Birthday Honours 1981
John Kenneth Anderson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For Political and Public Service in Scotland.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For Political and Public Service in Scotland.
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Birthday Honours 1981“For Political and Public Service in Scotland.”
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“For Political and Public Service in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 446 times in the Birthday Honours List 1981 — about 34% of the list.
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 1981
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“For nursing and wel- fare services to the community in the Gambia.”
Agnes Dalzell
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Agnes Maud Murphy
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Alan Anthony Maxwell Gardiner
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Teacher
Alan Bulmer
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Alan Charles Walpole
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Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alan Page-Wood
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Albert Crabtree
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Albert Lamont
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Albion Richard Appleby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For community service.”
Alexander Douglas McCLURE
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to local government.”
Alexander Orme Davies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alexander Robert Alexander
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alfred Edward Groves
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alice Anne Gregory
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alister McArthur Green
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Director
Allan Deakin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to Export.”
Allen William Hobson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alwin John Robinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For service to hospital administration.”
Andrew Fordyce
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to the com- munity.”
Andrew John Lamb
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Secretary
Andrew Wilson Lough
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“for the Elderly, Dyce, Aberdeen.”
Anne Batchelor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Director
Anne Weir
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1981
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1981 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1981.
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