Birthday Honours 1998
Peter Womersley MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• North West Water
Organisation: North West Water
“For services to the Water Industry.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1998
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“For services to the Water Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 703 times in the Birthday Honours List 1998 — about 55% of the list.
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5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1998.
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