New Year Honours 1985
Vernon John Grenville Cole MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For Political Service.”
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“For Political Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 393 times in the New Year Honours List 1985 — about 33% 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 New Year Honours 1985
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Royal Air Force
Adam Simpson Ross
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“For services to education in Sao Paulo.”
Agnes Curran
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Agnes; Grieve Patrick Allan
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Agnes' Youth Club
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Chairman
Ailsa Maxwell Rushbrooke
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Alan Herbert Cherry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alan Spencer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Albert Bennett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Chairman
Albert Edward Johnson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Albert Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For services to the British community in Limburg, Belgium.”
Alec Rothery
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For services to the Royal Society for the Blind, Bristol.”
Alexander Spence
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alexander Stewart Thomson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Co-ordinator
Alfred Charles Duff
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For Services to Export.”
Alfred William Shipman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Alice Lorna Trehame Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For services to the community in Hertfordshire.”
Alwyne Haley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Andrew Jenkyn Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For services to the com munity and farming in Brecon, Powys.”
Andrews: Links Trust and Links Management Committee.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Secretary
Ann McMULLAN
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“for Women.”
Ann Patricia Worthtngton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Anna Barr Wilson Pollock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
Anne Elizabeth Power
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1985
“For services to the Priority Estates Project, particularly in Tulse Hill.”
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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
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
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“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
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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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 · 1985
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1985 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1984.
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