New Year Honours 1981
John Leonard Quarton BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
• Department of Employment
Organisation: Department of Employment
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1981 with the British Empire Medal.
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1981
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New Year Honours 1981- Role at the time
- Department of Employment
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 304 times in the New Year Honours List 1981 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
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 1981
Agnes Margaret Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to the community in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.”
Airman Charles Herbert Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Albert Arthur Chesworth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Superintendent
Albert Charles Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to Export.”
Albert Edward Burgess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Albert William Hards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to the .Royal British Legion.”
Alberta Victoria Hughes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For community service.”
Alexander Roberts
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to cycling..”
Alfred Michael Foard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to Export.”
Alfred William1 Lacey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alfred' Aaron Levy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alice Beatrice Crosland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alice Duncalf
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Amy Alice Dickinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For community services.”
Andrew Milliken
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Ann Eileen Hogben
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Sergeant
Anne Winterburn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Annie Ruth Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Archibald Cuthbert Downie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Arthur Alec Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Arthur James Davies
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Arthur John Godfrey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Head Gardener
Barbara
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to the com- munity.”
Barbara Allan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For public service in South Australia Police Department.”
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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 1981
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1981 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1980.
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