Birthday Honours 2026
Michael Murray MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
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:
Michael Paul MURRAY
Armed Forces Champion, Department for Work and Pensions.
For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 592 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 41% of the list.
In their area
1,245 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 2026
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Watchfield, Oxfordshire
“For services to Community Onshore Wind.”
Aditya Chakrabortty
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London, Greater London
“For services to Public Understanding of the Economy and Wider Social Issues.”
Adrian Kneeshaw
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Agnes Mccullough
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to the Art of Lacemaking and Needlecraft in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Bealby
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Pulborough, West Sussex
“For services to Heritage and Education.”
Alan Bell
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“For services to Girls’ Education in Kenya.”
Alan Cavill
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Thornbury, Lancashire
“For services to Regeneration in Blackpool.”
Alan Crooks
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Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Disability Football.”
Alan Dootson
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“For services to Co-Operatives in the City of Sheffield.”
Alan Hayward
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“For services to National Security.”
Albert Deane
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For Public Service.”
Alessia Russo
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Radlett, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Alexander Cairns
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Stranraer, Wigtownshire
“For services to the communities of South Scotland.”
Alexander Shirreff
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Alexandra Clements
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Deal, Kent
“For Charitable Service.”
Alexandra Petherbridge
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Alexandria Page
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Alexia Williams
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Education and Skills.”
Alison Dunn
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to the community in the North East of England.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
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Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
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Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
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Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
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Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5153676. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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