Tim Anderson, B.E.M.

My Dad was awarded the British Empire Medal at the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June 1977 for community service to the Far West, Bourke Library Committee, Parents and Citizens and Church. I and my family are very proud of Dad. I announced the award at the occasion of sister Jill's and husband's Garry's wedding after the formal wedding procedures had concluded. Unfortunately there were some drunk yobbos at the reception who did their best to belittle the award to someone who had done more for their community than they would ever have the courtesy of doing and whose best community service might have been served by a post natal abortion. One of the dickheads went on to become chief of staff to PM Keating and is now money laundering for some property developer. Enough said.
Dad was named after his Mother's brother who died of wounds in Flanders WW1, Timothy Farrell. Dad's brother, George Edwin was named after his Mother's other brother George who was killed at the Somme WW1 and another brother, Edwin (Uncle Ted as I knew him) who returned from France WW1. No saving Private Ryan in Grandma's family.