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
Collingwood
FORENAME
Frank
UNIT
Royal Marines (45 Commando)
RANK
Quartermaster Sergeant
NUMBER
CH/X 2595
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
Cyprus
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 40987, 25th January 1957, Page 653
SURNAME
Francis
FORENAME
John David
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Acting Sergeant
NUMBER
P020202A
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1978
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 47723, 29th December 1978, Page 22
SURNAME
Ennis
FORENAME
Edward Christopher
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Colour Sergeant
NUMBER
P021264G
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1978
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 47723, 29th December 1978, Page 22
SURNAME
Capper
FORENAME
David
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Colour Sergeant
NUMBER
P019264S
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1978
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 47723, 29th December 1978, Page 22
SURNAME
Brown
FORENAME
John
UNIT
Royal Marines Reserve
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
P990772E
AWARD
British Empire Medal
PLACE
1978
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 47723, 29th December 1978, Page 22
SURNAME
Torr
FORENAME
Derek Austin Terence
UNIT
41 Independent Commando, Royal Marines
RANK
Corporal (MiD), Quartermaster Sergeant (BEM)
NUMBER
PLY/X 5202
AWARD
Mention in Despatches, British Empire Medal
PLACE
Korea (MiD), 1966 (BEM)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 39230...
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
Wilkie
FORENAME
Ian James
UNIT
Royal Marines
RANK
Colour Sergeant
NUMBER
P025740C
AWARD
Mention in Despatches, British Empire Medal
PLACE
Northern Ireland (MiD), Queen's Birthday Honours 1991 (BEM)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
London Gazette 50093, 15th April 1985, Page 5285...
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
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