
New Year Honours 1973
Hilda Eugenie Clarke MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the handicapped in Kesteven.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the handicapped in Kesteven.
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“For services to the handicapped in Kesteven.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 457 times in the New Year Honours List 1973 — about 34% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 1973
Agnes Alice Hopkins
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“For services to the community in Swinton and Pendlebury.”
Alan Francis Rudkin
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“For services to Boxing.”
Albert Edward McNIVEN
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Albert George Hilditch
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Senior Executive Officer
Albert Herbert Ball
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Manager
Albert James Kayes
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Albert Louis Stephens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Albert Percy Naylor Finter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“for services with the Kenya Air Force).”
Albert Reginald Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Albert Samuel George Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For community and municipal services.”
Albert William Arthur Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Royal Navy
Alexander Henry Spink
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Export.”
Alexander Patrick Burnett
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Alfred Douglas Vance
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Royal Air Force
Alfred George Ryman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to postage stamp design in Gibraltar.”
Alfred James Schermuly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
President
Alfred Kashket
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Chairman
Alfred MacCarold Burgess Simmons
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Alfred Mayhew
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Aloysius James Hotham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Amy Priscilla de Graaf
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Andrew's Youth Club
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Angela Zoe Smith-Rose
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Anna Catherine Clarkson
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
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“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
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Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
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York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1973
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1973 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1972.
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