Birthday Honours 2012
John Francis Howe Smith BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Secretary • The Stamford Mercury Archive Trust
“For services to Conservation.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 2012
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Lincolnshire
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Secretary, The Stamford Mercury Archive Trust
- Region
- Lincolnshire
“For services to Conservation.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 311 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 21% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Secretary, The Stamford Mercury Archive Trust.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 2012
Adrian Frank William Grayson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
North Yorkshire
“For services to Sport in Bedale, North Yorkshire.”
Agatha Joan Mossman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Bristol
“For services to the community in Bristol.”
Agnes Cynthia Mary Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
West Sussex
“For services to the community in Rustington, West Sussex.”
Agnes Johnston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Perth and Kinross
Alan George Watts
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
London
“For services to Young People.”
Alan Leslie Hornby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
North Yorkshire
Alexander Angus Cumming
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Nairn
“For voluntary service to the community in Nairn.”
Alice Burke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
London
“For services to Housing in Hackney.”
Alice Olivia Pyne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Cumbria
“For services to charity.”
Alison Louise Shelton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Dorset
“For services to Policing and the community.”
Ann Bagnall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Buckinghamshire
Anna Marie Hamilton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Belfast
“For services to Higher Education in Northern Ireland.”
Anne Skelton Vance
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Belfast
“For services to People with Mental Illness in Northern Ireland.”
Anthony George Lees
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
East Sussex
“For services to the community in Seaford and East Sussex.”
Anthony Gerrard Mallam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
West Midlands
“For services to the community in Wednesbury, West Midlands.”
Anthony James Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Devon
Anthony John Cleland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
London
“For services to the community in Lambeth, South London.”
Anthony Willis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
West Midlands
“For services to the community in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.”
Arthur William Gutteridge
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Cornwall
“For voluntary service to the Royal Naval Association.”
Association Bristol Port and community in Bristol.
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Audrey Lloyd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
North Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Whale Hill, Redcar.”
Azalia Ruth Gosling
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Hampshire
“For voluntary service to the British Red Cross Society in Southampton.”
Barry Elmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Derbyshire
“For services to School Sport in Derbyshire.”
Barry Thomas Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2012
Shropshire
“For services to Further Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2012).
Published 16 June 2012.
Location (Lincolnshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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