Birthday Honours 2016
James Nixon BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the Police and the community in Northern Ireland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the Police and the community in Northern Ireland.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
James Thomas NIXON
For services to the Police and the community in Northern Ireland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the Police and the community in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 322 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 2016
Aaron Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
London
“For services to Ethical Fashion.”
Agnes Middleton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Dunbartonshire
“For services to Arts and Crafts and voluntary service in Dunbartonshire.”
Ailna Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Londonderry
“For voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Mckelvey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Belfast
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Murdoch
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
West Midlands
“For services to Medical Education and Research.”
Alan Nixon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Northumberland
“For voluntary service to Newbiggin Golf Club and Collingwood College, Morpeth.”
Alan White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Devon
“For services to Fire Safety.”
Alastair Chisholm
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and Culture on The Isle of Cumbrae.”
Alastair Nicolson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Cancer Research UK on the Isle of Skye.”
Albert Garrett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Norfolk
“For services to Fire and Rescue and the community in Norwich.”
Alexander Ingram
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Aberdeenshire.”
Alice Dennis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Aberdeenshire
“For services to Music in Aberdeenshire.”
Alison Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
East Lothian
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
Amy Chandler
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Nottinghamshire
“For services to the community in Nottinghamshire.”
Andrea Pridmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
West Glamorgan
“For services to Public Administration and Community Music through the Swansea Silver Rhythmaires Marching Band.”
Andrew Peddle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
West Yorkshire
“For charitable services to Homeless People and to Victims of Human Trafficking through the Salvation Army.”
Andrew Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Aberdeenshire
“For services to Ellon and District Royal British Legion Pipe Band.”
Angela Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Devon
“For services to Young People and the community in Devon and Cornwall particularly through Guiding.”
Ann Rennie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
London
“For services to Libraries.”
Annabelle Lee
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Lancashire
“For services to Vulnerable Adults and the Homeless Community in Blackpool.”
Anne Metcalfe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Lancashire
“For services to Fire Safety and Young People.”
Anne Staniforth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Hampshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Anthony Elvin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Anthony Garn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Edinburgh
“For services to Horticulture in Scotland.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2553325. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (Fermanagh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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