Birthday Honours 2016
Thomas Fisher BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the community and Under-privileged Young People in London.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to the community and Under-privileged Young People in London.
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Kent
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British Empire Medal
Birthday Honours 2016- Region
- Kent
“For services to the community and Under-privileged Young People in London.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to the community and Under-privileged Young People in London.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 322 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
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 2016
Aaron Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
London
“For services to Ethical Fashion.”
Agnes Middleton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Dunbartonshire
“For services to Arts and Crafts and voluntary service in Dunbartonshire.”
Ailna Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Londonderry
“For voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Mckelvey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Belfast
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alan Murdoch
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
West Midlands
“For services to Medical Education and Research.”
Alan Nixon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Northumberland
“For voluntary service to Newbiggin Golf Club and Collingwood College, Morpeth.”
Alan White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Devon
“For services to Fire Safety.”
Alastair Chisholm
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and Culture on The Isle of Cumbrae.”
Alastair Nicolson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Cancer Research UK on the Isle of Skye.”
Albert Garrett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Norfolk
“For services to Fire and Rescue and the community in Norwich.”
Alexander Ingram
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Aberdeenshire.”
Alice Dennis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Aberdeenshire
“For services to Music in Aberdeenshire.”
Alison Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
East Lothian
“For services to People with Disabilities.”
Amy Chandler
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Nottinghamshire
“For services to the community in Nottinghamshire.”
Andrea Pridmore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
West Glamorgan
“For services to Public Administration and Community Music through the Swansea Silver Rhythmaires Marching Band.”
Andrew Peddle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
West Yorkshire
“For charitable services to Homeless People and to Victims of Human Trafficking through the Salvation Army.”
Andrew Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Aberdeenshire
“For services to Ellon and District Royal British Legion Pipe Band.”
Angela Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Devon
“For services to Young People and the community in Devon and Cornwall particularly through Guiding.”
Ann Rennie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
London
“For services to Libraries.”
Annabelle Lee
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Lancashire
“For services to Vulnerable Adults and the Homeless Community in Blackpool.”
Anne Metcalfe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Lancashire
“For services to Fire Safety and Young People.”
Anne Staniforth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Hampshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Anthony Elvin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Anthony Garn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
Edinburgh
“For services to Horticulture in Scotland.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Clive Leslie Gritten
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Peter Alan Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lymington, Hampshire
“For services to British Maritime History and to the community in Southampton.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
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.”
Moira 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 Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Simon Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael 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 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
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald 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
“For Charitable Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2016
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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