Birthday Honours 2017
Samuel Mawhinney BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Director
“For services to the Fishing Industry and community in County Down.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the Fishing Industry and community in County Down.
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British Empire Medal
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Samuel James MAWHINNEY
Director, Denholm Fish Selling Company Ltd
For services to the Fishing Industry and community in County Down.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the Fishing Industry and community in County Down.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 316 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 23% of the list.
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Director.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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British Empire Medal · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2803865. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Down) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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