Birthday Honours 1985
Francis Bernard McGREEVY BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to ex-Servicemen and Women.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1985
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to ex-Servicemen and Women.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 243 times in the Birthday Honours List 1985 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 1985
Adam Stevens Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Alan Fox
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Albert Edward Langston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
“For public and com- munity services in Gibraltar.”
Albert Edwin Lancaster
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Albert John Dawson Hutchinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Constable
Albert Victor Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
“for Voluntary Organisations.”
Alexander Beattie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Alexander Frost
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Alexander Jack Oxenford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
“For services to the community.”
Alexander Towns Potter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Constable
Alfred Albert Bonfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Alfred Henry Prentice
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
“for Ner- vous Diseases.”
Alice Annie Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Andrew Dickson Deans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Head Gardener
Andrew Watson Chicken
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Sergeant
Anthony Kenneth Douglas Hamilton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Arthur Bates
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Arthur Edward Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Arthur Grundy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Arthur Kingsbury
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
“For services to the Royal British Legion in Virginia Water, Surrey.”
Arthur Leonard Kjxner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Sergeant
Avis Elaine Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
“For services to the community.”
Barry Keane
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Beatrice Mary Slater
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
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British Empire Medal · 1985
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1985 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1985.
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