Birthday Honours 1956
Henry James Blighton
Order-Of-St-John
• For political services
“For political services.”
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Order-Of-St-John · 1956
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“For political services.”
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How common is this award?
The Order-Of-St-John was awarded 310 times in the Birthday Honours List 1956 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For political services.
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 Order-Of-St-John in the Birthday Honours 1956
- William Norman Marshall
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Agnes Henderson Meldrum
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Albert Edward Basford
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
“For political and public services in Hayes and Harlington.”
Albert Edward Winslade
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Albert George Jasper Latoy
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Albert Leslie Dawson
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Albert Wolsey Ha£e
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Alexander James Frame
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Alexander Jamieson
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Alexander Welsh Somerville
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Alfred Kelly
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Alfred Madle
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
“For political and public services in Middlesex.”
Alfred Radford
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Alfred Shaw
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Alfred William Lennard
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Alice Tasker
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Andrew Sinclair Roxburgh
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Angus Macleod
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
“for Lewis and Harris, North of Scotland College of Agriculture.”
Anne Kyle Roe
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Annie Alice Flutter Key
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
“For political and public services in Hornchurch.”
Annie Evelyn Edwards
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
“For charitable work in the Isle of Man.”
Anstice Saffery Heath
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Higher Executive Officer
Archibald Fletcher
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
Arthur Edwin Kent
PersonOrder-Of-St-John · 1956
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
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“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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Order-Of-St-John · 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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