Birthday Honours 1973
Raymond George Knight BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to servicemen, ex-servicemen and their dependants..”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 276 times in the Birthday Honours List 1973 — about 19% of the list.
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 Birthday Honours 1973
"Edna May Howells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Adrian Richard Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Sergeant
Agnes Ferguson Beattie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Aircraft Artificer First Class Ronald Walter Gourlay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Aircraft Mechanician First Class George Oliver Robb
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Aircraft Mechanician First Class John McWilliam Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Aircraft Mechanician John Alwyn Trimby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Alan Murray Holloway
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For ser- vices to the community.”
Albert Campbell Morgan Howard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For services to education.”
Albert George Frederick Tidd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Albert George Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For services to the community.”
Albert Norman Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For services"to country fire fighting.”
Alexander Haig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Alexander Mason Campbell Purdie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For services to the Central District Ambulance Service.”
Alexander Russell Sowersby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Alexander Swan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Alfred Elvin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“for Girls, Lincolnshire.”
Alfred John Pengelly
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Alice Celia Edmunds
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Ann Rosemary Bryant James
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps
Archibald James Gray
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
“For services to history.”
Armed Forces). U0592979 David Arthur Marshall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Arthur Edward Harper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
Arthur Harry Beckley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1973
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.”
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British Empire Medal · 1973
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1973 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1973.
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