Birthday Honours 2024
Adele Elder BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Education and to Charity in the Causeway Coast and Glens.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Education and to Charity in the Causeway Coast and Glens.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
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 approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Adele Leona ELDER
Area Catering Manager, Education Authority
For services to Education and to Charity in the Causeway Coast and Glens.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Ballymoney, County Antrim
“For services to Education and to Charity in the Causeway Coast and Glens.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 313 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
120 British Empire Medal recipients are from County Antrim.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Anne Mcdonald
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Anne Milne
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
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Budleigh Salterton, Devon
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“For services to Further Education.”
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Lucille Windle
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
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Gary Stevens
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Chatham, Kent
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645930. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Ballymoney, County Antrim) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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