New Year Honours 1981
Joyce Marjorie Lewis MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the community in Fishguard and District.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the community in Fishguard and District.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the community in Fishguard and District.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 435 times in the New Year Honours List 1981 — about 32% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary 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 New Year Honours 1981
Agnes Clelland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Aimbury Dodwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Member
Alan Durrant Bennett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to the brick industry in the South East.”
Alan Frank Mason
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alan Geoffrey Lillecrapp
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to local government and the community.”
Albans District Council.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Member
Albert Edward Lofthouse
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Member
Albert James Slater
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Albert John Coles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Albert Thomas Bullock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alfred George Button
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to the development of the Esperance district.”
Alfred Gleave
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to Export.”
Alfred Robert Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to Industry in Wales.”
Alice Ivy Durdey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For nursing and welfare services to the community in Cyprus.”
Alistair Cochrane Lang
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Royal Air Force
Andrew Cyril McELHINNEY
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“for Aid to refugees.”
Angus Goodwille
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to the British community in Iran.”
Ann Rockall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Anthony Brian Hooper Harris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Assistant Director
Anthony Fergus Sarel Ling Queen's Regiment.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Archibald Francis Goodman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For municipal ser- vice.”
Archibald Paterson Condy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Higher Executive Officer
Arthur Bullock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Senior Executive Officer
Arthur Donald Christopher Stevenson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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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 30 December 1980.
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