New Year Honours 2014
Colin Brian Edgar BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Musical Director
“Musical Director, Suffolk Constabulary Male Choir. For services to Policing and the community.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
Musical Director, Suffolk Constabulary Male Choir. For services to Policing and the community.
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Suffolk
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2014- Role at the time
- Musical Director
- Region
- Suffolk
“Musical Director, Suffolk Constabulary Male Choir. For services to Policing and the community.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Musical Director, Suffolk Constabulary Male Choir. For services to Policing and the community.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Musical Director, Suffolk Constabulary Male Choir. For services to Policing and the community.”
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Colin Brian Edgar
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Musical Director, Suffolk Constabulary Male Choir. For services to Policing and the community.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 374 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Musical Director.
How widely is this recognised?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2014
Alan Castle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Kent
“Founder, Tenterden Folk Festival. For services to Music and Heritage.”
Alexander Brian Devlin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to the community in Dollar, Clackmannanshire.”
Alexander Cornelius Copland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Aberdeenshire
“For voluntary service in Ballater, Aberdeenshire.”
Alison Margaret Mackie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Falkirk Ladies Football Team.”
Alison Mary Russell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Suffolk
“For services to the community in Chesworth, Ipswich.”
Alistair Cameron Hardie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Moray
“For services to Music and to the community in Morayshire.”
Amanda Victoria Schryver
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Surrey
“For services to the community in Capel, Surrey.”
Amarjit Kaur Bakhshi
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
London
“For services to the community in Hounslow.”
Andrew Harold Osborne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Kent
“Chair, Faversham Municipal Charities, Kent. For services to Almshouse Sheltered Accommodation.”
Anita Jayne Browning
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Anita Patricia Haycock
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Gloucestershire
“Member, Tewkesbury Hospital League of Friends and Volunteer Group, NHS Gloucestershire. For voluntary services to Healthcare.”
Ann Donnarumma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
London
“Volunteer in Child Protection and Cruse Bereavement Care, Bromley, Kent. For services to Children and Families in Kent.”
Anne Bennett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Somerset
“Chair, League of Friends, Yeovil Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For voluntary and charitable services in Somerset.”
Anne Doreen McMath
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Anne Elizabeth Phillips
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Perth and Kinross
“Manager, Peacocks Restaurant, McEwen's of Perth. For services to Business and Tourism in Perthshire.”
Anne Innes Grant
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Moray
“Assistant Service Manager, Youthpoint Moray. For services to Vulnerable Young People.”
Anne Ruth Clendon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Great Haywood, Staffordshire.”
Anthony George Davey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Argyll and Bute
“Chair, Cardross Community Council. For services to the community in Cardross, Argyll and Bute.”
Anthony Knowles
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Lincolnshire
“Trustee, Emma Jayne Memorial Fund, Hull Royal Infirmary. For charitable services to Neurological Treatment in East Yorkshire.”
Anthony Samuel Haycock
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Gloucestershire
“Member, Tewkesbury Hospital League of Friends and Volunteer Group, NHS Gloucestershire. For voluntary services to Healthcare.”
Arthur Henry Tipper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Staffordshire
“For services to Music in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.”
Augustine’s Church
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Barbara Ann Bradley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Kent
“For services to the community in Horton Kirby, Kent.”
Barbara Anne Dearden-potter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2014
Devon
“For services to the community in Seaton, Devon.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 1 January 2014.
Location (Suffolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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