British Empire Medal Awarded to Major Brian Hudson

19 November 2019

Major Brian Hudson (retired) a Rustington resident has been recognised by Her Majesty the Queen for his 'constant and selfless voluntary work'.

Dozens of people gather at the West Sussex Record Office in Chichester on Monday afternoon to watch him be presented with the British Empire Medal.

Susan Pyper, the Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex, said only a select handful of people were ever awarded a British Empire Medal, making it 'really quite an achievement'.  Presenting it to him, she said "Brian has done an extraordinary amount for all of us in the community.. this is richly deserved.

John Lippiett, Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex, said Major Brian Hudson has shown 'exemplary dedication' in his work for various charities, including 'Aid For The Aged In Distress' and 'SSAFA Sussex' and Regimental Secretary to the Royal Sussex Regimental Association.

 

Accepting his medal to a round of applause, Major Brian Hudson said "Do I deserve this? I don't think so, because all I wanted to do was to help as much as I could".