Birthday Honours 1947
Haji Ibrahim Egal MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For public services with the British Somaliland Military Administra- tion.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For public services with the British Somaliland Military Administra- tion.
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“For public services with the British Somaliland Military Administra- tion.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 775 times in the Birthday Honours List 1947 — about 51% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 1947
— Doreen Elphick (wife of E. de B.
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— George Adams
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— Home Civil SERVICE.
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— Krishnalal Vithaldas Adalja
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
— Terence Edgar Menzies Cameron
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
'Gordon Currie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Intelligence Corps
Abbas Jumbe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Abdul Rahim
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Abdullah Mullah Saleh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Able Seaman Frederick James Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Abraham Bradburn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Adelaide Gladys Trimingham Hall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
“For welfare services in Bermuda.”
Adolphus Lionel Goring
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Agatha Mary Hosking
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Agnes Helena Muriel Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Alan Campbell Drury
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Alan Forrest Stark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Alan Freeman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Corps of Royal Engineers
Alan James Dingley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
“For services to the Street Group Savings movement hi South Lancashire.”
Albert Arrowsmith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Royal Air Force
Albert Babbington Ghunney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Albert Crossley Dodd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Albert Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1947
Albert Edward Williams
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1947
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1947 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1947.
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