Birthday Honours 1947
Thomas William Meagher
• For public services
“For public services.”
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“For public services.”
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How common is this award?
The was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 1947 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
For public services.
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
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Alexander MoCALL
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“For services 'to Government Departments.”
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“For services to the Colonial Empire.”
Charles Johns Mole
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“For services to the stage and to films.”
Eustace Gordon Woolford
Person1947
“For public services in British Guiana.”
Frederick Montague
Person1947
“for West Islington, 1923-31, and since 1935.”
Gate Mudaliyar Don Henry Kotalawala
Person1947
“For public services in Ceylon.”
George Mathers
Person1947
“for West Edinburgh, 1929-31, and for Linlithgow since 1935.”
James Hay Gosse
Person1947
“For public services hi the State of South Australia.”
Mehmet Munir Bey
Person1947
“For public ser- vices in Cyprus.”
Sidney William Clift
Person1947
“For public services in Birmingham and the Midlands.”
Walter Thompson
Person1947
“For public services in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.”
William Norwood East
Person1947
“For services to the study of criminal psychology.”
In the same field
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 →
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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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· 1947
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1947 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1947.
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