New Year Honours 1978
Mary Rhys Browne MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Cara Evanzeloo
“For welfare services to children in Colombia.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For welfare services to children in Colombia.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1978- Role at the time
- Cara Evanzeloo
“For welfare services to children in Colombia.”
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“For welfare services to children in Colombia.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 514 times in the New Year Honours List 1978 — about 33% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Cara Evanzeloo.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 1978
1 Brian John Stafford Bellas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Royal Marines
Adrian Henry Penrose
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the teach- ing of English in West Africa.”
Agnes Olive Paget
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alan Ellis Graham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Executive Officer
Alan Patrick Thomas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to music.”
Albert Broomhead
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert Charles Maynard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert Edward Langton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Vice-President
Albert Edward Wijetunge de Silva
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“for Africa.”
Albert Roye Tribe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert Valentine Anderson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the community in the Cayman Islands.”
Albert William Mahoney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alexander Lumsden Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the development of physical education in Kenya.”
Alexander Napier Douglas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alexander Nevvlands Steedman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alexander Scott Bonthron
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
General Manager
Alfred Dutton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alfred Fox
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the Girls' Friendly Society.”
Alfred Henry James Castle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to Export.”
Alice Harriet Hand
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the Wei- beck Nursery School, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne.”
Althea Davis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Andrew Hutchison Duff
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Andrew Robert Milbourne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Higher Executive Officer
Andrew Teabo Tongaiaba
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For public and com- munity services in the Gilbert Islands.”
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
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.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
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.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1978 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1977.
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