The British Empire Medal is granted in recognition of meritorious civil or military service. Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "BEM".
The honour is divided into civil and military medals in a similar way to the Order of the British Empire itself. Like the ribbons used for other classes of the Order of the British Empire, the ribbon of the British Empire Medal is rose-pink with pearl-grey edges, with the addition of a pearl-grey central stripe for the military division. While recipients are not technically counted as members of the Order, these medals are nevertheless affiliated with it.
Between 1993 and 2012, the British Empire Medal was not awarded to subjects of the United Kingdom, although it continued to be awarded in some Commonwealth realms during that time. The practice of awarding the British Empire Medal to subjects of the United Kingdom was resumed in June 2012, to coincide with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, although only in the civil division.
SURNAME
Parry
FORENAME
Robert
UNIT
Parachute Regiment
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
LS23501108
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1990
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 52382, 28th December 1990, Page 19
SURNAME
Lowes
FORENAME
Ronald
UNIT
Parachute Regiment
RANK
Staff Sergeant
NUMBER
23854706
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1990
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 52382, 28th December 1990, Page 19
SURNAME
Kersey
FORENAME
Clive George
UNIT
Parachute Regiment
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
24175892
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1990
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 52382, 28th December 1990, Page 19
SURNAME
Sidney
FORENAME
Robert William
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Colour Sergeant
NUMBER
P026724C
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1990
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 52382, 28th December 1990, Page 19
SURNAME
Gillingham
FORENAME
Colin Graham
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Colour Sergeant
NUMBER
P035594N
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1990
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 52382, 28th December 1990, Page 19
SURNAME
Fordy
FORENAME
Keith
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Colour Sergeant
NUMBER
P021610D
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1990
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 52382, 28th December 1990, Page 19
SURNAME
Widdowson
FORENAME
Peter Raymond
UNIT
Parachute Regiment
RANK
Staff Sergeant
NUMBER
23352945
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1981
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 48837, 30th December 1981, Page 22
SURNAME
Thompson
FORENAME
Alexander Dale
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
P020034X
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1981
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 48837, 30th December 1981, Page 21
SURNAME
Rees
FORENAME
Arwyn
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Colour Sergeant
NUMBER
P017118N
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1981
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 48837, 30th December 1981, Page 21
SURNAME
Darch
FORENAME
Brian John
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Colour Sergeant
NUMBER
P018152E
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1981
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 48837, 30th December 1981, Page 21
SURNAME
Bowman
FORENAME
Neil Richard
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
P025859K
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1987
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 51171, 30th December 1987, Page 18
SURNAME
Playford
FORENAME
David John
UNIT
Parachute Regiment
RANK
Sergeant (BEM), Warrant Officer Class 2 (MBE)
NUMBER
24169608
AWARD
British Empire Medal, Member of the Order of the British Empire
PLACE
British Empire Medal 1987, Northern Ireland 1993 (MBE)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
SURNAME
Thompson
FORENAME
Graham Michael
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
P034193D
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
Northern Ireland
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 54028, 5th May 1995, Page 6613
SURNAME
Bull
FORENAME
Derek John Francis
UNIT
Parachute Regiment
RANK
Sergeant (BEM), Warrant Officer Class 2 (MBE)
NUMBER
24146804
AWARD
British Empire Medal, Member of the Order of the British Empire
PLACE
Northern Ireland (BEM), 1993 (MBE)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette...
SURNAME
Down
FORENAME
Michael Ernest James
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
P036198Y
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
Northern Ireland
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 52137, 14th May 1990, Page 9154
SURNAME
Bowden
FORENAME
Arthur Alan
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
P024018C
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
Northern Ireland, 1980
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 48583, 13th April 1981, Page 5527
SURNAME
Balment
FORENAME
Robert Ernest
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Colour Sergeant
NUMBER
P022095H
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
Northern Ireland, 1980
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 48583, 13th April 1981, Page 5527
SURNAME
Hannah
FORENAME
Kenneth William
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
P036166P
AWARD
Mention in Despatches, British Empire Medal, Member of the Order of the British Empire
PLACE
Northern Ireland, 1983 (MiD) Northern Ireland (BEM, MBE)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London...
SURNAME
Ryan
FORENAME
Kevin Francis
UNIT
Parachute Regiment
RANK
Corporal (BEM), Sergeant (QGM), Warrant Officer Class 2 (MBE)
NUMBER
24351750
AWARD
British Empire Medal, Queen's Gallantry Medal, Member of the Order of the British Empire
PLACE
Northern Ireland (BEM), Northern...
SURNAME
Winter
FORENAME
Brian
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
PO27405X
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
Falklands
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 49134, 8th October 1982, Page 12858