As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.
Life peer
Baronesses Nora Ratcliff, Mrs. David. Member of Cambridgeshire County Council.Third Supplement The London Gazette of Monday, 20th March 1978
Barons Aubrey Leland Oakes Buxton, M.C., D.L. Director, Anglia Television Ltd. ; Member, Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution 1970-1974. Sir Francis Arthur Cockfield. Lately Chairman, Price Commission. Alexander Mitchell Donnet, C.B.E. National Chairman 1970-1976 and Scottish Regional Secretary since 1959, National Union of General and Municipal Workers. Formerly Member, General Council of the Trades Union Congress 1972-1976. David Thomas Gruffydd Evans. President, Liberal Party; Member, Merseyside County Council. John Charles Hatch. Lecturer. Formerly Head of Commonwealth Department, Labour Party Headquarters. William Howie. Member of Parliament for Luton 1963-1970; Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1966-1967; Comptroller, H.M. Household 1967-1968; Vice-Chairman, Parliamentary Labour Party Jeremy Nicolas Hutchinson, Q.C. Formerly Recorder of Bath; Member, Committee on Immigration Appeals. John Denis Leonard, O.B.E. Lately Chairman, South Glamorgan County Council; Lately Member, Cardiff City Council. Victor Mishcon, D.L. Member, London County Council 1946-1965. Member, Greater London Council 1965-1967. Member, National Theatre Board. John Derek Page. Member of Parliament for King's Lynn Division of Norfolk 1964-1970. Director, Cambridge Chemical Company Ltd. Cyril Thomas Howe Plant, C.B.E. General Secretary, Inland Revenue Staff Federation 1960-1976. Lately Member, Community Relations Commission; Race Relations Board. Member, Monopolies and Mergers Commission. The Right Honourable Sir Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson, Q.C., M.P. Member of Parliament for Epsom 1955-1974 and for Epsom and Ewell since 1974. Attorney General 1970-1974. William Henry Sefton. Chairman, Runcorn Development Corporation. Member, Merseyside County Council. The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Christopher John Soames, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., C.B.E. Lately Vice-President, Commission of the European Communities. H.M. Ambassador to France 1968-1972. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1960- 1964. Member of Parliament for Bedford Division of Bedfordshire 1950-1966. Thomas Taylor, C.B.E. Member, North West Region Economic Planning Council. Lately Member, Blackburn Borough Council.
George Cross (GC) Michael Kenneth Pratt, Constable, Victoria Police Force.SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette of Monday, 3rd July 1978
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Brigadier John Richard Alexander Macmillan, O.B.E. (431870), late The Gordon Highlanders. Brigadier Andrew Dewe Myrtle, M.B.E. (430393), late The King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Charles Ayers (426813), Royal Regiment of Artillery.SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette of Monday, 11th November 1978 Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey John Brierley, M.B.E. (443405), The Parachute Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Ewen Duncan Cameron (439964), The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment).SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette of Monday, 20th March 1978 Lieutenant Colonel Colin Frederick Eaton (437053), Royal Tank Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfred Roy Greenwood (442229), Royal Army Educational Corps. Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Walter Ernest Istead (434900), Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Lieutenant Colonel Garry Dene Johnson, M.B.E., M.C. (448155), The Royal Green Jackets. Lieutenant-Colonel David James St. John Loftus (437103), 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own). Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Robert George Seidl (433233), The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Major (Quartermaster) Edward Morley (480126), Royal Corps of Transport. Major Maurice Tudor (486894), General List.
Imperial Service Medal (ISM) George Addison, Storeman Senior, Ministry of Defence.SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette of Thursday, 25th May 1978 William Thomas Agnew, Engine Fitter Chargehand, Ministry of Defence. Peter Aguilera, Telephone Operator Supervisor, Ministry of Defence.SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette of Monday, 3rd July 1978 Michael Olatunji Akintaro, Hot Water Fitter, Department of the Environment. Dennis Sidney George Alder, Fitter Motor Transport, Ministry of Defence. Thomas Tedford Alexander, Fitter Airframe, Ministry of Defence. David Allenby James Alger, Plumber, Ministry of Defence. Leslie Victor Amos, Senior Messenger, Ministry of Defence. Frederick Harold Ansell, Auxiliary Electrical Worker B, Department of the Environment. Harold Appleton, Storekeeping Assistant I, Ministry of Defence. Vernon Albert Apps, Armament Fitter, Ministry of Defence. Maurice Raymond Apsley, Armourer Chargehand, Ministry of Defence. Ernesto Artesani, Stores Supervisory Grade D, Ministry of Defence. Winifred Ashall, Production Worker I, Ministry of Defence. Leonard William Askew, Professional and Technology Officer IV, Ministry of Defence. Sidney Alfred Asplett, Skilled Labourer, Ministry of Defence. Patrick Henry Atkinson, Marine Service Officer III, Ministry of Defence. Edwin Amos Avery, Fitter Electrical, Ministry of Defence. William Alexander Penny Baird, Professional and Technology Officer III, Ministry of Defence. Reginald Ballard, Professional and Technology Officer III, Ministry of Defence. John Banks, Electrician, Ministry of Defence. Albert Banton, Process and General Supervisory B, Ministry of Defence. Thomas William James Barnard, Skilled Labourer, Ministry of Defence. Charles Albert Barnes, Senior Storeman, Ministry of Defence. Hector Barnfather, Professional and Technology Officer IV, Ministry of Defence. James Barr, Senior Storeman, Ministry of Defence. Robert Edward Barton, Professional and Technology Officer IV, Ministry of Defence. Arthur Ernest Albert Bassett, Skilled Labourer, Ministry of Defence. Cecil James Baxter, Tinsmith, Ministry of Defence. George Earnest James Redgwell Beal, Professional and Technology Officer IV, Department of the Environment. Joseph Beale, Skilled Labourer, Ministry of Defence. Ronald Victor Bee, Fire Patrolman, Department of the Environment. Vivian Belcher, Fitter, Ministry of Defence. Alfred Norman Bennett, Progressor, Ministry of Defence. Gordon Sydney Bennett, Senior Storeman, Ministry of Defence. Robert Lewis Bennett, Messenger, Department of the Environment. Ronald Myhre Bennett, Civilian Instructional Officer Grade III, Ministry of Defence. Thomas James Bermingham, Telecommunications Technical Officer III, Ministry of Defence. Robert Black, Joiner, Ministry of Defence. John Barter Blair, Planner A/E Chargehand, Ministry of Defence. Cyril Stanley Blissett, Stores Officer Grade D, Ministry of Defence. James Rae Bolan, Fitter Dilutee, Ministry of Defence. Herbert Frank Leslie Boorah, Fitter Electrical, Ministry of Defence. Robert Bowen, Assistant Groundsman, Department of the Environment. Percy Henry Bradbeer, Professional and Technology Officer IV, Department of the Environment. John Bradley, Skilled Labourer, Ministry of Defence. Sidney Clarence Bridges, Machinis, Ministry of Defence. John Alan Christopher Bridgewater, Professional and Technology Officer III, Ministry of Defence. Frank Briggs, Stores Officer Grade D, Ministry of Defence. Roy Arthur Bright, Foreman Carpenter, Department of the Environment. Hilda Brooker, Stewardess, Ministry of Defence. John William Brooks, Stores Officer Grade C, Ministry of Defence. Henry Christie Brown, Land Preventive Man, HM Customs and Excise. Cyril Brumby, Gardener, Department of the Environment. George Hendry Buchan, Stoker B, Department of the Environment. William George Augustus Bullock, Engineering Plant Operator II, Department of the Environment. Peter Daniel Burke, Storeman, Ministry of Defence. Manuel Busto, Tractor Driver, Ministry of Defence. Arthur Leonard Joseph Butler, Welder, Ministry of Defence. George Butler, Fitter, Ministry of Defence. Bertie Roy Cable, Process and General Supervisory Grade D, Ministry of Defence. Frank Calder, Professional and Technology Officer IV, Ministry of Defence. Arthur Calleja, Professional and Technology Officer III, Ministry of Defence. Hugh Duncan Cameron, Professional and Technology Officer IV, Ministry of Defence. Joseph Cannon, Skilled Labourer, Ministry of Defence. Frederick Albert Carne, Experimental Worker III, Ministry of Defence. Albert James Chambers, Fitter, Ministry of Defence. Lloyd Chammings, Motor Transport Driver, Ministry of Defence. Robert Charles Chant, Fitter, Ministry of Defence. Peter Gordon Fortesque Childs, Skilled Labourer, Ministry of Defence. Thomas Clarke, Professional and Technology Officer IV, Ministry of Defence. Sidney James Coles, Storeman, Ministry of Defence. Emrys Bramwell Collins, Radio Technician, Ministry of Defence. Ernest James Cregeen, Skilled Labourer, Ministry of Defence. Claudia Elizabeth Davies, Storewoman, Supply and Transport Store, Watford, Home Office. Francis John Davy, Senior Officer Instructor, H.M. Prison, Ford, Home Office. Sidney Harold Douglas Day, Electrician Radio, Ministry of Defence. William Maitland Dennis, Machinist, Ministry of Defence. Marjora Dovey, Production Worker I, Ministry of Defence. Leslie Ernest Dunne, Professional and Technology Officer III, Ministry of Defence. Arthur William Edgeworth, Storeman A, Department of the Environment. Olive Mary Emary, Photoprinter I, Ministry of Defence. David Ewart, Skilled Labourer, Ministry of Defence. Donald Aubrey Farrell, Professional and Technology Officer III, Ministry of Defence. Frank Herbert Field, Senior Photographer, Ministry of Defence. William Firby, Craftsman II, Ministry of Defence. James Fleming, Fitter, Ministry of Defence. Harold Franks, Marker Out, Ministry of Defence. Arthur Walter Fromont, Craftsman Auxiliary A, Department of the Environment. Victor Donald Galloway, Officer Instructor, H.M. Prison, Standford Hill, Home Office. William Richard Giffin, Chart Supply Officer, Ministry of Defence. David Gilliland, Joiner, Ministry of Defence. Frederick Arthur Godden, Renovator, Ministry of Defence. Arnold Gorman, Principal Officer, Officers Training School, Leyhill, Home Office. John Robinson Graham, Explosive Maintenance Assistant, Ministry of Defence. John Grant, Motor Transport Driver, Ministry of Defence. John Francis Griffin, Skilled Labourer, Ministry of Defence. Louis Allan Groombridge, Labourer, Ministry of Defence. John Hamilton, Senior Storeman, Ministry of Defence. Sidney James Hancock, T. & G. Stores Officer Grade D, Ministry of Defence. Emily Ada Harris, Storewoman I, Ministry of Defence. Charles Robert Hawkins, Chargehand Electrician, Department of the Environment. Percy Eric Hawkins, Craftsman Special, Ministry of Defence. Albert Edward Head, Chargehand Electrician, Department of the Environment. Samuel Heaton, Setter A, Ministry of Defence. Raymond Thomas Herpels, Carpenter/Joiner, Department of the Environment. Bertram George Higgs, Aircraft Fitter, Ministry of Defence. Charles Arthur Hodge, Principal Officer, H.M. Prison, Chelmsford, Home Office. Geoffrey Lionel Luscombe Holland, Professional and Technology Officer IV, Ministry of Defence. Edith Rosena Honeysett, Supervisor of Duplicator Operators, Ministry of Defence. Harry Grenfell Hounslow, Professional and Technology Officer III, Ministry of Defence. Douglas Wilson Hurley, Labourer, Ministry of Defence. Ronald John Jackson, Explosives Maitenance Assistant, Ministry of Defence. William George Jackson, Messenger, Ministry of Defence. Desmond Leonard Fitzgerald Jarden, Senior Storeman, Ministry of Defence.