New Year Honours 2018
Samuel Pollock BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
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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
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:
B.E.M.
Samuel POLLOCK
For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 331 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 24% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 New Year Honours 2018
Adele Silvey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Surrey
“For services to Hospice Patients.”
Adrian Farmer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Derbyshire
“For services to the community in Belper and Derwent Valley, Derbyshire.”
Adrian Jacobs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
London
“For services to Interfaith Relations and the community in the London Borough of Barnet.”
Alan Futter
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Berkshire
“For services to People with Visual Impairments.”
Alan Mcintosh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Banffshire
“For services to the Boys’ Brigade.”
Alan Witham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Norfolk
“For services to the community in Erpingham, Norfolk.”
Alex Oliver
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Durham
“For services to charity and the community in Durham.”
Alfred Scorer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Cheshire
“For services to the community in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.”
Alfred Vickers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
London
“For voluntary service to Sport in Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Bradbury
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Clophill, Bedfordshire.”
Alison Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Suffolk
“For services to the community in Suffolk.”
Alison Reynolds
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Kent
“For services to community Sport in Kent.”
Alistair Mcinnes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Powys
“For voluntary service to Young People.”
Alyson Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Swansea
“For services to Young People and the community in Swansea.”
Amy Smyton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Tyrone
“For services to Local Government and the community in Omagh, County Tyrone.”
Andrea Manson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Dumfries
“For voluntary service to Disability Sport.”
Andrew Bromley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
South Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Andrew Marshallsay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Bedfordshire
“For voluntary service to the Fire Cadets Unit and the Fire Service Youth Training Association.”
Andrew Menmuir
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Angus
“For services to the Scouting Movement in Angus.”
Angeline Lawson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Denbighshire
“For services to Children, the Judiciary and the community in Denbighshire.”
Anita Castellina
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Lancashire
“For services to the community in Cannock.”
Ann Browning
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Hertfordshire
“For charitable services.”
Ann Maria Loader
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Somerset
“For services to charity and the community in Tickenham, North Somerset.”
Ann Mayer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Cheshire
“For services to the community in Bollington, Cheshire.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 16,371 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Carole Stevens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the community in Swansea, West Glamorgan.”
Ian Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
North Ronaldsay, Orkney
“For services to Art and to the community in North Ronaldsay, Orkney.”
Adrian Richards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ferryhill, County Durham
“For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.”
Derek Reid
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Suicide Awareness and to the community in Castlemilk, Glasgow.”
Sheila Pheely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk
“For Voluntary Service.”
Susan Price
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service.”
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.”
Isabella Jenney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in East Northamptonshire.”
Lyndsay Howden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to the British Red Cross and to the community in Humberside.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Christopher Hailey (christopher Hailey-norris)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire.”
Elizabeth Greig
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Audrey Flannagan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the community in Glasgow.”
Susan Falconer
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to the community in Blackwood, Caerphilly.”
Mary Dumigan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary services to the community in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2939253. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 30 December 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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