MBE
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Derek 'Rocky' Turner, Neil Fox MBE, Don Fox, Harold Poynton, Ken Rollin... all legends of the 1960s and an era when all the silverware found its way to WF1.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
It said Davidson, who was awarded an MBE in 2019 for his work in raising awareness of Tourette's, had suggested watching from a separate room in the venue with his family and friends.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
She was awarded an MBE in 2024 for services to football, and signed a three-year contract extension with City that year.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Grief affected her education, but she remained determined, and eventually she qualified, became a head teacher, and later received an MBE for services to education.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Will history remember me for my MBE, my British Empire honor for“chivalry,” or for my cooperation with the Gestapo?
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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In 1965, when the Beatles were named members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Paul McCartney told the press that the initials M.B.E. stood for Mr. Brian Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
In November 1969, John Lennon returned his Member of the Order of the British Empire, or M.B.E., to protest Britain’s role in the Nigerian civil war and British political support for the Vietnam War.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
Queen Elizabeth II later made Mr. Stanton a Member of the Order of the British Empire, or M.B.E., “for services to local government.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2018
Among those honored: Williams' sister Peggy Field, who became an M.B.E.
From Time Magazine Archive
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And now, on these important errands she was Miss Mapp’s accredited ambassador, and all the terrible business of the opening of the store-cupboard and her decoration as M.B.E. was quite forgiven and forgotten.
From Miss Mapp by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
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