New Year Honours 2020
George Wilson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Young People.”
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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
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
George Thomson WILSON
For services to Young People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
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“For services to Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 311 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
142 British Empire Medal recipients are from Essex.
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
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2020
Abdool Rohomon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Worcestershire
“For services to Policing.”
Afzal Pradhan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Cricket.”
Agnes Johnstone
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Argyll and Bute
“For services to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and the community in Oban.”
Alan Ross
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Co. Antrim
“For services to the community in Ballymena.”
Alan Seldon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to the Special Constabulary and to the Specialist Art Crime Unit.”
Alan Studd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Young People and to the community in West Yorkshire.”
Alan Tavener
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Choral Music in Scotland.”
Alan Wrigley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity.”
Ali Abdi
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary service to the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community in Cardiff.”
Alison Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Annan, Dumfries
“For services to Young People in Dumfries and Galloway.”
Alison Mullan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Co. Down
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Reddick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Belfast
“For services to People with Disabilities in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Belfast
“For services to the community in East Belfast.”
Alvin Blake
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Luton, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Luton, Bedfordshire.”
Amanda Reeve
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Ormesby, Norfolk
“For services to Education.”
Amanda Say
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Cwmbran, Gwent
“For services to People with Disabilities in Wales.”
Amelia Mathewson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Leven, Fife
“For services to the community in Levenmouth, Fife.”
Amy Hearn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Libraries.”
Andrew Carroll
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
London, Greater London
“For voluntary service.”
Andrew Ebben
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Loughborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Lifeguard Development and to Swimming Pool Safety.”
Andrew Hogarth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Tranent, East Lothian
“For services to Parks and Biodiversity in East Lothian.”
Andrew Rowan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Co. Armagh
“For services to Music and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Angela Forster
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Public Libraries.”
Angela Tromans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2020
“For services to UK defence overseas.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Nigel Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to the Welfare of Children and Families.”
Dr Carol Homden
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
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.”
David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Youth Work in Scotland.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3455875. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
Location (Grays, Essex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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