Birthday Honours 1959
John Henry Wadley MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Higher Executive Officer
Organisation: Higher Executive Officer
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1959 with the Member of the Order of the British Empire.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1959
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- Higher Executive Officer
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 592 times in the Birthday Honours List 1959 — about 40% of the list.
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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 1959
) Norman Allison
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Abel Olu Diribe
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Abram Maxwell Caplin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
“For political and public services in Liverpool.”
Adeluola Okanlawon Karunwi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Agnes Halkes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
“For political and public services in Lincoln.”
Agnes Wake
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Akibu Jaiyesimi Abudu Olufawo
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Albert Bertram Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Albert Charles Hughes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Albert Ernest Maxey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Albert Jacob Barker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Army Cadet Force
Albert Samuel Royse
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
“For political and public services in Farnworth.”
Albert Yuba Solomon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
“For social welfare services, especially on behalf of ex-servicemen, in the State of South Australia.”
Albury Herbert Tatum
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Alec Godfree Davis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Alec Jack Bennett Para- chute Regiment
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Alex John Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Alexander Lilly Rogerson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Alexander Mabaleka
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Alexander Rodger
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Alfred Albert Pilgrim
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Alfred Ernest McMicKEN
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Alfred George Stickland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Alfred Jackson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1959
Royal Air Force
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1959
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1959 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1959.
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