Birthday Honours 2024
William Carson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Founder • Container Ministry
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland and Abroad.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to the community in Northern Ireland and Abroad.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
William George Alfred CARSON
Founder, Container Ministry, Irish Methodist Mission Partnership
For services to the community in Northern Ireland and Abroad.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Founder, Container Ministry
- Region
- Craigavon, County Armagh
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland and Abroad.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 518 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
30 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from County Armagh.
What organisation were they with?
Founder, Container Ministry.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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“For Political and Public Service.”
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Amy Marren
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In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
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Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
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Charles Entwisle
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Hazel Tomkins
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
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Carole Stevens
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
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“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
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Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
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Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
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London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
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Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
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Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
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Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645199. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Craigavon, County Armagh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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