Birthday Honours 1973
John Bankier Robinson
Air Force Cross
Royal Air Force
“for Distinguished Service to the undermentioned: Queen's Police Medal ENGLAND AND WALES Peter Jack MATTHEWS, Chief Constable, Surrey Constabulary.”
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Air Force Cross
for Distinguished Service to the undermentioned: Queen's Police Medal ENGLAND AND WALES Peter Jack MATTHEWS, Chief Constable, Surrey Constabulary.
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Air Force Cross · 1973
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Air Force Cross · 1970
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Air Force Cross
Birthday Honours 1970- Role at the time
- Royal Air Force
“for Distinguished Service to the undermentioned: Queen's Police Medal ENGLAND AND WALES Peter Jack MATTHEWS, Chief Constable, Surrey Constabulary.”
Air Force Cross
Birthday Honours 1973
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How common is this award?
The Air Force Cross was awarded 9 times in the Birthday Honours List 1973 — about 1% of the list.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Air Force Cross in the Birthday Honours 1973
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Leonard Arthur Bryan Baker
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Raymond Leigh Watson
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Roger Mark Austin
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Ronald George Rhodes
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Ronald Grierson Scott
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Winston Leonard Martin Mayer
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Where this record comes from
Air Force Cross · 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 14 June 1973.
Air Force Cross · 1970
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1970 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1970.
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