New Year Honours 2021
Hugh Vernon BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the community in Eardisland, Herefordshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the community in Eardisland, Herefordshire.
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2021- Region
- Eardisland, Herefordshire
“For services to the community in Eardisland, Herefordshire.”
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“For services to the community in Eardisland, Herefordshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
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“For services to the community in Eardisland, Herefordshire.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 428 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 27% of the list.
In their area
21 British Empire Medal recipients are from Herefordshire.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 2021
Aakash Odedra
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Dance and to the community in Leicester.”
Adassa Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to the Vulnerable in the community in Handsworth, Birmingham.”
Adrian Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For charitable services to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
Alan Emby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Broadstairs, Kent
“For services to the community in Broadstairs, Kent.”
Alan King
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Barnet, Greater London
“For services to Young People in the London Borough of Barnet.”
Alan Lane
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Honley, West Yorkshire
“For services to the community in South Leeds during Covid-19.”
Alan Tapp
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to the community in Liverpool.”
Alana Mcallister
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Albert Ryder
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the community in Tottenham Hale, London.”
Albert Scruby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Watford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Rowing in Clapton, London.”
Alexander Anderson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Newport, Gwent
“For voluntary and charitable services to People with Autism in Caerleon-on-Usk, Wales.”
Alexander Toogood, (sandy Toogood)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Ruthin, Clwyd
“For services to People with Intellectual Disabilities.”
Alison Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Batley, West Yorkshire
“For services to Victims of Crime and to Charity in Leeds.”
Alistair Forbes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Charity during the Covid-19 Response.”
Aminur Rahman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education.”
Amy Farrell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to the NHS during the Covid-19 Response.”
Anand Bhatt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Dance and the community in Leicester.”
Andrew Bendon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Willingham, Cambridgeshire
“For voluntary service in Cambridgeshire particularly during the Covid-19 Response.”
Andrew Rowe-holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
“For services to Social Care, particularly during the COVID-19 Response.”
Andrew Wildgoose
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Dunbar, East Lothian
“For services to Charitable Fundraising during Covid-19.”
Ann Ball
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to the community in Shoreham, Kent.”
Ann Gumery
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cancer Patients.”
Ann Hill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Dumfries, Dumfries
“For voluntary and charitable services to the community in Dumfriesshire.”
Anne Claydon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2021
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Nursing during Covid-19.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
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.”
Peter Alan Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lymington, Hampshire
“For services to British Maritime History and to the community in Southampton.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
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.”
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Simon Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2021
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2021). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2020.
Location (Eardisland, Herefordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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