New Year Honours 1984
Ian Butterworth MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Physics at the Imperial College of Science and Technology.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Physics at the Imperial College of Science and Technology.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Physics at the Imperial College of Science and Technology.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 136 times in the New Year Honours List 1984 — about 11% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training)
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“for Scotland.”
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“for the Gauge and Tool Industry.”
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Alice Maud Sheridan
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Deputy Director
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Anthony Field
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Finance Director
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“for the Care and Re- settlement of Offenders.”
Anthony Michael Pilch
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Arthur John Ritchie Anderson
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“For Political and Public Service in the East of England.”
Aubrey Edward Singer
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Barry Anthony Steen
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Royal Air Force
Bevil Guy Mabey
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“For services to Export.”
Brian John Rusbridge
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Secretary
Bryan Frank Edbrooke
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Bryan Henry Trunkfield
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training)
Cecil McRae Archer
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“For services to the com- munity.”
Cecilia Elspeth Giles
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Charles Russell Smith
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“For services to Export.”
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Matthew Wilson
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James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
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Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
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Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
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Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
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Jonathan Boddington
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Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
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Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
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London, Greater London
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Ian Ritchey
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
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Brian Mcconnell
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Bristol, City of Bristol
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Rashmi Mantri
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
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Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
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London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
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Guildford, Surrey
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Katherine Smith
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Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
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“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
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Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1984
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1984 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1983.
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