Birthday Honours 1979
“For service to the elderly and handicapped in Downham Market.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For service to the elderly and handicapped in Downham Market.
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“For service to the elderly and handicapped in Downham Market.”
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“For service to the elderly and handicapped in Downham Market.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For service to the elderly and handicapped in Downham Market.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 205 times in the Birthday Honours List 1979 — about 26% of the list.
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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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 1979
Agnes Garriock
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Alan Backhouse
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Chef
Albert Arthur Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Albert Edward Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Albert Ernest Matsell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Albert William Samuel Read
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Alexander Baynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Alexander Leadbetter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Superintendent
Alfred John King
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Anthony Gordon Gibson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Arthur George Penn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Arthur Henry Batty
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Arthur James Reeves
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
“For services to Export.”
Arthur Pettifor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Betty Joyce Wrenn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Birnley John Charles
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Bramwell Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
“For services to the community particularly the physically handicapped, in Mid- Glamorgan.”
Brian Lyall Shaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Bridget Olivia Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Cecil Ernest Mackenzie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Charles Frederick Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Charles Henry Bonner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
Charles Shaylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1979
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Alison Turner
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“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
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Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
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Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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British Empire Medal · 1979
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1979 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1979.
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