Birthday Honours 1971
Mary Isabelle Gilbert BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to education in Orbost.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1971
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 1971“For services to education in Orbost.”
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“For services to education in Orbost.”
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“For services to education in Orbost.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 234 times in the Birthday Honours List 1971 — about 17% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 1971
Aircraft Mechanician 1st Class David Charles Leach
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Aircraft Mechanician 2nd Class Colin Leslie Thorne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Ajone Oriel Gleadow Gleadow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Alan Stanley Edridge
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Chief Inspector
Albert Edward Burger
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Albert Edward Bush
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Alice Mary Cliffe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
“For service to the community.”
Andrew Kane
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Andrew's Ambulance Corps.
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Anne Yeo
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Annie Allibone
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Archibald George Hanvood Ashton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Arthur Barker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Constable
Arthur Ernest White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
“For service to the com- munity.”
Arthur Goodman Jack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Arthur Henry Short
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Arthur Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Arthur Turkentine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
“For services to Exports.”
Basil Chisholm
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Bernard Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Brenda Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Cecil Frederick Sherrell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Cecil Walter Barreman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Charles Arthur Crane
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1971
Chief Inspector
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
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.”
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.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 1971
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1971 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1971.
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