New Year Honours 1975
Harold Thomas Henry Piddington MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to local government and the community.”
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For services to local government and the community.
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“For services to local government and the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 488 times in the New Year Honours List 1975 — about 33% 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 New Year Honours 1975
Abraham Hershon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
“For services to ex-servicemen and disabled people in Southport.”
Ada Elizabeth Corder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
“For services to music.”
Alan Arthur Copson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Second Secretary
Alan Barlow Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Alan George Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
“For services to ex-servicemen.”
Alan Kidd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Royal Air Force
Alan Peter Holyoake
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Royal Air Force
Alan Peter Pascoe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
“For services to Athletics.”
Alastair Alan Henry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Senior Executive Officer
Alastair Ian Kennedy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Intelligence Corps
Albert Edward Galley McCABE
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Albert James Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Albert McMILLAN
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Alec Robert Eccles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Alec Winterton York
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Alexander Edward Turnbull
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Alexander Malcolm Chisholm
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Alexander Roy Ball
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Alexander Stuart Sturrock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
“For services to the sport of yachting.”
Alfred Arthur Barber
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
“For services to Export.”
Alfred Edward Brittenden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Alfred George Leech
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
“For municipal and community services.”
Alfred Harry Boughton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
Alfred Joseph Frank Shiner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1975
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Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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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 · 1975
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1975 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1974.
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