Birthday Honours 1973
George Edward Godden BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
• Ministry of Defence
Organisation: Ministry of Defence
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1973 with the British Empire Medal.
London Gazette page
British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1973
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 276 times in the Birthday Honours List 1973 — about 19% of the list.
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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 1973
"Edna May Howells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Adrian Richard Robinson
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Sergeant
Agnes Ferguson Beattie
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Aircraft Artificer First Class Ronald Walter Gourlay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Aircraft Mechanician First Class George Oliver Robb
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Aircraft Mechanician First Class John McWilliam Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Aircraft Mechanician John Alwyn Trimby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Alan Murray Holloway
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For ser- vices to the community.”
Albert Campbell Morgan Howard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For services to education.”
Albert George Frederick Tidd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Albert George Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For services to the community.”
Albert Norman Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For services"to country fire fighting.”
Alexander Haig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Alexander Mason Campbell Purdie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For services to the Central District Ambulance Service.”
Alexander Russell Sowersby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Alexander Swan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Alfred Elvin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“for Girls, Lincolnshire.”
Alfred John Pengelly
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Alice Celia Edmunds
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Ann Rosemary Bryant James
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps
Archibald James Gray
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For services to history.”
Armed Forces). U0592979 David Arthur Marshall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Arthur Edward Harper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Arthur Harry Beckley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 1973
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1973 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1973.
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