New Year Honours 2022
Derek Warren BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
• No 1 Welsh Wing
“For voluntary service to Young Adults in South Wales.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For voluntary service to Young Adults in South Wales.
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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
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to award the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Derek Edward John WARREN
Warrant Officer, No 1 Welsh Wing, RAF Air Cadets
For voluntary service to Young Adults in South Wales.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2022- Role at the time
- No 1 Welsh Wing
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- Caldicott, Gwent
“For voluntary service to Young Adults in South Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 382 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 24% of the list.
In their area
47 British Empire Medal recipients are from Gwent.
What organisation were they with?
No 1 Welsh Wing.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
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“For services to the Welfare of Children and Families.”
Dr Carol Homden
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Neil Martin
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Roger Walton
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“For services to Children and Young People.”
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“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
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Louise Sutherland
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Josef Taylor
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“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
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Alness, Ross and Cromarty
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Michael Springett
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“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
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Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
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Alice Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
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Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Faye Marsh
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Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3957616. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Location (Caldicott, Gwent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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