New Year Honours 1980
Raymond Ambrose Farrelly MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For service to local government and the community.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For service to local government and the community.
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“For service to local government and the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 143 times in the New Year Honours List 1980 — about 24% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 1980
. Ernest Frederick Williamson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Army Cadet Force
Alan Estcourt Boucher
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to the teaching of English in Iceland.”
Albert John James Pryce- Howells
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Albert Richard Gardener
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For service to sport and youth.”
Allan Hobbs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Second Secretary
Alun John Davies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Corps of Royal Engineers
Angus Francis Fletcher Hope Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Anthony Fayle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Anthony Gordon Brooke Lacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Antonia Margaret Mary Doyle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Arthur Richard Mitchell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to the community in Bangladesh.”
Athalie Beecher
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For nursing and welfare services to the community in Nairobi.”
Barry Langley Weightman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Basil Golightly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Royal Air Force
Beryl Amethyst Irene Manget
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For ser- vices to education in Bermuda.”
Beryl Elizabeth Ingold
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For service to agriculture and the community.”
Brian Desmond Cheley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Cecil Milton Crealy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For service to the motor industry.”
Charles John Finn-Kelcey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Royal Air Force
Christopher Barren Dawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Christopher George Poussett Snowden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Royal Tank Regiment
Christopher Hoatson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Christopher Peter Matthews
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Colin Edward Brown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1980
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1980 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1979.
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