Birthday Honours 2024
Laurence East BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Policing and to Charity.”
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Laurence Matthew John EAST
lately Police Sergeant, Thames Valley Police
For services to Policing and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
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- Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Policing and to Charity.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 313 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
57 British Empire Medal recipients are from Oxfordshire.
How widely is this recognised?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2024
Adele Elder
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Ballymoney, County Antrim
“For services to Education and to Charity in the Causeway Coast and Glens.”
Adrian Cox
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
“For services to Veterans and their Families in France.”
Aidan Early
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Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Blake
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to the community in Hereford, Herefordshire.”
Alan Donegan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Financial Education.”
Alan Preen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire.”
Alan Twiddy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Holt, Norfolk
“For services to Further Education.”
Alasdair Matheson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Golspie, Sutherland
“For services to the community of Golspie, Sutherland.”
Alvin Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
“For services to the Royal Montserrat Defence Force and Disaster Management in Montserrat.”
Amanda Goth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to the Todmorden Harriers Running Club and Sport Calderdale.”
Amanda Gurney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
“For services to the British Embassy Washington.”
Amrik Mahal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Science and the Covid-19 Response.”
Andrea Ellison
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Libraries.”
Andrew Kennedy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For voluntary service to Education and to the community in Ballymena, County Antrim.”
Andrew Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Rehabilitation After Acquired Brain Injury.”
Angela Thomson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Johnstone, Renfrewshire
“For services to the NHS in Scotland.”
Ann Charlton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to the community in Kingsway, Chester.”
Ann Doyle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Water Regulation and to the community in Warrington.”
Ann Nutt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Harlow, Essex
“For services to the NHS.”
Anna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.”
Anne Lyon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Hamilton, Lanarkshire
“For services to Girlguiding in South Lanarkshire.”
Anne Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For voluntary services to St. Columba’s Hospice Care, Edinburgh.”
Anne Milne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to the community in Aberdeen.”
Anne Radcliffe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Budleigh Salterton, Devon
“For services to the community in Otterton, Devon.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
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.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645927. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Witney, Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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