Birthday Honours 2001
Poseiap Popau BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to policing.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 2001
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Birthday Honours 2001“For services to policing.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 20 times in the Birthday Honours List 2001 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 2001
Annie Clairmont
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For services to the community.”
Arkus Yurura
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For public service.”
Charles Kose Mero
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For service to the community.”
Jack Hole Anguali
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For service to the community.”
James Komae
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
James Sylvester
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For services to the farming industry.”
John Banama
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For public service.”
Kalale Wel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For service to the community.”
Kume Krai
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For service to government.”
Kwalam Tangapi
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For service to government.”
Linda Joyce Naembo
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For service to the public.”
Mel Puri
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For public service.”
Naniseni Tovia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For services to the community.”
Pastor Sepo Koti
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For service to the church and community.”
Paul McIntosh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For services to the farming industry.”
Tapu Waku
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
Thomas Benjamin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For services to the farming industry.”
Vaiefa Mafoa Lui
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
“For public and community service.”
Wamaope Tamaeo
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2001
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Buhagiar
PersonOverseas Territories Police And Fire Service Medal · 2026
“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
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British Empire Medal · 2001
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2001).
Published 14 June 2001.
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