New Year Honours 1966
William Aitchison Shand MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• of Hawthorn
“For services to ex-service- men and women and their dependants.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to ex-service- men and women and their dependants.
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New Year Honours 1966- Role at the time
- of Hawthorn
“For services to ex-service- men and women and their dependants.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to ex-service- men and women and their dependants.”
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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.
What organisation were they with?
of Hawthorn.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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
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Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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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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