Birthday Honours 2016
Myra Brodie BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Education.”
Recognised for
Topics
London Gazette notice
British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
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.
Mrs. Myra BRODIE
School Crossing Patrol, Market Harborough
For services to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Leicestershire
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2016- Region
- Leicestershire
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 322 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 23% of the list.
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 Birthday Honours 2016
Aaron Jones
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London
“For services to Ethical Fashion.”
Agnes Middleton
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to Arts and Crafts and voluntary service in Dunbartonshire.”
Ailna Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Londonderry
“For voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Mckelvey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Belfast
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Murdoch
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
West Midlands
“For services to Medical Education and Research.”
Alan Nixon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Northumberland
“For voluntary service to Newbiggin Golf Club and Collingwood College, Morpeth.”
Alan White
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Devon
“For services to Fire Safety.”
Alastair Chisholm
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and Culture on The Isle of Cumbrae.”
Alastair Nicolson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Cancer Research UK on the Isle of Skye.”
Albert Garrett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Norfolk
“For services to Fire and Rescue and the community in Norwich.”
Alexander Ingram
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Aberdeenshire.”
Alice Dennis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Aberdeenshire
“For services to Music in Aberdeenshire.”
Alison Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
East Lothian
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
Amy Chandler
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Nottinghamshire
“For services to the community in Nottinghamshire.”
Andrea Pridmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
West Glamorgan
“For services to Public Administration and Community Music through the Swansea Silver Rhythmaires Marching Band.”
Andrew Peddle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
West Yorkshire
“For charitable services to Homeless People and to Victims of Human Trafficking through the Salvation Army.”
Andrew Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Aberdeenshire
“For services to Ellon and District Royal British Legion Pipe Band.”
Angela Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Devon
“For services to Young People and the community in Devon and Cornwall particularly through Guiding.”
Ann Rennie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
London
“For services to Libraries.”
Annabelle Lee
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Lancashire
“For services to Vulnerable Adults and the Homeless Community in Blackpool.”
Anne Metcalfe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Lancashire
“For services to Fire Safety and Young People.”
Anne Staniforth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Hampshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Anthony Elvin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Anthony Garn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Edinburgh
“For services to Horticulture in Scotland.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Henry Cyril Grunwald
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Shelagh Jane Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“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.”
William Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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 · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2553123. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (Leicestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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