Birthday Honours 2026
Martin Kinsey BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Military Personnel and their Families.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
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.
Martin John KINSEY
Station Staff Officer, Wattisham Flying Station
For services to Military Personnel and their Families.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 328 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
71 British Empire Medal recipients are from Norfolk.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Caldicot, Gwent
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London, Greater London
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London, Greater London
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Heather Harrison
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Coventry, West Midlands
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Tadley, Hampshire
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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5154080. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (Diss, Norfolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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