New Year Honours 1974
John McILROY MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chief Engineer • John Fisher and Sons Ltd
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1974 with the Member of the Order of the British Empire.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1974
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 501 times in the New Year Honours List 1974 — about 35% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Engineer, John Fisher and Sons Ltd.
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 1974
Agatha Ursula Chirgwin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Aileen Broadbent Buckle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For political services in the South East.”
Alan 'Ray Attridge
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Royal Air Force
Alan Bannister
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alan Douglas Breen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to ex-servicemen.”
Albert Edward Symons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the com- munity.”
Albert John Oliver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the community.”
Alec Ernest Tiley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alec Jackson Life Guards.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alexander Gilmour Nason
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to local government.”
Alexander Hunter Selbie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Higher Executive Officer
Alexander Inglis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the blind.”
Alexander Leslie Golding
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Staff Officer
Alfred Batson Goggles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Royal Air Force
Alfred Ernest Moss
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alfred Gaskell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the social and industrial history of Swinton and Pendlebury, Lan- cashire.”
Alfred Lloyd Downey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Alfred Michael Weston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the com- munity.”
Allan David McGILVRAY
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to sport, especially cricket.”
Allan Edward Fitzgerald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the Life-Saving Movement.”
Amy Isabella Hurd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services to the com- munity.”
Andrew Mitchell Scott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Andrew Young
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
Royal Air Force
Angela Margaret Bowlby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For political services.”
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1974
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1974 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1973.
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