New Year Honours 2015
Kenneth Frederick Brooke BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Charity and to the community in Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Charity and to the community in Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire.
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East Riding of Yorkshire
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2015- Region
- East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Charity and to the community in Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 292 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 2015
Alan Parish,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“For services to Higher Education.”
Alan Paul Vaughton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Warwickshire
Alexander James Firth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Orkney
“For voluntary service in Orkney.”
Alison Graham Hall,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Dumfries
Alison Margaret Purkins,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Midlothian
Amy Innes Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Aberdeen
“For services to the community in Drumoak and Durris, Aberdeenshire.”
Andrew Cornett Clint,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Armagh
“For services to the community in Armagh.”
Angela Catherine Warneken Gold
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Angela Jean Money,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Berkshire
Angela Magon,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Middlesex
“For voluntary service to Young People through the National Mentoring Consortium.”
Ann Chalmers,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Renfrewshire
Anna Margaret Glass
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Tyrone
Anne Barratt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Devon
“For services to Young People in Dunkeswell.”
Anne Helen Grant,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Ayrshire and Arran
Anne Williams,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Leicestershire
“For services to Further Education and to the community in Leicestershire.”
Anthony James Hoare
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Buckinghamshire
Anthony Richard Perry,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Gloucestershire
Anthony Stuart Harris
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Somerset
Archibald Frederrick Shepherd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Essex
Arthur James Winfield,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Aberdeen
“For services to Heritage in Aberdeen.”
Arthur John Biggs,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Greater Manchester
“for Young People.”
Ashley Jayne Hall,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Staffordshire
“For services to Education.”
Audrey Jean Apperley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Herefordshire
Barbara Elizabeth Roberts,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Greater Manchester
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
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.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (East Riding of 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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