Birthday Honours 1981
Bruce Rowse BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For public service.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1981
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 300 times in the Birthday Honours List 1981 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 1981
Ada Margaret Pamela Peskett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Adaline Patricia Osborne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Adrian Lindop
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Constable
Aelwyn Jones Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Agnes Lochhead Johnston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to Navy welfare.”
Agnes Louisa Wild
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alan Howes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to farmworkers in Nor- folk.”
Alan Merrick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Constable
Albert Edward Allen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Albert Frost
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Albert Sanchez
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Albert William Harding
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Driver
Alexander Cockburn Hastings
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to Association Football.”
Alexander Gumming Clark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alexander Smart Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alma Jinks
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alun Rhys Bowen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Ambrose Wilfrid Neill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Amy Barrowclough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to the visually handicapped in Huddersfield.”
Andrea Velino Gianotti
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to the community.”
Andrew Thomson Scorgie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Anthony James Luckens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Anthony John Willoughby Herbert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Antony Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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British Empire Medal · 1981
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1981 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1981.
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