Birthday Honours 2025
Thomas Douglas BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Veterans in Scotland.”
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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
14 June 2025
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.
Thomas DOUGLAS
Veterans Community Support Manager, Royal British Legion Scotland
For services to Veterans in Scotland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Veterans in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 362 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 24% of the list.
In their area
35 British Empire Medal recipients are from City of Edinburgh.
How widely is this recognised?
981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces.
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 2025
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Adrian Habgood
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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Alan Borthwick
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
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Alan Hubbuck
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Ali Qadar
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.”
Alison Harle
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Billericay, Essex
“For services to Policing.”
Alison Ross
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Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Young People and the community in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Amish Patel
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London, Greater London
“For services to Community Pharmacy.”
Andrew Buttery
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Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to the community in Staffordshire.”
Andrew Gee
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Harlow, Essex
“For services to Floating Pennywort Removal.”
Andrew Horner
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Chichester, West Sussex
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Angela Cogbill
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Woking, Surrey
“For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Adults with Disabilities.”
Angela Ellis
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Children in West Sussex.”
Angela Mcgrath
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“For services to Charity Fundraising in Mallorca, Spain.”
Anna Fiorentini
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Loughton, Essex
“For services to Young People from Under Privileged Backgrounds.”
Annabel Mitchell-gears
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Anne Cowan
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Oakham, Rutland
“For services to the community in Manton, Rutland.”
Anne Macdougall
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Clydebank, Dunbartonshire
“For services to the community in Clydebank.”
Anne Prentis
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Fakenham, Norfolk
“For services to the community in Great Ryburgh, Norfolk.”
Anne Thorpe
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Rochester, Kent
“For services to Accessibility at Airports for Disabled Travellers.”
Anthony Ellis
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London, Greater London
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Aruna Mistry
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Higher Education.”
Avis Gallager
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Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to the community in Banbury, Oxfordshire.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Defence & Armed Forces
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 981 people have been recognised for Defence & Armed Forces. See the full list →
John Peel
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bideford, Devon
“For voluntary service to the Royal Marines, the Royal Marines Charity and the Veteran Community.”
Martin Kinsey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Diss, Norfolk
“For services to Military Personnel and their Families.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Andrew Burden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Defence, to Veterans and to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Maritime Safety.”
Richard Boswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wallington, Hampshire
“For services to Flood Defence.”
Donna Armstrong
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Veterans and to the community in Renfrewshire.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Frederick Stewart
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Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland.”
Heather Spence
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Ware, Hertfordshire
“For voluntary services to Veterans.”
Mark Rowlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Defence.”
Pandora Reilly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Helen Ralph
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Margaret Pedder
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Armed Forces Families.”
Alexandria Page
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Armed Forces Community in London.”
Duncan Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Steven Lord
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Defence.”
Roger Lewis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For voluntary services to Service Personnel and Veterans.”
Heather Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Defence.”
Nicholas Goddard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing and to Defence.”
Anne Carr
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel and Veterans.”
Stewart Booth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tadley, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Samuel Boardman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hereford, Herefordshire
“For services to Defence.”
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British Empire Medal · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4906972. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Location (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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