New Year Honours 1973
Henry Stuart Ramsay Watson CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Royal Armoured Corps
Organisation: Royal Armoured Corps
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1973 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1973
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1954
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1954- Role at the time
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New Year Honours 1973
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 130 times in the New Year Honours List 1973 — about 10% of the list.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1973
Alan Ure Reith Scroggie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Charles Durie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Director General
Alexander Dunbar Aitken Mayes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to medicine and hospital administration.”
Alexander Edward Libor Parnis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Hubert Arthur Hogg
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Secretary
Alfred Deutsch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Technical Director
Alice Paton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services in charity work and for the University of Melbourne.”
Ann Shearer Blofeld
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Anthony John Monk
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Royal Navy
Anthony Richard Turnor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For political and public services in Wessex.”
Arthur Gordon George Young
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Headmaster
Aubrey Edwin Orchard-Lisle
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For public services.”
Bernat Klein
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Beryl Grey (Beryl Elizabeth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Betty Fraser Ross Paterson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Brenda Gwyneth Stewart Colvin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Senior Partner
Charles Francis Carr
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Charles Guy Cubitt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to riding.”
Charles Harry Broughton Pipkin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Export.”
Charles Harry Stanger
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Consultant
Christopher Evelyn Kevill-Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to the National Health Service.”
Clarence Harrington Cooksley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Corrie Pool Beat/tie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to British com- mercial interests in Thailand.”
Daniel Cook
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1973
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1973 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1972.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1954
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1954 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1954.
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