Birthday Honours 2013
Charles Richard COOPER BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For voluntary service to the Army Cadet Force in Walton on Thames, Surrey.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For voluntary service to the Army Cadet Force in Walton on Thames, Surrey.
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“For voluntary service to the Army Cadet Force in Walton on Thames, Surrey.”
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Charles Richard Cooper
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“For voluntary service to the Army Cadet Force in Walton on Thames, Surrey.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
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Charles Richard Cooper
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For voluntary service to the Army Cadet Force in Walton on Thames, Surrey.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 295 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
220 British Empire Medal recipients are from Surrey.
How widely is this recognised?
1,046 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2013
Agnes Burgoyne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
West Lothian
“Manager, Rosebery Centre, Livingston. For services to Older People.”
Aileen Leckey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Down
“Lately School Crossing Patrol Officer, Saintfield, County Down. For services to Education in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Gregory
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Lancashire
“Police Community Support Officer, Skerton, Lancaster. For voluntary service to Policing and to the community in Lancashire.”
Alexander Henderson Jack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Clackmannanshire
“For services to the Scouting Movement in Scotland.”
Alyson Ruddick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“Volunteer Carer. For services to Carers and People with Special Needs in Islington.”
Andrew Benjamin Phillips
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Essex
“For services to History and Heritage in Colchester.”
Andrew Mccartney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire.”
Andrew Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Greater Manchester
“School Police Officer and Project Leader, Nowt2do Scheme. For services to Children and Young People in Greater Manchester.”
Angela Marilyn Cox
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For voluntary service to people affected by Breast Cancer in Hertfordshire.”
Angela Pauline Lysbeth Gamble
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Essex
“For services to Scouting and to the community in West Mersea, Essex.”
Angela Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“For public service and voluntary service through the Lambeth Youth Offending Programme.”
Anisa Haghdadi
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
West Midlands
“Social Entrepreneur. For services to Education and Young People.”
Ann Murdoch
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Lanarkshire
“Service Delivery Manager, Buchanan Bus Station. For services to Transport in the West of Scotland.”
Anna Lovell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Dorset
“For services to the community in West Dorset.”
Anna May Wharry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Antrim
“For services to the community in Carnlough, Northern Ireland.”
Anne Elizabeth Seymour
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Surrey
“For services to the community in Dormansland, Surrey.”
Anne Mary Read
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“For services to the Community Association of New Eltham, South East London.”
Anne Penelope Bickmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
East Sussex
“For charitable services through the abcfund in East Sussex.”
Anthony David Dutton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
South Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Wombwell, South Yorkshire.”
Arthur Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
South Yorkshire
“Chairman, 3rd Doncaster Scout Group Executive Committee. For services to Young People and the community in Doncaster.”
Arthur William Bonus
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cambridgeshire
“For services to the community in Rampton, Cambridgeshire.”
Avis Archdale Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Greater Manchester
“For services to the communities in Leigh and Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Barbara Barnes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Dunbartonshire
“For voluntary and charitable services to the community in Dunbartonshire.”
Barbara Elster
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Dorset
“Vice President, Diabetes UK, Essex. For services to People Affected by Diabetes.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,046 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
Terence Whitty
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liskeard, Cornwall
“Royal Navy Association Lead Mentor, HMS Raleigh. For voluntary services to Royal Navy Recruits”
David John Rowlands
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“Military Artist. For services to Art, to British Military History and to Charity”
Anita Angela Pugh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Armed Forces Veterans and to the community in St Thomas, Swansea”
Alpa Raja
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee. For services to Veterans' Welfare”
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“Chair, North Devon Branch, Royal Marines Association. For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community”
Martin John Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“Station Staff Officer, Wattisham Flying Station. For services to Military Personnel and their Families”
Jason John Kinghorn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
“Staff Officer, Royal Air Force Career Fields. For services to Royal Air Force Career Management”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“Police Constable, Warwickshire Police. For services to Policing and to Veterans”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineer, Defence Equipment and Support. For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“Flood Volunteer, Wallington, Hampshire. For services to Flood Defence”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“Fundraising Volunteer, Homeless Veterans Project and Poppy Scotland. For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire”
Roderick George Wood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“Volunteer. For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands”
Mark Keverne Courthope Wills
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
West Meon, Hampshire
“Deputy Chair of Governors, Royal Star and Garter Charity. For services to Armed Forces Veterans”
Gwynne Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brecon, Powys
“Support Manager, Adventurous Training, Soldier Academy. For services to Military Training and to Sport”
Frederick Michael Stewart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland”
Heather Jayne Spence
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ware, Hertfordshire
“Interim Chair for Northern Ireland, Royal British Legion. For voluntary services to Veterans”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“Operations Director, Leidos UK Limited. For services to Defence”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Edwin Piercy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“Volunteer, Hull Independent Merchant Navy Association. For services to the Merchant Navy in Hull”
Margaret Anne Pedder
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Engagement Staff Officer, HQ London District, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Armed Forces Champion, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to the Armed Forces Community in London”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence”
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British Empire Medal · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2013.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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