Birthday Honours 2016
Brian Sleightholm BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Founder and President
“For services to Tourism in Kent.”
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Brian SLEIGHTHOLM
Founder and President, St. Peter’s Village Tour
For services to Tourism in Kent.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Kent
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Founder and President
- Region
- Kent
“For services to Tourism in Kent.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 322 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Founder and President.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2553358. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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