New Year Honours 1978
John Lyons BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
• General Council of British Shipping
Organisation: General Council of British Shipping
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1978 with the British Empire Medal.
London Gazette page
British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1978
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New Year Honours 1978- Role at the time
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 336 times in the New Year Honours List 1978 — about 21% 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 1978
Agnes May Berkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Agnes Theresa Emily Hilton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to the community.”
Alastair James McROBERTS
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Albert George Poore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Conductor
Albert George Ware
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Albert Hoahanikeni
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Albert Reginald Elliot
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alec Oddy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alexander Brady Cullen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alexander Edward Neil
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to sport.”
Alexander Ritchie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alfred Fyffe Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alfred R.R;G.
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alice Elizabeth Kopittke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to the community,.”
Alice Mary Bunting
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Amiie Elizabeth Maria Strange
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For ser- vices to the community in Enfield.”
Annie Laura Nicholls
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Archie Philip Austin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to the com- munity.”
Armament Depot
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Arthur Edward Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to the community.”
Arthur George Garwood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Arthur John Eddy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to local government.”
Arthur William Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Arthurrina Augusta Hagley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1978 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1977.
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