Birthday Honours 1968
Roderick Charles Barton MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to local government, particularly the fire service.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to local government, particularly the fire service.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to local government, particularly the fire service.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 498 times in the Birthday Honours List 1968 — about 36% 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 Birthday Honours 1968
Adolf Pravoslav Zeleny
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Royal Air Force
Alan Bob Burt
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Executive Officer
Alan James
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alan John Whysall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For services to Export.”
Albert Charles Nockles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Albert Donald Clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Albert Edward Dale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Higher Executive Officer
Albert George Barnett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Albert George Matthews
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Clerk
Albert James Osbourne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Albert Selwyn Marshall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alec Sunderland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alexander Astwood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alexander Wilson Walker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alexandra McKENZIE
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For services to the Scottish Women's Rural Institute.”
Alfred Denis Stroud
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For services to Export.”
Alfred Henry Daw
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“for Northern Ireland.”
Alfred Joseph Lamb Royal Green Jackets
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alfred Owen Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Headmaster
Alfred William Burton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Secretary
Alice Agnes O'Hara
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alice Dale Rathbone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Alice Ethel Hardy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
Matron
Allan Andrew Knudson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
“For services to the community, particularly in the field of ambulance work.”
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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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
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
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 · 1968
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1968 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1968.
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