Birthday Honours 2015
Mavis Kirk BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Administrative Officer
“For services to Defence and voluntary service to Young People.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Defence and voluntary service to Young People.
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London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2015
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.
Miss Mavis Sarah Eleanor KIRK
Administrative Officer, Ministry of Defence
For services to Defence and voluntary service to Young People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
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“For services to Defence and voluntary service to Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 313 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Administrative Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 2015
(Frank) Riley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Agnes Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Dunbartonshire
“For voluntary service to Armed Forces Personnel.”
Albert Skeates
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Gwent
“For services to the community in Blaenau Gwent.”
Alice Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Suffolk
“For services to the West Suffolk Group of Riding for the Disabled and to the community in Barrow, Suffolk.”
Alison Lawson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“For services to Security and Information Rights.”
Allan Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Bedfordshire
“For voluntary service.”
Amanda Mactaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Dunbartonshire
“For services to the community in Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire.”
Amanda Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“For services to Prisoners.”
Andrew Arrowsmith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Nottinghamshire
“For services to charity in Southwell, Nottinghamshire.”
Andrew Dow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
“For services to Railway Heritage. (To be dated 30 April 2015.)”
Andrew Patton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Tyrone
“For services to the community in Sion Mills, Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Quick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Devon
“For services for Retired Police Officers.”
Andrew Wood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
North Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education and University Catering.”
Angela Harris
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“For services to the Hanwell Neighbourly Care Scheme in West London.”
Anita Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Nottinghamshire
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
Ann Barlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Greater Manchester
“For services to Community Safety and Equal Opportunities.”
Ann Corbett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
West Yorkshire
“For services to Children.”
Ann Kerr
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to charitable fundraising.”
Ann Walkden-williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Denbighshire
“For charitable services and services to the community in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.”
Ann Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Glasgow
“For voluntary service in Glasgow.”
Anne Callaghan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Anne Heath
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Anne Lloyd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Northumberland
“For services to Education and to the community in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.”
Anne Maccallum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Gloucestershire
“For services to Nursing.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,144 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Matthew Davenport
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
John Ambler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For voluntary service to Military History.”
Gillian Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Charlotte Potter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
David Halliday
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liphook, Hampshire
“For services to Service Personnel, Veterans and Families.”
Andrew Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Elizabeth Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dartford, Kent
“For voluntary service to Veterans and to Public Service.”
Christopher Bailey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Siobhan Alloway
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Start
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Longfield, Kent
“For services to Defence.”
Natalie Moore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Carlier
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Defence.”
David Waters
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Preston, Lancashire
“For Voluntary Service to Veterans.”
Elaine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Defence and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2348712. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
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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