Birthday Honours 2017
David Montgomery BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Member
“For services to Cancer Sufferers in Northern Ireland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Cancer Sufferers in Northern Ireland.
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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
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 Henry MONTGOMERY
Member, Ballymena Combat Cancer Group
For services to Cancer Sufferers in Northern Ireland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Antrim
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British Empire Medal
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- Antrim
“For services to Cancer Sufferers in Northern Ireland.”
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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.
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Member.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Lancashire
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Catherine Repton
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Debra Padgett
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Strabane, County Tyrone
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Castlewellan, County Down
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Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
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Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
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Edith Leask
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Helen Mack
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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Leanne Howlett
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2803891. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Antrim) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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