Birthday Honours 1968
Contents list on last page Harold Ambrose Tolhurst BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to amateur sport.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1968
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“For services to amateur sport.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 235 times in the Birthday Honours List 1968 — about 17% 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 1968
Adrian Peter Mieras
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Airman Reginald Alphonso Brokenshire
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Airman William George Clark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Alan Charles Hardy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Albert Edwin Purnell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
lately Captain
Albert Sidney Waite
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Albert Victor Pedler
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Driver
Alexander William John McPHEE
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Alfred Harper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Alfred Herbert Cotton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Inspector
Alfred Oliver Miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Alfred Richard Summerhayes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Amy Ethel Townsend
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Andrew O'Brien
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Andrew's Ambulance Association
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Angus Macdonald Campbell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Annie May Pocock
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Arthur Cleary
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Arthur Edmond Brazel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
“For services dunng the recent Foot- and-Mouth disease epidemic.”
Arthur Upjohn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Honorary Secretary
Barbara Anderson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Barbara E. Godden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
Basil Ebenezer Henderson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
“For services to the community of St.”
Bernard Francis Squires
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1968
lately Captain
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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.”
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British Empire Medal · 1968
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1968 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1968.
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