Birthday Honours 1966
George Harry Stokes MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to youth work in Hong Kong.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1966
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“For services to youth work in Hong Kong.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 524 times in the Birthday Honours List 1966 — about 36% of the list.
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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1966
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Ada Lilian Bartington
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Agnes Cecilia Hetherington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Agnes Ida Beaven
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Secretary
Alan Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Halifax.”
Alastair Campbell Crockatt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For services to Export.”
Albert Charles Welham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Albert Edward Sweeney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albert Frederick Newman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albert Frederick Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albert Horace Atherton
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Alec Saville Tempest
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander Colin Campbell
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Alexander Lyle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Air Force
Alexander Mair
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander McGRATH
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Air Force
Alfred Hyacinth Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred John Eric Chilton
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Alice Mary Crittenden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Hartfield and East Griristead.”
Alice Stanley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alistair Cameron
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Allan Urquhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
and Paymaster John Strickland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
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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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
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.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1966
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1966 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1966.
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