Birthday Honours 1981
Robert Thomson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to horticulture.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1981
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“For services to horticulture.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 300 times in the Birthday Honours List 1981 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
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 1981
Ada Margaret Pamela Peskett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Adaline Patricia Osborne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Adrian Lindop
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Constable
Aelwyn Jones Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Agnes Lochhead Johnston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to Navy welfare.”
Agnes Louisa Wild
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alan Howes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to farmworkers in Nor- folk.”
Alan Merrick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Constable
Albert Edward Allen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Albert Frost
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Albert Sanchez
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Albert William Harding
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Driver
Alexander Cockburn Hastings
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to Association Football.”
Alexander Gumming Clark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alexander Smart Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alma Jinks
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Alun Rhys Bowen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Ambrose Wilfrid Neill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Amy Barrowclough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to the visually handicapped in Huddersfield.”
Andrea Velino Gianotti
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
“For services to the community.”
Andrew Thomson Scorgie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Anthony James Luckens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Anthony John Willoughby Herbert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
Antony Martin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1981
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
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British Empire Medal · 1981
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1981 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1981.
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