New Year Honours 1972
James Adam Louis Matheson CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
• Monash University
“For public service.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) · 1972
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“For public service.”
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“For public service.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 13 times in the New Year Honours List 1972 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Monash University.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Deputy Chairman
Frank Charles Douglas Sargeant
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Harry Godfrey Mitchell Bass
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British High Commissioner
House of Commons.
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Ian McTaggart Sinclair
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Charles Obazuaye
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Michael Mitchell
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Jack Emsley
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Cynthia Davis
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Stephen Davis
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Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
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London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
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Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 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 30 December 1971.
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