Birthday Honours 2024
Kenneth Smith BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the community in Dudley, West Midlands.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the community in Dudley, West Midlands.
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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
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Dr. Kenneth Austin SMITH
For services to the community in Dudley, West Midlands.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2024- Region
- Dudley, West Midlands
“For services to the community in Dudley, West Midlands.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 313 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
147 British Empire Medal recipients are from West Midlands.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 Birthday Honours 2024
Adele Elder
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Ballymoney, County Antrim
“For services to Education and to Charity in the Causeway Coast and Glens.”
Adrian Cox
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“For services to Veterans and their Families in France.”
Aidan Early
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Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Blake
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Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to the community in Hereford, Herefordshire.”
Alan Donegan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Financial Education.”
Alan Preen
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire.”
Alan Twiddy
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Holt, Norfolk
“For services to Further Education.”
Alasdair Matheson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Golspie, Sutherland
“For services to the community of Golspie, Sutherland.”
Alvin Ryan
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“For services to the Royal Montserrat Defence Force and Disaster Management in Montserrat.”
Amanda Goth
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Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to the Todmorden Harriers Running Club and Sport Calderdale.”
Amanda Gurney
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“For services to the British Embassy Washington.”
Amrik Mahal
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Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Science and the Covid-19 Response.”
Andrea Ellison
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Libraries.”
Andrew Kennedy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For voluntary service to Education and to the community in Ballymena, County Antrim.”
Andrew Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Rehabilitation After Acquired Brain Injury.”
Angela Thomson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Johnstone, Renfrewshire
“For services to the NHS in Scotland.”
Ann Charlton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to the community in Kingsway, Chester.”
Ann Doyle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Water Regulation and to the community in Warrington.”
Ann Nutt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Harlow, Essex
“For services to the NHS.”
Anna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.”
Anne Lyon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Hamilton, Lanarkshire
“For services to Girlguiding in South Lanarkshire.”
Anne Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For voluntary services to St. Columba’s Hospice Care, Edinburgh.”
Anne Milne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to the community in Aberdeen.”
Anne Radcliffe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Budleigh Salterton, Devon
“For services to the community in Otterton, Devon.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
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North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4646108. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Dudley, West Midlands) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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