Birthday Honours 2018
Susan Veale BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Disabled People in Devon.”
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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
9 June 2018
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.
Mrs. Susan Jane VEALE
For services to Disabled People in Devon.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Devon
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“For services to Disabled People in Devon.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 331 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 24% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
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 2018
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Allan Pope
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West Dunbartonshire
“For charitable service.”
Andrew Ainslie
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Herefordshire
“For services to the community in Shobdon, Herefordshire.”
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Cornwall
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Devon
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Staffordshire
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Hertfordshire
“For services to Families of Young People with Special Needs.”
Anne Rush
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
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Anne Tattersall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2018
Devon
“For services to the community and to charity in North Devon.”
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Staffordshire
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Alice Wintergold
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Tyron Woodford
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Alison Turner
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Christopher Symes
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Barbara Sved
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Jennifer Smyth
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Scott Rogers
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Mary Mitchell
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“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Fiona Knight
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David Green
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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
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Claire Flowers
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Sharon Brown
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women.”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Claire Vincent
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Clive Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cannock, Staffordshire
“For voluntary services to Disabled Riders.”
Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
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Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3042739. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 9 June 2018.
Location (Devon) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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