Birthday Honours 2024
Gordon Mcdowell BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Sport and to the community in County Down.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Sport and to the community in County Down.
View London Gazette notice ↗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.
Gordon Ernest McDOWELL
For services to Sport and to the community in County Down.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Sport and to the community in County Down.”
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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
104 British Empire Medal recipients are from County Down.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
“For services to Veterans and their Families in France.”
Aidan Early
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Blake
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to the community in Hereford, Herefordshire.”
Alan Donegan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Financial Education.”
Alan Preen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire.”
Alan Twiddy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
“For services to the Royal Montserrat Defence Force and Disaster Management in Montserrat.”
Amanda Goth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to the Todmorden Harriers Running Club and Sport Calderdale.”
Amanda Gurney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
“For services to the British Embassy Washington.”
Amrik Mahal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
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 Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4646023. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Banbridge, County Down) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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