New Year Honours 1975
Joseph William Charlton Stephenson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to local government.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1975
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New Year Honours 1975“For services to local government.”
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“For services to local government.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to local government.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 300 times in the New Year Honours List 1975 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Alan Fletcher
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Albert Alexander Heather
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“For services to the scout movement and the community.”
Albert Harmon West
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“For services to the community.”
Alejandro Monteverde
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Alexander Baxter Hall
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Alfred Whitlock
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Alice Fryer
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“for Incurables, Putney.”
Alice Ivy Maile
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Alice Jones
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Allan Percy Dodd
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“For services to the community.”
Amy Gonzalez
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“For services to the com- munity.”
Andrew Allan Hunter
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Royal Air Force
Andrew James Brodie
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“For services to the community.”
Andrew Marks
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Ann Veronica Hughes
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Anne Evelyn Clark
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“For services to sport.”
Archibald Hume Geikie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1975
“For services to the com- munity.”
Arnold William Breame
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Arthur John Brooks
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“For Public Service.”
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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British Empire Medal · 1975
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1975 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1974.
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