Birthday Honours 2024
Selwyn Boothe BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Education.”
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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
15 June 2024
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.
Selwyn Delano BOOTHE
Pastoral Mentor, Gunnersbury Catholic School, London Borough of Hounslow
For services to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2024- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 313 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 23% of the list.
In their area
535 British Empire Medal recipients are from Greater London.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
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 2024
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Adrian Cox
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“For services to Veterans and their Families in France.”
Aidan Early
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Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Blake
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Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to the community in Hereford, Herefordshire.”
Alan Donegan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Financial Education.”
Alan Preen
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire.”
Alan Twiddy
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Holt, Norfolk
“For services to Further Education.”
Alasdair Matheson
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Golspie, Sutherland
“For services to the community of Golspie, Sutherland.”
Alvin Ryan
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“For services to the Royal Montserrat Defence Force and Disaster Management in Montserrat.”
Amanda Goth
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Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to the Todmorden Harriers Running Club and Sport Calderdale.”
Amanda Gurney
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“For services to the British Embassy Washington.”
Amrik Mahal
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Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Science and the Covid-19 Response.”
Andrea Ellison
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Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Libraries.”
Andrew Kennedy
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For voluntary service to Education and to the community in Ballymena, County Antrim.”
Andrew Tyerman
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Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Rehabilitation After Acquired Brain Injury.”
Angela Thomson
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Johnstone, Renfrewshire
“For services to the NHS in Scotland.”
Ann Charlton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to the community in Kingsway, Chester.”
Ann Doyle
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Water Regulation and to the community in Warrington.”
Ann Nutt
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Harlow, Essex
“For services to the NHS.”
Anna Williams
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Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.”
Anne Lyon
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Hamilton, Lanarkshire
“For services to Girlguiding in South Lanarkshire.”
Anne Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For voluntary services to St. Columba’s Hospice Care, Edinburgh.”
Anne Milne
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to the community in Aberdeen.”
Anne Radcliffe
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Budleigh Salterton, Devon
“For services to the community in Otterton, Devon.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
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London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
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Shelagh Jane Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
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Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
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Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
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Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
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“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645850. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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