New Year Honours 2017
Pamela Preston BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Volunteer
“For services to Mental Health in the West Midlands.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Mental Health in the West Midlands.
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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 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Mrs. Pamela Mary PRESTON
Volunteer, Samaritans
For services to Mental Health in the West Midlands.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
West Midlands
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Volunteer
- Region
- West Midlands
“For services to Mental Health in the West Midlands.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 331 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Volunteer.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
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 · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2675365. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 31 December 2016.
Location (West Midlands) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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