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

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

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...

few hours later the debut gold medal. The 1930 British Empire Games made use of pedestals for dignitaries to present medals to winning athlethes, as proposed...

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

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

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

The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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 was 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...

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...

employers" 1925: Ernest Brooks (appointed 1920) also stripped of his British Empire Medal 1926: Lieutenant-Colonel James Christie (appointed 1919), "in consequence...

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...

actor Hugh Laurie, who was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2007, was advanced to a Commander of the Order (CBE). Former...

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

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...

British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to the prevention of child abuse. He is the youngest ever recipient of the medal...

The British War Medal is a campaign medal of the United Kingdom which was awarded to officers and men and women of British and Imperial forces for service...

award and ranks in military order of wear immediately after the British Empire Medal. It is the first exclusive award to Volunteer Reserves that is presented...

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...

The Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) is a decoration established by Queen Victoria in April 1896. A part of the Royal Victorian Order, it is a reward for personal...

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...

Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) is a British medal awarded to Senior Non Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers of the British armed forces for long...