Birthday Honours 2017
David (Bill) Gordon BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Wildlife, particularly the Protection of the Ring Ouzel.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Wildlife, particularly the Protection of the Ring Ouzel.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
David (Bill) GORDON
Ranger, Peak District National Park
For services to Wildlife, particularly the Protection of the Ring Ouzel.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Derbyshire
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“For services to Wildlife, particularly the Protection of the Ring Ouzel.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 316 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Michael Cooper
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Juliet Sargeant
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John Rochford
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Hertford, Hertfordshire
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Andrew Page
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Ringwood, Hampshire
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Stewart Muir
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William Moore
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Derry, County Londonderry
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Simon Humphreys
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Dorking, Surrey
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Stephen Hughson
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Newbridge on Wye, Powys
“For services to Agriculture and to Tourism and Events in Wales.”
Caterina Goodhart
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London, Greater London
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Ian Glendinning
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Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
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Alison Field
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Winchester, Hampshire
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Sarah Eberle
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Witney, Oxfordshire
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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2803766. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Derbyshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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