New Year Honours 1957
Richard Selvanayagam Williams MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to education in Singapore.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1957
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“For services to education in Singapore.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 167 times in the New Year Honours List 1957 — about 12% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 1957
Abdiukahman Abby Farah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Abdul Kadiri
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Adele Clare Marchant Penfold
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Agnes Beatrice Armstrong Buck
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
“for the Inyanga District, Government Medical Service, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.”
Agnes Mary Duffner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Ahmet Niazi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Aina Onabolu
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
“For services to art and education in the Federation of Nigeria.”
Alan James Howarth Dempster
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Albert Westby Graham-Rose
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Alexander Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Alfred Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Alumoogil Mathai Cherian
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
“For services to youth in Singapore.”
Amy Henry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
“For social welfare ser- vices in Trinidad.”
Animal Industry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Anthony William Skidmore
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
“For services rendered int connection with patriotic and charitable movements in the State of New South Wales.”
Archibald Richard Quinn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Arthur Fitzhenry Martin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Arthur Laidlaw Baker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Arthur Ransome Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Aubrey John Bearman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Austin Fergus Burke
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Ba'boucar Ousman Semega-Janneh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Barbara Edith Moore
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
Berend Johannes Petrus Fourie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1957
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1957
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1957 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1956.
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