Birthday Honours 1972
Alexander Paul Anderson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to education and youth in Geelong.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to education and youth in Geelong.
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Birthday Honours 1972“For services to education and youth in Geelong.”
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“For services to education and youth in Geelong.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 247 times in the Birthday Honours List 1972 — about 18% of the list.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 1972
. Ordnance Artificer John William O'Connor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Ada Jones
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Alan McGregor Harris
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
“For services to Toora Urban and Rural Fire Brigades.”
Albert Frederick Beacall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Albert George Frederick Palmer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
“For ser- vices to the community, particularly to the elderly in the Colchester district.”
Albert John Long
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Albert William Edward Lambkin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Sergeant
Alexander Mitchell Steel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Inspector
Alexander Moore Potter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
“For services to ex- servicemen.”
Alfred Walter Vardy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Andrew Murray Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Ann Dorothy Mary Courage
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Annie Wornes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
“For services to the community, and especially to -hospitals in Wodonga.”
Archie Trevor Billingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
“For services to athletics and to youth in Lara.”
Arthur Blizzard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Arthur Edward Simpson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Arthur Gregory Times
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Arthur Henry Naulder
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Beatrix Alice Laney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Benjamin Edward Watts
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Bertram George Danby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Bugler George Joseph Castle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
Cecelia Enoe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
“For services to youth and ~ education in Grenada.”
Cecil Gilbert Wilkin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1972
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Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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British Empire Medal · 1972
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1972 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1972.
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