New Year Honours 1978
Joseph Henry John Hughes MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the handicapped in Northern Ireland.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the handicapped in Northern Ireland.
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“For services to the handicapped in Northern Ireland.”
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The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 514 times in the New Year Honours List 1978 — about 33% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 1978
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Alan Ellis Graham
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Executive Officer
Alan Patrick Thomas
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“For services to music.”
Albert Broomhead
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Albert Charles Maynard
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Albert Edward Langton
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Vice-President
Albert Edward Wijetunge de Silva
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“for Africa.”
Albert Roye Tribe
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Albert Valentine Anderson
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“For services to the community in the Cayman Islands.”
Albert William Mahoney
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Alexander Lumsden Stewart
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“For services to the development of physical education in Kenya.”
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Alexander Nevvlands Steedman
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Alexander Scott Bonthron
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General Manager
Alfred Dutton
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Alfred Fox
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“For services to the Girls' Friendly Society.”
Alfred Henry James Castle
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“For services to Export.”
Alice Harriet Hand
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“For services to the Wei- beck Nursery School, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne.”
Althea Davis
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Andrew Hutchison Duff
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Andrew Robert Milbourne
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Higher Executive Officer
Andrew Teabo Tongaiaba
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For public and com- munity services in the Gilbert Islands.”
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“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
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“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
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York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
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London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
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Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
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“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
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Published 30 December 1977.
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