New Year Honours 1974
Charles Frederick William Nairn BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to local government.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1974
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New Year Honours 1974“For services to local government.”
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“For services to local government.”
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“For services to local government.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 239 times in the New Year Honours List 1974 — about 17% 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 New Year Honours 1974
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Alan Lawson Higgins
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Albert Edward Davis
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Albert Edward McLAREN
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Albert Harding Newberry
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“For services to Yarram Urban Fire Brigade.”
Albert James Humphrey
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Albert Robert Piddington
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1974
“For services to Export.”
Albert Tames Hills
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Alexander Cherrie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1974
Inspector
Andrew Eldon Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1974
Andrew Norman Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1974
Custodian
Angus Mackinnon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1974
Angus McINTOSH
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1974
“For services to ex-servicemen.”
Anne Mary Temple
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1974
Annie Collins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1974
Anthony Hubert Bostock Wheeler
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Royal Air Force
Arthur Ernest Shinn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1974
Arthur Leslie Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1974
Arthur Norman Brown
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Postman
Arthur Norman Fletcher
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1974
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“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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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 · 1974
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1974 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1973.
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