New Year Honours 2016
Alexander Bertram BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Psychiatric Care.”
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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
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Alexander William BERTRAM
Rehabilitation Instructor, Carstairs Hospital
For services to Psychiatric Care.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Lanarkshire
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“For services to Psychiatric Care.”
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The British Empire Medal was awarded 348 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2455023. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Lanarkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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