New Year Honours 2013
Christopher John FRYER BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Group Scout Leader, 1st Bayston Hill Scout Group, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. For services to Children and Young People.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
Group Scout Leader, 1st Bayston Hill Scout Group, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. For services to Children and Young People.
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British Empire Medal
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- Shropshire
“Group Scout Leader, 1st Bayston Hill Scout Group, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. For services to Children and Young People.”
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Christopher John Fryer
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Group Scout Leader, 1st Bayston Hill Scout Group, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. For services to Children and Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 286 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
97 British Empire Medal recipients are from Shropshire.
How widely is this recognised?
3,821 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 New Year Honours 2013
Adam Forshaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cheshire
“For services to Young People through Scouting and Martial Arts in Cheshire.”
Agnes Cadger
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Ayrshire and Arran
“Club Secretary, Scottish Classic Racing Motor Club. For services to Motorcycle Racing.”
Agnes Jane Elizabeth Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Shetland
“Crofter. For services to Crofting in Shetland.”
Alan George Hooker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For services to Scouting and to the community in Little Hallingbury, Essex.”
Alan George Parry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Essex
“Volunteer Chairman, Lion Youth Club, Hoxton, London. For services to Children and Young People.”
Alan John Stewart Kilpatrick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Glasgow
“Director, Friends of the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. For services to the Welfare of People with Cancer in the West of Scotland.”
Albert Leonard Patient
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Essex
“Volunteer, South Benfleet Primary School. For services to Education.”
Alexander Russell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Fife
“For services to the community in Kinglassie, Fife.”
Alice Anne Bovill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Dundee
“Chair, St Mary's Association of Residents and Tenants. For services to the community in Dundee.”
Alison Bevan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cornwall
“Director, Penlee House, Penzance. For services to Cultural Heritage in Cornwall.”
Amanda Elizabeth Kimmins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cornwall
“For services to the community of St Agnes, Cornwall”
Andrea Finn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Hampshire
“For services to the community in Wood Green, Hampshire.”
Ann Lesley Priestman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
West Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Shelley, West Yorkshire.”
Ann Margaret Barwood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Devon
“For voluntary services to Exeter Cathedral.”
Anne Vera Helen Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Kent
“For services to Elderly People in Hildenborough, Kent.”
Anthony Hopkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Berkshire
“Associate Director of Day Care Services, Broadmoor Hospital. For services to Nursing.”
Arthur Hoyle Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Greater Manchester
“For services to Christ Church, Walmersley, Lancashire.”
Asim Iftikhar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“For services to the community in Poplar, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Avneet Gill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“Trailblazer Volunteer. For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Barbara Elaine Sabin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
South Yorkshire
“For services to the Salvation Army and to the community in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.”
Barbara Snowling
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cornwall
“For services to the community in Crafthole, Cornwall.”
Barry Buxton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Lincolnshire
“For services to the community in Ropsley, Lincolnshire.”
Beryl Anne Duggan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cheshire
“Welfare Officer, Northwest Branch, British Retinitus Pigmentosa Society. For services to charity.”
Beryl Daisy Lillie Emery
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Warwickshire
“For charitable services in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,821 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
James Hill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Disadvantaged Children in Katangi, Kenya.”
Catherine Marjorie Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Clare Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Helen Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
David Martin Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Children and Young People”
Roger David Mingins Walton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Children and Young People”
Patricia Marie Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Early Years Expert, Tower Hamlets Council. For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Adult Instructor, Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force. For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“Manager, Peter Pan Playschool, Bookham, Surrey. For services to Early Years”
Josef Matthew Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“Consultant Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Children and Young People”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“Pupil Support Assistant, Alness Academy, Ross and Cromarty. For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty”
Michael John Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England”
Richard Anthony Soan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lewes, East Sussex
“For services to Youth Cancer Treatment through Charitable Fundraising”
Pundrique Radheyshyam Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Children and Young People”
Margaret Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stamford, Lincolnshire
“Chair, T21 Charity. For services to Down Syndrome Children, Adults and their Families”
Claire Marie Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“Foster Carer, Birmingham Children's Trust. For services to Foster Care in Birmingham”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“Founder and Trustee, The Friends of the Baby Unit, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Premature Babies and their Families”
Alice Elouise Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“Chief Executive Officer, Prom Ally. For services to Young People”
Douglas Derek Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“Youth Work Manager. For services to Youth Work in Scotland”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“Consultant Anaesthetist, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Children and Young People”
Angela Jane Manson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Youth Musical Theatre”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Foster Carer, Wigan Council. For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Foster Carer, Wigan Council. For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“Peer Mentor Manager, Darlington Borough Council. For services to Children and Young People in County Durham”
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British Empire Medal · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2012.
Location (Shropshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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