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Alice Ballard BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to British and foreign prisoners in Taiwan.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to British and foreign prisoners in Taiwan.
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British Empire Medal
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST 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.
Ms Alice BALLARD
Volunteer Prison Visitor, Taipei
For services to British and foreign prisoners in Taiwan.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
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?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2016
Aatin Anadkat
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Leicestershire
“For services to Entrepreneurship.”
Adrian Botham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Greater Manchester
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Whitwood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
North Yorkshire
“For services to Scientific Research and to St John Ambulance in Selby.”
Agatha Kalisperas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
London
“For services to the Greek community in London.”
Agnes Craig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Wigtown
“For voluntary and charitable services.”
Ailsa Button
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Surrey
“For services to Children and Families.”
Alan Crocker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Wiltshire
“For services to Football in Wiltshire.”
Alan Hague
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Lancashire
“For services to Young People through Scouting in Lancashire.”
Alan Hargreaves
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Surrey
“For services to Engineering Research.”
Alan Harrisson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
“For services to the Royal British Legion in the Republic of Ireland.”
Alan Roberts
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Greater Manchester
“For services to the community in Manchester.”
Alan Rowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Kent
“For services to the community in Cobham, Kent through the Parish Council.”
Alderman Ingram
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Down
“For services to Local Government and the community.”
Alexander Bertram
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Lanarkshire
“For services to Psychiatric Care.”
Alexander Gunn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Caithness
“For services to Heritage and the community in Caithness.”
Alison Grant
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
London
“For services to Cycling.”
Alison Peak
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Gloucestershire
“For services to the community in Gloucester, Gloucestershire.”
Alison Wrigley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Hampshire
“For services to Education.”
Allan Alman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
“For services to music and to the community in Gibraltar.”
Amanda Jolliffe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Gwent
“For voluntary service to First Aid through St. John Ambulance.”
Amelia Luffrum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Homeless and Deprived People in South Tyneside.”
Andrew Mackenzie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Sutherland
“For services to the community in Dornoch, Sutherland.”
Angela Forder-stent
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Hampshire
“For services to the community in Twyford, Hampshire.”
Angela Francey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
“For services to the reconciliation of the community of Jersey and of Bad Wurzach.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
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British Empire Medal · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2455938. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
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