Birthday Honours 2024
Myrna Bernard BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Social Worker
“For services to the Jewish Community and to the Disabled in Scotland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the Jewish Community and to the Disabled in Scotland.
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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
15 June 2024
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.
Myrna Miriam BERNARD
Social Worker, Association of Jewish Refugees
For services to the Jewish Community and to the Disabled in Scotland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Social Worker
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- Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire
“For services to the Jewish Community and to the Disabled in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 313 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
17 British Empire Medal recipients are from Renfrewshire.
What organisation were they with?
Social Worker.
How widely is this recognised?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 2024
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Aidan Early
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Alan Blake
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“For services to the community in Hereford, Herefordshire.”
Alan Donegan
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Alan Preen
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
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Alan Twiddy
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Alasdair Matheson
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Andrea Ellison
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“For services to Libraries.”
Andrew Kennedy
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For voluntary service to Education and to the community in Ballymena, County Antrim.”
Andrew Tyerman
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Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Rehabilitation After Acquired Brain Injury.”
Angela Thomson
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Johnstone, Renfrewshire
“For services to the NHS in Scotland.”
Ann Charlton
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to the community in Kingsway, Chester.”
Ann Doyle
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Water Regulation and to the community in Warrington.”
Ann Nutt
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“For services to the NHS.”
Anna Williams
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Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.”
Anne Lyon
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“For services to Girlguiding in South Lanarkshire.”
Anne Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For voluntary services to St. Columba’s Hospice Care, Edinburgh.”
Anne Milne
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to the community in Aberdeen.”
Anne Radcliffe
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Budleigh Salterton, Devon
“For services to the community in Otterton, Devon.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
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Alice Wintergold
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Tyron Woodford
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Swindon, Wiltshire
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Alison Turner
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Christopher Symes
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“For services to Disabled People.”
Barbara Sved
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London.”
Jennifer Smyth
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Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Mary Mitchell
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
David Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women.”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Claire Vincent
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“For voluntary services to Disabled Riders.”
Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645844. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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