang, Federation of Malaya.”
'Leonard Miller Frazer
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(Technical
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Abdool Sakoor Sulliman Moos
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Abdul Hameed Alapafuja
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Ada Alwine Louise Johnson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alan Norman Stagey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Corps of Royal Engineers
Albert Benjamin Foo
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Albert Ernest Howell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Albert Richard Townsend
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alec Crackston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alexander Paterson Walker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Royal Air Force
Alfred Ayres
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Alfred Edward Solly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alfred Gilbert
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
“For services to the United Kingdom community in Pakistan.”
Alfred Harold Burkey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Royal Air Force
Alfred Robert Jukes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Royal Air Force
Alhaji Bello
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alice Boase
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
“For public services in Uganda.”
Alice Joyce Wingate
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alice Marie Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Allan Anthony Lagrenade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1956
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1956 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1956.
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