The British Empire Medal (BEM; formerly British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British and Commonwealth award for meritorious civil or military...

a knight if male or a dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order...

claimed the debut gold medal a few hours later. The 1930 British Empire Games made use of pedestals for dignitaries to present medals to winning athletes...

The Medal of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Gallantry, known as the Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM), was a British medal awarded for...

The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host...

The 1938 British Empire Games were the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from...

This page shows the all-time medal table for the Commonwealth Games since the first British Empire Games in 1930. The table is updated as of 8 August...

The 1950 British Empire Games were the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and...

The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 30 July to 7 August 1954. This was the fifth edition of...

1946 New Year Honours The British Empire Medal (formally British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil...

within the wider British Empire, including Commonwealth countries, most of which now have their own honours systems. The medal was established on 7 July...

represented at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. (Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold). Note: The medals used at these Games...

the British Empire during the twentieth century. Reforms of the system have sometimes made other changes. For example, the British Empire Medal temporarily...

of the British Empire for Gallantry and the British Empire Medal for Gallantry, which ended the anomaly where the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry...

The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been...

for connection with war activities), 81 British Empire Medals for gallantry, and 49 Queen's Gallantry Medals have been awarded to officers. 1885 - PC...

Commonwealth realms Medal Yearbook 2015, page 93 "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3352. British Gallantry Medals (Abbott and Tamplin)...

exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 as the British Empire Games and, with the exception of 1942 and...

Order of the British Empire. Duckers, Peter, British Orders and Decorations, pp. 30–32. London Gazette, "Dates for the Introduction of Medals", p. 2. "No...

The British and Canadian medals are both made of nickel silver and have identical ribbons. However, the two medal designs differ. The British medal features...

Rangoon Battle of Singapore 5 British Empire Medal 3 Military Medal 3 Military Cross 4 Pacific Star 7 Burma Star 4 War Medal 8 Mentioned in dispatches 1...

Police Medal for Gallantry Overseas Territories Police Medal for Gallantry King's Gallantry Medal KGM Royal Victorian Medal RVM British Empire Medal BEM...

The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958...

The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other...

Medal was a decoration established in 1854 by Queen Victoria for gallantry in the field by other ranks of the British Army. It is the oldest British award...

orders, decorations and medals related to British in India: Order of the Star of India (1861–1947) Order of the Indian Empire (1878–1947) Order of the...

Arctic Medal, and renamed the Polar Medal in 1904. The first medal was awarded in 1857, named the Arctic Medal. The Admiralty issued the medal for several...

and from 9 May to 31 October 1925. In 1920 the British Government decided to site the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park, on the site of the pleasure...

Jeffrey Davis BEM (6 January 1933 – 13 February 2015) was awarded the British Empire Medal for risking his life rescuing a 3-year-old girl from a window ledge...

later ran a fundraising consultancy business. Maguire received the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to the community...