Birthday Honours 1981
Alexander Cockburn Hastings BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Association Football.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1981
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“For services to Association Football.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 300 times in the Birthday Honours List 1981 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 1981
Ada Margaret Pamela Peskett
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Adaline Patricia Osborne
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Adrian Lindop
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Constable
Aelwyn Jones Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Agnes Lochhead Johnston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to Navy welfare.”
Agnes Louisa Wild
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alan Howes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to farmworkers in Nor- folk.”
Alan Merrick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Constable
Albert Edward Allen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Albert Frost
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Albert Sanchez
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Albert William Harding
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Driver
Alexander Gumming Clark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alexander Smart Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alma Jinks
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alun Rhys Bowen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Ambrose Wilfrid Neill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Amy Barrowclough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to the visually handicapped in Huddersfield.”
Andrea Velino Gianotti
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to the community.”
Andrew Thomson Scorgie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Anthony James Luckens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Anthony John Willoughby Herbert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Antony Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Arleen Ekberg
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For community service.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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British Empire Medal · 1981
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1981 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1981.
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