New Year Honours 2024
“For services to Young People and to the community in Levenmouth, Fife.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Young People and to the community in Levenmouth, Fife.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Robert Smart BARNES
Pipe Major, Methil and District Pipe Band
For services to Young People and to the community in Levenmouth, Fife.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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New Year Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Pipe Major
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- Methil, Fife
“For services to Young People and to the community in Levenmouth, Fife.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 398 times in the New Year Honours List 2024 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
27 British Empire Medal recipients are from Fife.
What organisation were they with?
Pipe Major, Fife.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4521279. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
Location (Methil, Fife) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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