Birthday Honours 1974
Margaret Ethel Creelman MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Executive Officer • Patricia Barbara
“For services to athletics.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1974
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- Executive Officer, Patricia Barbara
“For services to athletics.”
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“For services to athletics.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 514 times in the Birthday Honours List 1974 — about 36% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Executive Officer, Patricia Barbara.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 1974
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“For services to education in Uruguay.”
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Agnes Mitchell Copland
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Agnes Ross Macdonald Carlile
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Alan Robert Patterson
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“For services in local government and to the community.”
Albert Charles Frost
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Higher Executive Officer
Albert Edward Williams
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Albert Ernest Bassett
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Executive Officer
Alec George Pyman
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lately Head
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“For his dedi- cation to the celebration of Australia Day.”
Alfred George Wanklin
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Administrative Officer
Alfred Harold Bertram Williams
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Alice Frances Davies
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Alice Kean
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Alison Gordon Kiddie
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Allan Frederick Dwyer
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“For services to medicine.”
Allan Kirk
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Amy Bryan Leslie
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“For services to the com- munity in Belize.”
Angus Edward Anderson
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“For services to the community.”
Ann Campbell Sampson
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“For nursing services to the community in Kenya.”
Anthony Hordern
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“For services to primary industry.”
Anthony Philip Allan Tucker
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Anthony Whittall
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Archibald John Shepherdson Day
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1974
“For services as organist and choirmaster for over 40 years.”
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Gary Street
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Garry Richardson
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Winston Michael
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Ian Lovett
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Karen Jones
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Christine Gibbons
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Lee Carsley
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
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David Dein
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James Wilson
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Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
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Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
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Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
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Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1974
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1974 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1974.
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