Birthday Honours 2015
Robert Kenneth GOODMAN BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Bandmaster, Britannia Band. For services to Music in Northern Ireland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
Bandmaster, Britannia Band. For services to Music in Northern Ireland.
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2015- Region
- Londonderry
“Bandmaster, Britannia Band. For services to Music in Northern Ireland.”
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Robert Kenneth Goodman
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Bandmaster, Britannia Band. For services to Music in Northern Ireland.”
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Robert Kenneth Goodman
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“Bandmaster, Britannia Band. For services to Music in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 295 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
75 British Empire Medal recipients are from Londonderry.
How widely is this recognised?
3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2015
Agnes Caldwell Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Dunbartonshire
“Caseworker and Fundraising Coordinator, Glasgow Branch, SSAFA. For voluntary service to Armed Forces Personnel.”
Albert Edward Skeates
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Gwent
“For services to the community in Blaenau Gwent.”
Alice Jean Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Suffolk
“For services to the West Suffolk Group of Riding for the Disabled and to the community in Barrow, Suffolk.”
Alison Lawson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“Special Documents Officer Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. For services to Security and Information Rights.”
Allan Frederick Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Bedfordshire
“Honorary President, Edmonton Unit, Sea Cadet Corps. For voluntary service.”
Amanda Jane Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“Chair, Independent Monitoring Board, HMP Brixton. For services to Prisoners.”
Amanda Mactaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Dunbartonshire
“For services to the community in Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire.”
Andrew Howard Quick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Devon
“xdandcc Website Developer. For services for Retired Police Officers.”
Andrew Joseph Patton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Tyrone
“For services to the community in Sion Mills, Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Michael Arrowsmith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Nottinghamshire
“For services to charity in Southwell, Nottinghamshire.”
Andrew Richard George Dow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
North Yorkshire
“For services to Railway Heritage.”
Andrew Stephen Wood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
North Yorkshire
“Executive Chef, University of York. For services to Higher Education and University Catering.”
Angela Mary Harris
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“For services to the Hanwell Neighbourly Care Scheme in West London.”
Anita May Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Nottinghamshire
“Founder, Woodside Farm Stables, Riding for the Disabled Association. For services to People with Disabilities.”
Ann Barlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Greater Manchester
“Homewatch Co-ordinator, Ashton-Under-Lyne. For services to Community Safety and Equal Opportunities.”
Ann Marie Corbet
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
West Yorkshire
“Childminder, Bradford. For services to Children.”
Ann Marie Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Glasgow
“Volunteer, Maryhill and Possilpark Citizens Advice Bureau. For voluntary service in Glasgow.”
Ann Muir Kerr
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Stirling and Falkirk
“Chair, Motor Neurone Disease Association Central Scotland Committee. For services to charitable fundraising.”
Ann Susan Walkden-Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Denbighshire
“For charitable services and services to the community in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.”
Anne Callaghan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Nottinghamshire
“Parenting Practitioner, Nottinghamshire. For services to Children and Families.”
Anne Frances Maccallum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Gloucestershire
“Head of Specialist Services, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust. For services to Nursing.”
Anne Heath
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“Trustee, Home-Start Westminster. For services to Children and Families.”
Anne Robson Lloyd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Northumberland
“Drama Teacher, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne. For services to Education and to the community in Newcastle Upon Tyne.”
Annie Watt Amos Mckenzie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Perth and Kinross
“For services to the Ochil Care Home and the community in Perthshire.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“Project Manager, Stockton and Darlington Railway Bicentenary. For services to Heritage”
Jean Irene Routley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Backwell, Somerset
“For services to Church Music and to the community in Backwell, North Somerset”
Jennifer Rosemary Rose-Miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire”
Angela Jane Manson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Youth Musical Theatre”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“Head of the Natural History Museum, Tring. For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Chief Executive Officer, AudioActive. For services to Young People and to Music”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“Founder and Director, Llandeilo Fawr Festival of Music. For services to Music”
Pauline Patricia Knifton Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“Founder, Birsay Drama Group. For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney”
Melanie Jane Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir”
Brian Charlton Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire”
Deborah Haythorne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Shirley Henderson (Shirley McGill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“Founder, McGill School of Speech and Drama, and Director, Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre. For services to Drama”
Rex Ormonde Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
James Breingan Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park”
John Alexander Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Helen Joyce Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Artistic Director, Swansea Jazz Club. For services to Jazz Music”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“Founder, Total Ensemble Theatre Company. For services to Inclusive Theatre”
Lynn Cedar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lingfield, Surrey
“Co-Founder and lately Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Mabel Cardwell (May Cardwell)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Dance and to the community in Corby, Northamptonshire”
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British Empire Medal · 2015
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2015.
Location (Londonderry) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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