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...

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 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 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 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 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 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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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)...

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

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...

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

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 eight for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Edwards was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to rowing. "Tokyo...

with distinction. This medal essentially replaced the Order of the British Empire prior to 1 July 1997. Hong Kong: Order of the Medal of Honour Protocol Division...

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...

(politician), Canadian politician Bernard Davis (British Empire Medal holder) (1933–2015), awarded the British Empire Medal for risking his life rescuing a 3-year-old...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...