New Year Honours 2013
Dawn Bracken BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 2013
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Essex
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2013- Region
- Essex
“For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 309 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 20% 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 New Year Honours 2013
Adam Forshaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cheshire
“For services to Young People through Scouting and Martial Arts in Cheshire.”
Agnes Cadger
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Motorcycle Racing.”
Agnes Jane Elizabeth Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Shetland
“For services to Crofting in Shetland.”
Alan George Hooker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For services to Scouting and to the community in Little Hallingbury, Essex.”
Alan George Parry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Essex
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alan John Stewart Kilpatrick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Glasgow
“For services to the Welfare of People with Cancer in the West of Scotland.”
Alan Ronald Tapp
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Stirling and Falkirk
“For voluntary service to SSAFA Forces Help in Stirlingshire.”
Albert Arthur Elson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
“For services to the British community in Thailand.”
Albert Leonard Patient
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Essex
“For services to Education.”
Alexander Russell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Fife
“For services to the community in Kinglassie, Fife.”
Alice Doherty
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
East Lothian
“For services to Oxfam, Musselburgh.”
Alison Bevan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cornwall
“For services to Cultural Heritage in Cornwall.”
Amanda Elizabeth Kimmins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cornwall
“For services to the community of St.”
Andrea Finn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Hampshire
“For services to the community in Wood Green, Hampshire.”
Ann Lesley Priestman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
West Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Shelley, West Yorkshire.”
Ann Margaret Barwood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Devon
“For voluntary services to Exeter Cathedral.”
Ann Victoria Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For services to the community in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire.”
Anne Vera Helen Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Kent
“For services to Elderly People in Hildenborough, Kent.”
Annette Norah Mary Colbert Drake
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Berkshire
“For public and voluntary service to the community in Wokingham, Berkshire.”
Anthony Hopkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Berkshire
“For services to Nursing.”
Army and to community in Rotherham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
South Yorkshire
Arnold Lionel Phelops
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“For charitable services.”
Arthur Hoyle Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Greater Manchester
“For services to Christ-Church Walmersley, Lancashire.”
Asim Iftikhar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“For services to the community in Poplar, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
In the same field
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 29 December 2012.
Location (Essex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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