New Year Honours 1956
Keith James Darrell Benger MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• For honorary services to charitable organisations in Adelaide
“For honorary services to charitable organisations in Adelaide, State of South' Australia.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For honorary services to charitable organisations in Adelaide, State of South' Australia.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1956
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1956- Role at the time
- For honorary services to charitable organisations in Adelaide
“For honorary services to charitable organisations in Adelaide, State of South' Australia.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For honorary services to charitable organisations in Adelaide, State of South' Australia.”
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“For honorary services to charitable organisations in Adelaide, State of South' Australia.”
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Keith James Darrell Benger
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For honorary services to charitable organisations in Adelaide, State of South' Australia.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 662 times in the New Year Honours List 1956 — about 48% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For honorary services to charitable organisations in Adelaide.
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 1956
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Aaron Kent
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Abator Jemima Williams
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“For services to the Girl Guide Movementin Sierra Leone.”
Abdullah Elmi
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Abooravam Arokiasamy
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Ada Constance Layzell
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“For missionary and educational services in the Western Region, Nigeria.”
Adam Harrison Menzies
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Administrative Assistant
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Agnes Leopoldina George
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Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed
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Aircraft Artificer George Robert Pengelly
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Aircraft Artificer Norman Day
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Aircraft Establishment
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Alan Rough
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Albert Daniel Connolly
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Albert Edward Arthur
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Albert Edward Brown
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Royal Air Force
Albert Ernest Thomas
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Albert Frederick Pryor Wiltshire Regiment .
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Albert Henry Saunders
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Albert Hugh Abercrombie
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Albert Lemcke Tauwhare
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Royal Air Force
Albert Leonard Frisby
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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
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Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
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“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
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“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
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North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
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Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
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Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
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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
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
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Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
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Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
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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
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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
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Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1956
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1956 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1955.
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