New Year Honours 1966
Thomas Jones Williams MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to agriculture and agricultural educa- tion.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to agriculture and agricultural educa- tion.
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“For services to agriculture and agricultural educa- tion.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 523 times in the New Year Honours List 1966 — about 38% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 1966
• Samuel Vernon
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Royal Corps of Signals
Abraham Hauser
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For public services and work for the Jewish community in South Wales.”
Agnes Elizabeth Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Cheshire.”
Alan Landale MAcFARLANE
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alan Wilfrid Day
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“for Mental Health.”
Albert Doxey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Air Force
Albert Edward Mitchell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Senior Executive Officer
Albert William French
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Corps of Signals
Albert'Charles Tubby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albertina Sophia Saul
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For public and social services in British Guiana.”
Alethea Sprott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For services to the com- munity in St.”
Alexa Phyllis Castle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander Bruce Boughtrigg Scott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred Archie Bickerstaffe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred Edward Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred James Bown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Swindon.”
Alfred Jesse Buckwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred Samuel 'Norton Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Corps of Royal Engineers
Alfred Solomon Shock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred William Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Algernon John Robert Greaves
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alice Miriam Martha Burrell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Leyton.”
Allen Edward Naylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Andrew John Floyd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
In the same field
Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1966
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1966 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1965.
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