New Year Honours 2019
Joanne Rock BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to People with Breast Cancer.”
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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
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Joanne Elizabeth ROCK
For services to People with Breast Cancer.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Antrim
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2019- Region
- Antrim
“For services to People with Breast Cancer.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 365 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 26% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Amanda Kopel
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Crystal Oldman
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Carol Brayne
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Andrew Morris
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Catherine Repton
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Debra Padgett
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Maurice Neely
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Strabane, County Tyrone
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Clare Mccawley
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Castlewellan, County Down
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Steven Lowe
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Wendy Lowe
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Edith Leask
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Helen Mack
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Leanne Howlett
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Claire Griffiths
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Cancer Charities.”
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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3177938. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 29 December 2018.
Location (Antrim) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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