User:Necrothesp/List of recipients of the British Empire Medal, 1939–1947
- Indicates that the award was or appears to have been for gallantry. Although the Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service was not officially awarded "for Gallantry" until 1940, in practice it was sometimes awarded for courageous acts before this time.
| Name | Rank/Title | Organisation | Nationality | Conflict/Incident | Gazette[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardiner, Frederick Henry | Sergeant | Royal Air Force | British | World War II | 1939/11/14[2] |
| Dhanwar, Aihman Sing | Mahout | Kartick Tea Estate | Indian | Tiger attack | 1939/12/01[3] |
| Hayter, Frederick George | Gunlayer | Merchant Navy (SS Stonepool) | British | World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) | 1939/12/01[3] |
| Labram, Horace Mervin | Stoker Petty Officer | Royal Navy (HMS Bideford) | British | HMS Bideford boiler room fire | 1939/12/12[4] |
| Phillips, William John Henry | Chief Stoker | Royal Navy (HMS Bideford) | British | HMS Bideford boiler room fire | 1939/12/12[4] |
| Pearson, John George | Gunlayer | Merchant Navy (SS Heronspool) | British | World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) | 1939/12/15[5] |
| Watkins, Thomas | Gunlayer | Merchant Navy (SS Rockpool) | British | World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) | 1939/12/15[5] |
| Hutton, Albert Collingwood | Gunlayer | Merchant Navy (MV Agnita) | British | World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) | 1940/02/06[6] |
| Read, Henry | Gunlayer | Merchant Navy (SS Hopestar) | British | World War II (Battle of the Atlantic) | 1940/02/06[6] |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ In format year/month/day. Note that some awards are backdated. In such instances, the actual date of the award is given first and the gazette date is given in parentheses.
- ^ "No. 34733". The London Gazette. 14 November 1939. p. 7635.
- ^ a b "No. 34744". The London Gazette. 1 December 1939. pp. 8032–8033.
- ^ a b "No. 34752". The London Gazette. 12 December 1939. p. 8250.
- ^ a b "No. 34754". The London Gazette. 15 December 1939. pp. 8324–8325.
- ^ a b "No. 34786". The London Gazette. 6 February 1940. pp. 713–715.