Birthday Honours 1977
Joseph'William Ludgate MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Local Government in Basingstoke.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Local Government in Basingstoke.
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Joseph'William Ludgate
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Local Government in Basingstoke.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 623 times in the Birthday Honours List 1977 — about 36% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 1977
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2 John Edward Porter
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Royal Marines
Abram Wilson Harrower
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Chief Executive
Adolph Albert Benfer
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“For ser- vices to the poultry industry and community.”
Aircraft Artificer Alan Julian Lilley
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Albert Charnock
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Albert Edward Shave
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Albert Scott Alvin Grant
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Alexander Bennett Carmichael
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“For services to Rugby Football in Scotland.”
Alexander Duncan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to the Milngavie Music Club.”
Alexander William Cameron Culbert
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“For services to the British community in Kyrenia, Cyprus.”
Alfred Desmond Fell
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Principal
Alfred Henry Barry
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“For his charitable and community work.”
Alfred John Nash
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
Alice Aline Anna Louise Hoffmann De Visme
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President
Alice Yates
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Alison Margaret MacLeod Grigor
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Alistair Grant Thomson
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Superintendent
Andrew Allan
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Andrew Butchart Copnall
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Andrew Ritchie Millar
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Angela Nadine Grace Cone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1977
“For services to the teaching of dancing.”
Anne Kerr
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Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1977
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1977 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1977.
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