New Year Honours 2023
Derek James
King’s Fire Service Medal
Recognised in the New Year Honours 2023 with the King’s Fire Service Medal.
London Gazette notice
King's Fire Service Medal
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of The King’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished service to the undermentioned:
K.F.S.M.
Derek JAMES
Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, ENGLAND AND WALES
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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