New Year Honours 2016
Carol Seymour BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For voluntary service to Art and People with Disabilities in Stirlingshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For voluntary service to Art and People with Disabilities in Stirlingshire.
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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.
Mrs Carol Daphne SEYMOUR
For voluntary service to Art and People with Disabilities in Stirlingshire.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Stirling and Falkirk
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British Empire Medal
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“For voluntary service to Art and People with Disabilities in Stirlingshire.”
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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?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 61450, notice 2455881. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Stirling and Falkirk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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