Birthday Honours 1989
Colin Bertram Hall BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to sport in Suffolk.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1989
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 1989“For services to sport in Suffolk.”
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“For services to sport in Suffolk.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 241 times in the Birthday Honours List 1989 — about 20% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 1989
Agathoclis Yiallouros Nicolaou
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Alan Childs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Administrator
Alan Parkinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Albert Keith Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Albert Percival Cole
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
“for Social Responsibility.”
Albert Victor McCAULEY
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Sergeant
Alexander Maclean
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
“For services to the mentally handicapped in Greenock.”
Alfred James Victor Catterson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Alfred John Elder
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Alfred Medina
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
“For community services in Gibraltar.”
Alfred Tuffney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Alice Beatrice Edith Poskitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
“For services to the Lydney Women's Royal Voluntary Service.”
Allen Barker Livesey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Andrew Landells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Andrew's Ambulance Corps.
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Anna May Watt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
“For services to entertainment.”
Anthony Charles Dyer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Antoni Budzynski
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Arthur Elliott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Director
Arthur John Elswood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Arthur Turbitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Barbara Yvonne Knox
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
“For services to the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme in Netherfield, Milton Keynes.”
Barry Roy Gilmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
Barry William Cooke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1989
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 1989
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1989 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1989.
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