Birthday Honours 2022
Marjorie Aitken BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Older People in Northern Ireland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Older People in Northern Ireland.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
02 June 2022
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.
Marjorie AITKEN
For services to Older People in Northern Ireland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Irvinestown, County Fermanagh
“For services to Older People in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 332 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 22% of the list.
In their area
19 British Empire Medal recipients are from County Fermanagh.
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 2022
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
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In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
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Stephen Greene
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Barbara Connell
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Louise Sutherland
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Claire Robinson
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Katie Misselbrook
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“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
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“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
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Mary Boam
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
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Christopher Turner
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Hockley, Essex
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Neerasha Singh
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Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
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Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
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Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
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Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4085200. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (Irvinestown, County Fermanagh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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