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British Empire Medal

British medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service
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British Empire Medal

Summary

British Empire Medal is an Order of the British Empire[1]. It draws 839 Wikipedia views per month (order_of_the_british_empire category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Empire Medal is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • British Empire Medal's instance of is recorded as Order of the British Empire[4].
  • British Empire Medal's Commons category is recorded as British Empire Medal[5].
  • 1922 marks the founding of British Empire Medal[6].
  • British Empire Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the British Empire Medal[7].
  • British Empire Medal's next lower rank is recorded as King's Police Medal[8].
  • British Empire Medal's next higher rank is recorded as Royal Victorian Medal[9].

Body

Definition and Type

British Empire Medal's instance of is recorded as Order of the British Empire[4].

Origins

1922 marks the founding of British Empire Medal[6].

Why It Matters

British Empire Medal draws 839 Wikipedia views per month (order_of_the_british_empire category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Order of the British Empire
    Category for recipients of this award → Category:Recipients of the British Empire Medal
    Country → United Kingdom
    Inception → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11662]]: 165200, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/178355770|British Empire Medal (#178355770)]] for {{P|11662}}"
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