New Year Honours 2015
Lawrence Spence Murphy BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Sport and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Sport and to the community in Northern Ireland.
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“For services to Sport and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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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?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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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In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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 (Down) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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