Birthday Honours 1976
Eileen Cecilia MURNANE of Broome BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to teaching and the community.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to teaching and the community.
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to teaching and the community.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 306 times in the Birthday Honours List 1976 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 1976
Ada Powell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For services to the Girl Guide Movement in Manchester.”
Aircraft Mechanician 1 Edward Seymour Davies
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Alan Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Royal Marines
Alan Spensley Croft
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Alan Theodore Loosemore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Albert Edward Bloxham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Albert Haydn Nicholas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For services to the Treorchy Boys' Club.”
Albert Kelly
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Albert Raymond Perkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For services to ex- servicemen.”
Albert Victor Matchett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Sergeant
Alexander Ross McINTOSH
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Alfred James Copus
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Alice Mary Cox
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
and Technical Grade Iii
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Andrew Daniel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Andrew Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Andrew Rintoul
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Anthony Lewis Pope
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Arnold Richard Church
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For services to land drainage.”
Arthur Frank Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Arthur Norman Haffner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Arthur Robert Birch
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Aubrey Richard May of Canterbury
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For services to ex-servicemen.”
Austell District
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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British Empire Medal · 1976
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1976 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1976.
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