New Year Honours 1998
Sylvia Smith MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the community, especially Young People, in Sussex.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the community, especially Young People, in Sussex.
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New Year Honours 1998“For services to the community, especially Young People, in Sussex.”
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“For services to the community, especially Young People, in Sussex.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 731 times in the New Year Honours List 1998 — about 57% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary 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 1998
1William Weston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Royal Marines
Achhar Ram Kaushal
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Community Relations in Lancashire.”
Action in Telford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Shropshire
Advice Bureau
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Advice Bureau in Milton Keynes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Buckinghamshire
Advice Bureau in Portsmouth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Hampshire
Advice Bureau in Wilmslow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Cheshire
Agencies includingtheWRVS inNorthallerton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Agnes Cunningham Lambie Thomson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the community in Sorn, Ayrshire.”
Agriculture in Mansfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Alan Douglas Campbell Clacher Royal Logistic Corps.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
The Royal Logistic Corps
Alan Edward Nicol
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Alan Frederick Westaway
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Rolls-Royce and to the community in Bristol.”
Alan John Horner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Alan John Melrose
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Environmental Technology.”
Alan Lee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Alan Leslie Freeman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Broadcaster.
Alan Trevis Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Member
Alan Ware
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Sea Cadet Corps in Haringey.”
Albert Blood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“for Education and Employment.”
Albert Sutcliffe Marshall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Albert Waterfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Training.”
Alec George Gardner-Medwin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Stanley Spencer Art Gallery, Cookham, Berkshire.”
Alex McGregor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
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.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
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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 30 December 1997.
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