New Year Honours 2023
Paul Matson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Founder
“For services to Veterans and to Serving Armed Forces Personnel.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Veterans and to Serving Armed Forces Personnel.
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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 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Paul Andrew MATSON
Founder, Hull 4 Heroes
For services to Veterans and to Serving Armed Forces Personnel.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Founder
- Region
- Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Veterans and to Serving Armed Forces Personnel.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 330 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 22% of the list.
In their area
34 British Empire Medal recipients are from East Riding of Yorkshire.
What organisation were they with?
Founder.
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 New Year Honours 2023
Alan Digweed (tweedy)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Stroud, Gloucestershire
“For services to the Circus and to the community in Stroud, Gloucestershire.”
Alan Garnsworthy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Home Visit Libraries.”
Alan Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Edlesborough, Bedfordshire.”
Alban Stowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Young People.”
Albert Burchmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to Security at the British Embassy in Stockholm.”
Albert Dale
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Edingale, Staffordshire.”
Albert Phillips
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Association Football and to Young People in South Wales.”
Alison Kohler
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Newton Abbot, Devon
“For services to Conservation in Devon.”
Alison Peek
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Women’s Health in Greater Manchester during Covid-19.”
Alison Wolfe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Employment Relations in Northern Ireland.”
Allan Clarkin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Burnley, Lancashire
“For services to Martial Arts and to the community in Lancashire.”
Amanda Foley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Immingham, Lincolnshire
“For services to Early Years Education in Lincolnshire.”
Amarjit Soora
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the community in Ilford, London Borough of Redbridge.”
Andrea Corrie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Tiverton, Devon
“For services to Water Safety in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.”
Andrew Burnett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to the community in Peckham and Nunhead, London Borough of Southwark, during Covid-19.”
Andrew Raynsford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Llanidloes, Powys
“For services to the NHS in Wales.”
Andrew Samuel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Taunton, Somerset
“For services to the community in Somerset, particularly during Covid-19.”
Andrew Scarffe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to the preservation of Laxey and Lonan Heritage and the Isle of Man Railways.”
Angela Bennett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Plymouth, Devon
“For voluntary service to the community in Plymouth, Devon.”
Angela Clarke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Grays, Essex
“For services to the Windrush Generation.”
Angela Gabriel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Leeds.”
Angela Painter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Kent.”
Ann Pinhey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Petersfield, Hampshire
“For services to Music, to Choirs and to Charity.”
Anna Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to International Development.”
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 · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4247667. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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