New Year Honours 2013
Yvonne Carson BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Parliament and the Commonwealth.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
For services to Parliament and the Commonwealth.
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 2013
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Hertfordshire
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2013- Region
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“For services to Parliament and the Commonwealth.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 309 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 20% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2013
Adam Forshaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cheshire
“For services to Young People through Scouting and Martial Arts in Cheshire.”
Agnes Cadger
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Motorcycle Racing.”
Agnes Jane Elizabeth Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Shetland
“For services to Crofting in Shetland.”
Alan George Hooker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For services to Scouting and to the community in Little Hallingbury, Essex.”
Alan George Parry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Essex
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alan John Stewart Kilpatrick
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Glasgow
“For services to the Welfare of People with Cancer in the West of Scotland.”
Alan Ronald Tapp
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Stirling and Falkirk
“For voluntary service to SSAFA Forces Help in Stirlingshire.”
Albert Arthur Elson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
“For services to the British community in Thailand.”
Albert Leonard Patient
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Essex
“For services to Education.”
Alexander Russell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Fife
“For services to the community in Kinglassie, Fife.”
Alice Doherty
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
East Lothian
“For services to Oxfam, Musselburgh.”
Alison Bevan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cornwall
“For services to Cultural Heritage in Cornwall.”
Amanda Elizabeth Kimmins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Cornwall
“For services to the community of St.”
Andrea Finn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Hampshire
“For services to the community in Wood Green, Hampshire.”
Ann Lesley Priestman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
West Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Shelley, West Yorkshire.”
Ann Margaret Barwood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Devon
“For voluntary services to Exeter Cathedral.”
Ann Victoria Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For services to the community in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire.”
Anne Vera Helen Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Kent
“For services to Elderly People in Hildenborough, Kent.”
Annette Norah Mary Colbert Drake
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Berkshire
“For public and voluntary service to the community in Wokingham, Berkshire.”
Anthony Hopkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Berkshire
“For services to Nursing.”
Army and to community in Rotherham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
South Yorkshire
Arnold Lionel Phelops
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“For charitable services.”
Arthur Hoyle Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
Greater Manchester
“For services to Christ-Church Walmersley, Lancashire.”
Asim Iftikhar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2013
London
“For services to the community in Poplar, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
In the same field
Others recognised for International & Diplomatic
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic. See the full list →
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Martha Holman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Community Development in Zimbabwe and to UK/Zimbabwe Relations.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Jonathan Lutwyche
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Sustainable Chemicals Management, to Economic Growth, to International Trade, and to Advancing Opportunities for Women and Young People.”
David Currie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Andrews, Fife
“For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall)
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
Alexander Canham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lee Davidson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Katherine Drew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK/Solomon Islands relations.”
Caroline Rye
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 29 December 2012.
Location (Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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