Birthday Honours 1973
John Frederick Keays MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to engineering and development.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to engineering and development.
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“For services to engineering and development.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 546 times in the Birthday Honours List 1973 — about 37% 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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1973
Adrian -Christopher Bamford Millar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to the British community in Bombay.”
Agnes Marion Walton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Matron
Agnes'Nicol Lottimer^ Computer Pro- grammer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alan Frank Poyser
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Assistant Director
Alan John Brooks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Royal Air Force
Alan Oswald Opie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services in local government.”
Alan Prosser
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Vice Consul
Alan Whittle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Export.”
Albert 'Edward Pryke Briggs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Royal Navy
Albert Alan Dalby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Albert Ernest Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Member
Albert George Sears
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Senior Executive Officer
Albert Leslie Kindle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Albert Leslie Roy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services in local government and to die com- munity.”
Alderman.James Francis Borrows
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For political services in Lancashire.”
Alec Trussell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Chief Engineer
Alexander Anthony John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Bottomley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“for Machine Tools.”
Alexander Craig Steenson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Edward Wintle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to handi- capped people in Portsmouth.”
Alexander Graham Mitchell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Ivanoff
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to British- com- mercial interests in the U.S.A.”
Alexander Paton Smail
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Chief Superintendent
Alfred Charles Webb
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
President
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Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Hayaatun Sillem
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Ghulam Ng
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
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
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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 · 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 14 June 1973.
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