Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE,

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Established by King George V in June 1917 for

“services to the British Empire”.

The award has five Classes and a medal.
[GBE, KBE/DBE, CBE, OBE, and MBE, the medal is BEM.

The Award was split into two divisions in December 1918,
a civil division for civilian recipients, and a military division
to be awarded to commissioned and warranted officers for

“distinctive service in action”.

The military division has a
different coloured ribbon to the civilian division,
the insignia is identical.

Description

Refer to Officer of the Order of the British Empire
for the full description of the award,

The ribbon is 32mm wide with Pearl Grey edgings.

The military division has a Pearl Grey stripe in the
centre of the ribbon.

At The Time Of The Award

Rank Name Date
F/L, J D Ackerman, August 45
MID.

W/O, B E Nye, 1 January 65

S/L, M W Buckley, -RAF-, Pilot, 75 [NZ] Sqn, 38

W/O[W], C F Bryers, 1 January 61

S/L, K R Bremner, 1 June 65

S/L, G Bentley, 1 June 64

W/O, C R Carter, 1 January 54

W/O, A W A Cook, January 45

S/L, C S H Calvert, Eng O, 1 January 66

W/O, Robert Joseph COX (L82695), 1 January 96
Info From

S/L, Kenneth Albert James CUNNINGHAM (N86814), 1 June 95
Info From

F/L, W R Duncan, 1 January 54

F/L, J B Dickey, July 44

F/L, J R Day, 46 Sqn,

F/L, P E H Duffin, 1 June 62

F/L, C Eddy, 75 [NZ] Sqn, 26 May 44

W/O, H Edwards, 1 June 63

A F/L, C T B Fitzgerald, May 45

J Fleming, Malta, 44

A F/L, W J Fyfe, July 44

F/L, F L Goldsmith, March 43

S/L, Graeme Warren HARRIS (L85294), (Rtd). 1 June 95
Info From

R B Hesselyn, ?

F/O[W], E G Hume, 1 June 61

S/L, H B Haywood, 1 January 62

S/L, J L N Harris, 1 January 66

S/L, J D Hurley, 1 June 64

S/L, H K Horne, 1 January 65

W/O, R J Hetrick, 1 January 45

F/O, V Hjorring, September 45

F/L, M C Hudson, September 45

A F/L, F De H Hyde, October 44

F/L, W R R Jackson, 41 [NZ] Sqn, 1 June 60

S/L, M K Loughan, September 45

W/O, R T F Lewis, Wigram, 1 June 60

W/O, J E K McConnell, February 44

F/O, J J McDowell, 3 [NZ] Sqn, July 43

S/L, L J McLean, 1 June 61

W/O, J McDonald, 1 January 62

F/L, R L Meynell, April 44

W/O, J A Moulynox, 1 January 64

S/L, R Norman, 488 [NZ] Sqn,

F/L, J W Noble, 1 January 63

W/O, B E Nye, 1 January 65

F/L, H C O'Loughlin, 1 January 61

F/L, J A Patterson, 226 Sqn, 1 January 40

F/O, J P Polland, July 44

F/L, K A S Pipe, 1 January 63

S/L, J E Peart, 1 June 63

W/O, E Roberts, Eng O, 75 [NZ] Sqn, 17 March 41

F/O, R R Smith, August 44

G/C, I S Smith, C O Church Fenton, 53

W/O, W P Sinclar, 1 June 65

F/O, G W Trott, 1 January 42

W/O, G E Tynan, 1 June 62

F/L, R B Ward, Eng O, 75 [NZ] Sqn, 1 January 60

F/L, G A L Webby, Nav, ?

F/L, R G Williamd, 1 January 64
DFC,