New Year Honours 1986
William Bowie MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to the Boys' Brigade, particularly in Glasgow.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the Boys' Brigade, particularly in Glasgow.
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“For services to the Boys' Brigade, particularly in Glasgow.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 387 times in the New Year Honours List 1986 — about 34% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 1986
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“For ser- vices to education in Gibraltar.”
Agnes Crook
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“For services to the Octagon Theatre, Bolton.”
Agnes Finlayson Hoey
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Conductor
Alan AITCfflSON
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Chief Executive
Alan Edward Abbott
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Royal Corps of Signals
Alan Hambridge
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Alan Hough
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“For services, to the British com- ., munity in Managua.”
Alan James Morton
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Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Alan MacDonald Holland
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Higher Executive Officer
Alan Melvyn Bouchard
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Royal Air Force
Alasdair MAcGREGOR
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Alban Edward Cox
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Albert Edward Dollimore
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Albert Glyn Davies
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Albert McCAFFREY
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Chief Superintendent
Alfred John Sorrell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
“For charitable services.”
Alice May Cottam
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Alicia Gertrude Samuel
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Andrew John Burton
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Royal Air Force
Andrew Shearer Brown
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Royal Air Force
Andrew's Ambulance Corps.
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Ann Maria Walker
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Anthony Vernon Basil Farnfield
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“For services to British aviation interests in Poland.”
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
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Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
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Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1986
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1986 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1985.
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