New Year Honours 2021
David Adamson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Athletics and to the community in Burntisland, Fife.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Athletics and to the community in Burntisland, Fife.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to award the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
David ADAMSON
Honorary Chieftain, Burntisland Highland Games
For services to Athletics and to the community in Burntisland, Fife.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Athletics and to the community in Burntisland, Fife.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 428 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 27% of the list.
In their area
27 British Empire Medal recipients are from Fife.
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.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63218, notice 3704707. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2021).
Published 30 December 2020.
Location (Burntisland, Fife) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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