New Year Honours 2015
Mary Greenlaw BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Cleaner
“Cleaner, Portsoy Primary School. For services to Education and to charity in Banffshire.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
Cleaner, Portsoy Primary School. For services to Education and to charity in Banffshire.
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Cleaner
- Region
- Banffshire
“Cleaner, Portsoy Primary School. For services to Education and to charity in Banffshire.”
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New Year Honours 2015
Mary Greenlaw
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Cleaner, Portsoy Primary School. For services to Education and to charity in Banffshire.”
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New Year Honours 2015
Mary Greenlaw
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Cleaner, Portsoy Primary School. For services to Education and to charity in Banffshire.”
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Mary Greenlaw
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Cleaner, Portsoy Primary School. For services to Education and to charity in Banffshire.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 315 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 21% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Cleaner.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
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 New Year Honours 2015
Alan Lemin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Cornwall
“Head of Student Recruitment, Plymouth College of Art. For services to Further and Higher Education and to the community in Cornwall.”
Alan Parish
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London
“Volunteer Archivist and Alumni Events Organiser, City University London. For services to Higher Education.”
Alan Paul Vaughton
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Warwickshire
“For services to the community in Curdworth, West Midlands.”
Alan Rowling
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Cornwall
“For services to Athletics in Cornwall.”
Alexander James Firth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Orkney
“For voluntary service in Orkney.”
Alison Graham Hall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Dumfries
“Chair, Dumfries and Galloway Branch, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity. For services to charity in Dumfries and Galloway.”
Alison Margaret Purkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Midlothian
“Guide Leader. For services to Guiding in Edinburgh.”
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
“Chairman, Armagh Police Voluntary Welfare Group. For services to the community in Armagh.”
Angela Catherine Warneken
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Osteoporosis Research through the Osprey Charity and to the community in Hull, East Yorkshire.”
Angela Catherine, Mrs. Warneken Gold
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Angela Jean Money
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Berkshire
“Neighbourhood Watch Volunteer. For services to Policing and Community Safety in Newbury and Thatcham, Berkshire.”
Angela Magon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Middlesex
“Higher Officer, Specialist Investigation, London, HM Revenue and Customs. For voluntary service to Young People through the National Mentoring Consortium.”
Ann Chalmers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Renfrewshire
“President, Renfrew Division, Girls’ Brigade Scotland. For services to the Girls' Brigade and voluntary service in Johnstone, Renfrewshire.”
Ann Garner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Somerset
“Artistic Director, The Mission Theatre. For services to Theatre in Bath.”
Anna Margaret Glass
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Tyrone
“For voluntary service to Ardstraw Parish Church and the community in Newtownstewart.”
Anne Barratt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Devon
“For services to Young People in Dunkeswell.”
Anne Helen Grant
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Ayrshire and Arran
“Founder and lately Chairman, Save the Children Ayr Branch Art Exhibition.”
Anne Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Leicestershire
“Lately Community Development Officer, Loughborough College and Borough Councillor, Charnwood. For services to Further Education and to the community in Leicestershire.”
Anthony James Hoare
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire.”
Anthony Richard Perry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Gloucestershire
“Flood and Coastal Risk Manager, Environment Agency. For services to the Environment and Flood Risk Management and to the community.”
Anthony Stuart Harris
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Somerset
“For services to the community in Stogursey, Somerset.”
Archibald Frederick Shepherd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Essex
“For services to Young People in Frimley and Camberley, Surrey.”
Arthur John Biggs
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Greater Manchester
“Chair, Whitemoss Club for Young People. For services to the community in North Manchester.”
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Stephen Thurston Munby
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Shelagh Jane Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
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Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
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Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
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 1 January 2015.
Location (Banffshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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