New Year Honours 2016
Nicholas Smith BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the Forestry and Environmental Sectors in Herefordshire and to Ornithology.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the Forestry and Environmental Sectors in Herefordshire and to Ornithology.
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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
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Nicholas Andrew SMITH
Woodland Officer, Forestry Commission
For services to the Forestry and Environmental Sectors in Herefordshire and to Ornithology.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Herefordshire
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“For services to the Forestry and Environmental Sectors in Herefordshire and to Ornithology.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 348 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2455883. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Herefordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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