New Year Honours 1968
Ivor Hargrave Pearcy MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to adult education in Southampton and district.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to adult education in Southampton and district.
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New Year Honours 1968“For services to adult education in Southampton and district.”
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“For services to adult education in Southampton and district.”
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Ivor Hargrave Pearcy
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to adult education in Southampton and district.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 534 times in the New Year Honours List 1968 — about 37% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 1968
Adeline Brown
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Adeline Emily Pittard
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Organiser
Agnes Crosbie Aiken
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Agnes Reid
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“For ser- vices to Export.”
Alan Benjamin Charles Crawley
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Alan John Waple
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alan Roland Denny
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alastair Sim Anderson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Royal Navy
Albert Bruce Dunkley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For services to Export.”
Albert Harry Johnson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Albert James Haddrell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Albert Osman Dolby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Albert Robert von Leyden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Albert Thomas Lenehan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For services to the community.”
Albert Victor Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alec Walter Dexter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“for British High Commissioner in Malawi.”
Alexander Campbell Dewar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alexander Love ORR. lately Principal
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Principal
Alexander Ogg
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alfred Ernest Leopold Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For voluntary services to community.”
Alfred George Frederick Glover
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Royal Air Force
Alfred George Isham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Royal Air Force
Alfred Hector Shotter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alice Mary Watts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1968
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1968 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1967.
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