New Year Honours 1976
Kenneth Tosach Arrowsmith BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to local government.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1976
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New Year Honours 1976“For services to local government.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to local government.”
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Kenneth Tosach Arrowsmith
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to local government.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 316 times in the New Year Honours List 1976 — 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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 1976
Agnes Hamilton-Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For services to the community in Kalgoorlie.”
Aircraft Mechanician l Gordon William French
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Alan Elijah Hearnah
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Alan William Allcock
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For services to forestry.”
Albert Arthur Hook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Albert Conrad Callister
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Albert Edmund McCLURE
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Albert Edward Passmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Albert Sidney Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Albert Stanfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Albert Stanley Alston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Albert Thomas Leonard Wilder
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Driver
Albert William George Simmons
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Alec Leonard Gray
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Alfred Franklyn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Alfred Hart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Alice Elizabeth Coombes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Alice Ethelwyn Read
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For services to the community.”
Allen George James
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For services to the community.”
Alwyn Melville Wilkinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For ser- vices to band music.”
Amelia Edith Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Amelia Elizabeth Steenholdt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For ser- vices to the community.”
Amos Lloyd Ramsden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
Amuri Russell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1976
“For ser- vices to the community.”
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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 · 1976
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1976 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1975.
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