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Birthday Honours 1939

— Gerald Bain Canny CVO

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1939 with the Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

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Birthday Honours List 1939

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Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) · 1939

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Commander of the Royal Victorian Order · 1939

Source & provenanceVerified against the London Gazette (PDF supplement)

London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗

No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1939 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.

Published 14 June 1939.

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