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    The British Empire Medal (BEM; formerly British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British and Commonwealth award for meritorious civil or military...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    1946 New Year Honours The British Empire Medal (formally British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    within the wider British Empire, including Commonwealth countries, most of which now have their own honours systems. The medal was established on 7 July...
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  • 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...
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  • the British Empire during the twentieth century. Reforms of the system have sometimes made other changes. For example, the British Empire Medal temporarily...
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  • for connection with war activities), 81 British Empire Medals for gallantry, and 49 Queen's Gallantry Medals have been awarded to officers. 1885 - PC...
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    Rhys McClenaghan (category Recipients of the British Empire Medal)
    Championship medal, bronze on the pommel horse, making him the most decorated Irish gymnast of all time. McClenaghan was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM)...
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    India participated for the first time in 1934 British Empire Games. India won 1 bronze medal in these games. Indian athletes participated only in Athletics...
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    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...
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  • Poon Lim (category Recipients of the British Empire Medal)
    Lim returned to the United Kingdom, King George VI awarded him the British Empire Medal. After the Second World War, Lim emigrated to the United States....
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    Helen Maguire (category Recipients of the British Empire Medal)
    later ran a fundraising consultancy business. Maguire received the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to the community...
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    Russian Empire, competed in London as a separate country. This is the full table of the medal count of the 1908 Summer Olympics, based on the medal count...
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  • 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...
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    Chamar Regiment (category British Indian Army infantry regiments)
    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...
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    previous 1934 British Empire Games in London. India participated in few events this time mainly in cycling. But could not win a single medal in these Games...
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  • Rebecca Edwards (rower) (category Recipients of the British Empire Medal)
    the eight for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Edwards was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to rowing. "Tokyo...
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  • 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...
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  • the Order of the British Empire MBE – Member of the Order of the British Empire BEM – British Empire Medal KPM – King's Police Medal KAVS – King's Award...
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  • Suzanne Dando (category British female artistic gymnasts)
    Horse Welfare. In the 2015 New Year Honours, Suzanne was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to charity. In July 1987, Dando married Graham...
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