Birthday Honours 1963
John Patrick Cairns MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Royal Regiment of Artillery
Organisation: Royal Regiment of Artillery
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1963 with the Member of the Order of the British Empire.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1963
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 511 times in the Birthday Honours List 1963 — about 40% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1963
Abdool Gaffoor Abdool Raman
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Abraham Garretts
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Royal Air Force
Adolf Richter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Agnes Pollock Shearer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Teacher
Ahmed Ali Ahmed
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Ailsey Lazarus
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Alan Peter Downton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Marines
Alan Porter Hunt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Albert Cross
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Air Force
Albert Denis Knight
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Air Force
Albert Edward Horniblow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Albert George Berry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Albert George Gostelow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Albert Henry Bates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Albert Henry Hitchcock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Albert James Shirley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Albert John Stillwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
Albert Victor Norris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Albert William Carter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Albert William Overland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Alec William Hooker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Alexander Hamilton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
“For political services in County Antrim.”
Alexander Logan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Alexander Mann
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1963
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1963 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1963.
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