Birthday Honours 2020
“For services to Leukaemia Research and to Lagan Search and Rescue, Belfast.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Leukaemia Research and to Lagan Search and Rescue, Belfast.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to award the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Andrew William HIRST
For services to Leukaemia Research and to Lagan Search and Rescue, Belfast.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Leukaemia Research and to Lagan Search and Rescue, Belfast.”
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The British Empire Medal was awarded 551 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 31% of the list.
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69 British Empire Medal recipients are from City of Belfast.
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How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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British Empire Medal · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3646819. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Belfast, City of Belfast) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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