Birthday Honours 1974
Arthur Geoffrey Dickens CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
“For services to Historical Research.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) · 1974
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 15 times in the Birthday Honours List 1974 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 1974
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1974 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1974.
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