New Year Honours 1985
Hugh Augustine Courtney BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to rugby union in Queensland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1985
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New Year Honours 1985“For services to rugby union in Queensland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to rugby union in Queensland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to rugby union in Queensland.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 249 times in the New Year Honours List 1985 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 New Year Honours 1985
Alan Keith Scott
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Albert Barlow
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Albert Colbert Storey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Albert John Cross
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
“For services to the Queens land Police Force.”
Alexander McCLEAN
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Alfred John Charles Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Alfred Newton Woodward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Alfred Nicol
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
“For services to Boys' Footballin Huntly, Aberdeenshire.”
Amy Gladys Midwinter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
“For services to the community.”
Antony Garnett Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Auguste Louis Henri Voegeli
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Barbara Angela McKEAND
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Barbara Tresilian Flinn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Beatrice Maud Gibbons
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Bernard George Perry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Bernard Joseph Callaghan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Bernards Hospital
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
“For services to the com munity in Salt Island, British Virgin Islands.”
Bhupendra Chaturbhai Patel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Blanche Massey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
“For services to the com munity in South Yorkshire.”
Bromley Hospital
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Bruce Michael Peardon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Sergeant
Chan Hon-sang
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Charge Marine Engineering Artificer Robert Wallace Kane
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
Charge Weapon Engineering Artificer Derek John McINTOSH
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1985
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 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.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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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 30 December 1984.
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