Birthday Honours 2015
Joyce Gee BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Needs through The Deanne Gee Memorial Fund in York.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Children and Young People with Special Needs through The Deanne Gee Memorial Fund in York.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Mrs. Joyce GEE
For services to Children and Young People with Special Needs through The Deanne Gee Memorial Fund in York.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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North Yorkshire
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British Empire Medal
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“For services to Children and Young People with Special Needs through The Deanne Gee Memorial Fund in York.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 313 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 22% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
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 2015
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Albert Skeates
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Gwent
“For services to the community in Blaenau Gwent.”
Alice Evans
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Suffolk
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Alison Lawson
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London
“For services to Security and Information Rights.”
Allan Jones
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Bedfordshire
“For voluntary service.”
Amanda Mactaggart
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to the community in Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire.”
Amanda Williams
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Andrew Arrowsmith
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Nottinghamshire
“For services to charity in Southwell, Nottinghamshire.”
Andrew Dow
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Andrew Quick
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Devon
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Andrew Wood
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education and University Catering.”
Angela Harris
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London
“For services to the Hanwell Neighbourly Care Scheme in West London.”
Anita Parker
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Nottinghamshire
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
Ann Barlow
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“For services to Community Safety and Equal Opportunities.”
Ann Corbett
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Children.”
Ann Kerr
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“For services to charitable fundraising.”
Ann Walkden-williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Denbighshire
“For charitable services and services to the community in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.”
Ann Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Glasgow
“For voluntary service in Glasgow.”
Anne Callaghan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Anne Heath
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Anne Lloyd
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Northumberland
“For services to Education and to the community in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.”
Anne Maccallum
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Gloucestershire
“For services to Nursing.”
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2348649. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
Location (North Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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