Birthday Honours 1968
Douglas Fraser Ruston CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director • Cot- ton Research Corporation
Organisation: Cot-ton Research Corporation
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1968 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1968
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 134 times in the Birthday Honours List 1968 — about 10% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director, Cot-ton Research Corporation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1968
Alan James Harris
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Alan McCrae Moorehead
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Alastair Wallace Sandford
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Alfred Musgrave Merriweather
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Alistair James Strang Martin
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Alphonso Liguori d'ABREU
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Angus Digby Hastings Irwin
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Archibald Leman Cochrane
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Arthur Hugh Montgomery Irwin
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Arthur John Montague
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Arthur Neville Moon
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Arthur Peter Vicary
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Arthur Pollard H.M. Inspector of Schools
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Arthur Thomas Cheek
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Basil Raymond Miles
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Cedric Minett Benham
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“For services to Export.”
Charles Francis Ambrose
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Charlie Dennis Pilcher
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“For services to Housing and New Towns.”
Christopher David Wilson
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Claude Frederick Shoolbred
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Cyril Hebblethwaite
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David Alexander Carter
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Chairman
David John Young
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
David Philip Evans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1968
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1968
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1968 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1968.
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