Birthday Honours 1956
Olive 'Gwendolyn Ballance MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Nursing in Southern Rhodesia.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Nursing in Southern Rhodesia.
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Birthday Honours 1956“For services to Nursing in Southern Rhodesia.”
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“For services to Nursing in Southern Rhodesia.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 266 times in the Birthday Honours List 1956 — about 20% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
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 1956
— Bernard David Morgan
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— Cyril Austin Taylor
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— Sallehuddin bin Awang Pekan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
“For public services in Pahang, Federation of Malaya.”
'Leonard Miller Frazer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
(Technical
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Abdool Sakoor Sulliman Moos
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Abdul Hameed Alapafuja
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Ada Alwine Louise Johnson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alan Norman Stagey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Corps of Royal Engineers
Albert Benjamin Foo
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Albert Ernest Howell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Albert Richard Townsend
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alec Crackston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alexander Paterson Walker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Royal Air Force
Alfred Ayres
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Alfred Edward Solly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alfred Gilbert
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
“For services to the United Kingdom community in Pakistan.”
Alfred Harold Burkey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Royal Air Force
Alfred Robert Jukes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Royal Air Force
Alhaji Bello
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alice Boase
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
“For public services in Uganda.”
Alice Joyce Wingate
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Alice Marie Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
Allan Anthony Lagrenade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1956
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Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
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.”
Tyrrell Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Healthcare in Myanmar.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Helen Whyley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
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.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
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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 14 June 1956.
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