Birthday Honours 1978
Sidney Francis Loder MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to youth and the community.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1978
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“For services to youth and the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 474 times in the Birthday Honours List 1978 — about 32% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 1978
Ailsa Ruby Dawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For humani- tarian and community services.”
Alan Bertram Fallowfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Higher Executive Officer
Alan Gordon Mackie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alan Greenwood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert Clive Rolfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to local authority and the community.”
Albert George Malcolm
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alec Joseph Stroud
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alesana Seluka
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“for Social Services, Tuvalu, Herbert SIMMS, Building Superintendent, Ministry of Works and Supplies, Malawi.”
Alexander Adams Galloway
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For public services in the Falkland Islands.”
Alexander Charles Anderson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to local government.”
Alexander Ferry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alexander Main
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alexander Morgan Samuel Evans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alfred James Francis Passmore
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
President
Alice Whitehead Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“for ser- vices to National Savings in Scotland.”
Alman Buntin Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Member
Alolae Cati
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alys Isabel Wingfield Reece
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to Mentally Handicapped Young People.”
Andrew Barclay Anderson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Andrew Jardine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Chairman
Annie Mary Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Anthony John Reading
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the British community in Brussels.”
Archibald McGillvray Johnston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Higher Executive Officer
Arthur David Garfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Farmer
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
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.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
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.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
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.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1978 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1978.
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