Birthday Honours 2013
Sonia Jill WHEELER BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to charity and to the community in the Isle of Wight.”
Timeline
British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to charity and to the community in the Isle of Wight.
View London Gazette noticeExplore by field
Explore other people honoured in this field
Location
See other people honoured from Isle of Wight →
Location comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, and isn’t available for every honour.
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2013- Region
- Isle of Wight
“For services to charity and to the community in the Isle of Wight.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Sonia's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
Birthday Honours 2013
Sonia Jill Wheeler
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to charity and to the community in the Isle of Wight.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
Birthday Honours 2013
Sonia Jill Wheeler
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to charity and to the community in the Isle of Wight.”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
Birthday Honours 2013
Sonia Jill Wheeler
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to charity and to the community in the Isle of Wight.”
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards - printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record - not an official or royal body.
In context
The bigger picture
How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 295 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 25% of the list.
In their area
34 British Empire Medal recipients are from Isle of Wight.
How widely is this recognised?
11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the Birthday Honours 2013
Agnes Burgoyne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
West Lothian
“Manager, Rosebery Centre, Livingston. For services to Older People.”
Aileen Leckey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Down
“Lately School Crossing Patrol Officer, Saintfield, County Down. For services to Education in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Gregory
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Lancashire
“Police Community Support Officer, Skerton, Lancaster. For voluntary service to Policing and to the community in Lancashire.”
Alexander Henderson Jack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Clackmannanshire
“For services to the Scouting Movement in Scotland.”
Alyson Ruddick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“Volunteer Carer. For services to Carers and People with Special Needs in Islington.”
Andrew Benjamin Phillips
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Essex
“For services to History and Heritage in Colchester.”
Andrew Mccartney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire.”
Andrew Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Greater Manchester
“School Police Officer and Project Leader, Nowt2do Scheme. For services to Children and Young People in Greater Manchester.”
Angela Marilyn Cox
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For voluntary service to people affected by Breast Cancer in Hertfordshire.”
Angela Pauline Lysbeth Gamble
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Essex
“For services to Scouting and to the community in West Mersea, Essex.”
Angela Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“For public service and voluntary service through the Lambeth Youth Offending Programme.”
Anisa Haghdadi
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
West Midlands
“Social Entrepreneur. For services to Education and Young People.”
Ann Murdoch
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Lanarkshire
“Service Delivery Manager, Buchanan Bus Station. For services to Transport in the West of Scotland.”
Anna Lovell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Dorset
“For services to the community in West Dorset.”
Anna May Wharry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Antrim
“For services to the community in Carnlough, Northern Ireland.”
Anne Elizabeth Seymour
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Surrey
“For services to the community in Dormansland, Surrey.”
Anne Mary Read
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“For services to the Community Association of New Eltham, South East London.”
Anne Penelope Bickmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
East Sussex
“For charitable services through the abcfund in East Sussex.”
Anthony David Dutton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
South Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Wombwell, South Yorkshire.”
Arthur Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
South Yorkshire
“Chairman, 3rd Doncaster Scout Group Executive Committee. For services to Young People and the community in Doncaster.”
Arthur William Bonus
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cambridgeshire
“For services to the community in Rampton, Cambridgeshire.”
Avis Archdale Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Greater Manchester
“For services to the communities in Leigh and Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Barbara Barnes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Dunbartonshire
“For voluntary and charitable services to the community in Dunbartonshire.”
Barbara Elster
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Dorset
“Vice President, Diabetes UK, Essex. For services to People Affected by Diabetes.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Moira Patricia Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Peter Nicholas Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Enola Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
West Mersea, Essex
“Founder, Insulinoma Charity UK. For services to the Insulinoma Community”
Simon Ernest Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Diane Kathleen Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Michael Evan West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim”
Christine Joy Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“Lately Railwayman, West Midlands Trains and Freightliner Group. For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children's Hospital”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Adult Instructor, Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force. For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising”
Nicholas Kevin Davis Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Craig Thomas Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“Chairman of Sandhaven and Pitullie Harbour Trust. For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire”
Jean Mary Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Donald Richard Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Volunteer, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow. For Charitable Service”
Graham Syrett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the community in Cotham and Kingsdown, Bristol”
Jennifer Jaculin Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Beryl Shirley Stubbins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Downham Market, Norfolk
“For services to the community in Norfolk”
Neville Percy Stephens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Craven Arms, Shropshire
“For services to the community in Craven Arms, Shropshire”
Martyn Clive Steers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maidstone, Kent
“Volunteer, St John Ambulance Kent. For voluntary services to Community First Aid”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2013.
Location (Isle of Wight) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.