Birthday Honours 1981
Kathleen Esther Barker MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to education in Hong Kong.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1981
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Birthday Honours 1981“For services to education in Hong Kong.”
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“For services to education in Hong Kong.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 446 times in the Birthday Honours List 1981 — about 34% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 1981
Agnes Blyth Brown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For nursing and wel- fare services to the community in the Gambia.”
Agnes Dalzell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Agnes Maud Murphy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alan Anthony Maxwell Gardiner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Teacher
Alan Bulmer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alan Charles Walpole
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alan Page-Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Albert Crabtree
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Albert Lamont
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Albion Richard Appleby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For community service.”
Alexander Douglas McCLURE
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to local government.”
Alexander Orme Davies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alexander Robert Alexander
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alfred Edward Groves
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alice Anne Gregory
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alister McArthur Green
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Director
Allan Deakin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to Export.”
Allen William Hobson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alwin John Robinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For service to hospital administration.”
Andrew Fordyce
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to the com- munity.”
Andrew John Lamb
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Secretary
Andrew Wilson Lough
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“for the Elderly, Dyce, Aberdeen.”
Anne Batchelor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Director
Anne Weir
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
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 14 June 1981.
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