Birthday Honours 2024
Mary Devereaux (maureen Devereaux) MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Co-Founder • Trustee and Patron
“For services to Education and Humanitarian support to Children in Africa.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Education and Humanitarian support to Children in Africa.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mary Philomena DEVEREAUX (Maureen Devereaux)
Co-Founder, Trustee and Patron, The Sean Devereux Children’s Fund
For services to Education and Humanitarian support to Children in Africa.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Education and Humanitarian support to Children in Africa.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 518 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 38% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Co-Founder, Trustee and Patron.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645790. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
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