New Year Honours 1966
Herbert Reuben Thorncraft MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to local government and the community in the State of New South Wales.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to local government and the community in the State of New South Wales.
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“For services to local government and the community in the State of New South Wales.”
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Herbert Reuben Thorncraft
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to local government and the community in the State of New South Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 523 times in the New Year Honours List 1966 — about 38% 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 1966
• Samuel Vernon
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Royal Corps of Signals
Abraham Hauser
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For public services and work for the Jewish community in South Wales.”
Agnes Elizabeth Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Cheshire.”
Alan Landale MAcFARLANE
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alan Wilfrid Day
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“for Mental Health.”
Albert Doxey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Air Force
Albert Edward Mitchell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Senior Executive Officer
Albert William French
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Corps of Signals
Albert'Charles Tubby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albertina Sophia Saul
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For public and social services in British Guiana.”
Alethea Sprott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For services to the com- munity in St.”
Alexa Phyllis Castle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander Bruce Boughtrigg Scott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred Archie Bickerstaffe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred Edward Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred James Bown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Swindon.”
Alfred Jesse Buckwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred Samuel 'Norton Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Corps of Royal Engineers
Alfred Solomon Shock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred William Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Algernon John Robert Greaves
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alice Miriam Martha Burrell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Leyton.”
Allen Edward Naylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Andrew John Floyd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
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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
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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 · 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 30 December 1965.
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