Birthday Honours 2023
Robert Lewis BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Policing.”
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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
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Robert LEWIS
Special Inspector, South Wales Police Special Constabulary
For services to Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Treharris, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 349 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
31 British Empire Medal recipients are from Mid Glamorgan.
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 2023
Aaron Kerr
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Hillsborough, County Down
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Agnes Close
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to the community in Belfast.”
Alan Henshaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment and to Freshwater Fisheries.”
Alan Naylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
“For services to Young People.”
Albert Duffus
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Forres, Moray
“For services to Boxing, to Veterans and to Charity in Inverness-shire, Aberdeenshire and Moray.”
Alexander Gibson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Brentwood, Essex
“For services to Charity, particularly to People with Motor Neurone Disease.”
Alexander Mcmenemy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Johnstone, Renfrewshire
“For voluntary service to the Scottish Schools Football Association and to the Scottish Football Association.”
Alison Law (alison Hanscomb)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Staines-Upon-Thames, Surrey
“For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Alison Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to the British Community in Russia.”
Amber Hughes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Oxfordshire
“For services to the community in Oxfordshire.”
Andrew Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Sport and to Education.”
Andrew Melvin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Netherlee, Renfrewshire
“For services to Traditional Music and to the community in Glasgow.”
Andrew Padmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Music.”
Andrew Wing
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Gosport, Hampshire
“For services to the community in Gosport, Hampshire.”
Angela Hewitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
East Cowes, Isle of Wight
“For services to Nature Conservation and Education.”
Angela Mccann
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Craigavon, County Armagh
“For services in Northern Ireland on the Demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Ann Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Healthcare Access.”
Ann Steele
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Anndeloris Chacon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Charity and to the community in Bristol.”
Anne Mccormack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Kinross, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Disadvantaged People in Kinross, particularly during Covid-19.”
Anne Mccreadie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to the community in Merkinch, Inverness.”
Anne Wingate
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Beekeeping.”
Anthony Adkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Charity.”
Anthony Brooke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
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 · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4379831. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (Treharris, Mid Glamorgan) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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