Birthday Honours 1971
David Somerville CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
• De- partment of Health and Social Security
Organisation: Department of Health and Social Security
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1971 with the Companion of the Order of the Bath.
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Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) · 1971
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 25 times in the Birthday Honours List 1971 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath in the Birthday Honours 1971
Andrew Francis Joseph Grant
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Arthur Rodney Barry Sturdee
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Brevet and Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel Jeremy Michael Spencer-Smith
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Douglas William Gretton Wass
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Edwin William George Haynes
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Frederick Charles William Lawson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Henry Peter Rowe
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Ian Powell Bancroft
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Inspector of Factories
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Joanna Miriam Spencer
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Major-General Jack Raymond Reynolds
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Major-General Richard Lewis Clutter- Buck
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Major-General Walter Babington Thomas
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Neil Francis Cairncross
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Patrick Dalmahoy Nairne
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Philippa Frances Marshall
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Richard Henry Watson Bullock
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Sidney CharlesNBACON
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Vice-Marshal Desmond Ernest Hawkins
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Vice-Marshal Douglas Charles Lowe
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Vice-Marshal Frank Ronald Bird
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
Vice-Marshal Peter Charles Cleaver
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
William John Conway Plumbe
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
William Robert Cox
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 1971
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Companion of the Order of the Bath · 1971
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1971 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1971.
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