New Year Honours 2016
Peter Chambers BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For voluntary service to Music in Coventry.”
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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.
Peter John George CHAMBERS
For voluntary service to Music in Coventry.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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West Midlands
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“For voluntary service to Music in Coventry.”
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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?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2455052. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
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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