Birthday Honours 1956
William Alexander Sloss MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• a Member of the Committee of Management of the Ballarat and District Base Hospital
“For public services.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1956
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- a Member of the Committee of Management of the Ballarat and District Base Hospital
“For public services.”
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“For public services.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 266 times in the Birthday Honours List 1956 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
a Member of the Committee of Management of the Ballarat and District Base Hospital.
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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“For public services in Pahang, Federation of Malaya.”
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Ada Alwine Louise Johnson
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Alan Norman Stagey
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Corps of Royal Engineers
Albert Benjamin Foo
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Albert Ernest Howell
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Albert Richard Townsend
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Alec Crackston
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Alexander Paterson Walker
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Royal Air Force
Alfred Ayres
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Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Alfred Edward Solly
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Alfred Gilbert
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“For services to the United Kingdom community in Pakistan.”
Alfred Harold Burkey
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Royal Air Force
Alfred Robert Jukes
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Royal Air Force
Alhaji Bello
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Alice Boase
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“For public services in Uganda.”
Alice Joyce Wingate
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Alice Marie Jones
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Allan Anthony Lagrenade
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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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
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
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“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
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1956
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1956 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1956.
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