Birthday Honours 1972
Harry Lomas CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Officer • Manchester Fire Brigade
Organisation: Manchester Fire Brigade
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1972 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1972
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- Chief Officer, Manchester Fire Brigade
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 110 times in the Birthday Honours List 1972 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Officer, Manchester Fire Brigade.
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 1972
Abraham Edward Hardy Frost
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Abram Sydney Myers Peel
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For political and public services in Yorkshire.”
Alan Bainton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Alan Gordon Ward
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Alexander Ross Belch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to Export.”
Alfred George Howe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to Export.”
Alice Grace Jenny Bragg
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Alleyne John Addy
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Andrew Breach
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Angus Fraser Murray
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Anthony Wakefield Cox
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Partner
Arthur Samson Foot
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“for Research in Dairying, Shinfield.”
Arthur Tiley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For political and public ser- vices.”
Arthur Walmesley-White
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late Corps of Royal Engineers
Basil Selig Yamey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Member
Bernard Henry Notley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Royal Navy
Bernard Spencer Wheble
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Bertram Desmond Misselbrook
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For ser- vices to the Construction Industry.”
Brian Harry Holbeche
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Headmaster
Brian Lawson Salmon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
lately Vice-Chairman
Christopher Roger Gartside Neville
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Cyril Vernon Connolly
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
David Dury Hindley-Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
“For services to the Passenger Vehicle Operators Association.”
David Hermon Andrew Price
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1972
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1972
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1972 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1972.
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