New Year Honours 2015
David George WATTON, BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Chairman • Elford Garden Restoration Project
“For services to Conservation.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 2015
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Location
Staffordshire
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Chairman, Elford Garden Restoration Project
- Region
- Staffordshire
“For services to Conservation.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Conservation.”
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“For services to Conservation.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 292 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 21% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman, Elford Garden Restoration Project.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 New Year Honours 2015
Alan Parish,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“For services to Higher Education.”
Alan Paul Vaughton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Warwickshire
Alexander James Firth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Orkney
“For voluntary service in Orkney.”
Alison Graham Hall,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Dumfries
Alison Margaret Purkins,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Midlothian
Amy Innes Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Aberdeen
“For services to the community in Drumoak and Durris, Aberdeenshire.”
Andrew Cornett Clint,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Armagh
“For services to the community in Armagh.”
Angela Catherine Warneken Gold
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Angela Jean Money,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Berkshire
Angela Magon,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Middlesex
“For voluntary service to Young People through the National Mentoring Consortium.”
Ann Chalmers,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Renfrewshire
Anna Margaret Glass
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Tyrone
Anne Barratt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Devon
“For services to Young People in Dunkeswell.”
Anne Helen Grant,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Ayrshire and Arran
Anne Williams,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Leicestershire
“For services to Further Education and to the community in Leicestershire.”
Anthony James Hoare
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Buckinghamshire
Anthony Richard Perry,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Gloucestershire
Anthony Stuart Harris
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Somerset
Archibald Frederrick Shepherd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Essex
Arthur James Winfield,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Aberdeen
“For services to Heritage in Aberdeen.”
Arthur John Biggs,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Greater Manchester
“for Young People.”
Ashley Jayne Hall,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Staffordshire
“For services to Education.”
Audrey Jean Apperley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Herefordshire
Barbara Elizabeth Roberts,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Greater Manchester
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (Staffordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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