Birthday Honours 1963
John Holmes
Imperial Service Order
Superintendent • Nyasaland Police Force
Organisation: Nyasaland Police Force
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1963 with the Imperial Service Order.
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Imperial Service Order · 1963
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Birthday Honours 1963- Role at the time
- Superintendent, Nyasaland Police Force
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How common is this award?
The Imperial Service Order was awarded 188 times in the Birthday Honours List 1963 — about 15% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Superintendent, Nyasaland Police Force.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Imperial Service Order in the Birthday Honours 1963
Abang Yaman bin Abang Endot
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Ada Stanway Stansfield
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Alexander James Frame
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Alexander Shand
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Alfred Beirne
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Andrew's Ambulance Association. William Ernest Friend
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Anne Marie Louise Pothin
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Annes.) Mohamed Fakir
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Antrim.) Lily W. Lammond
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“For services to Civil Defence in Bromley, Kent.”
Anwer Khan
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Chief Inspector
Arthur HOARE. Douglas JACKSON. Divisional Sergeant-Major Harry Lamming
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Arthur John Clements
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Arthur Martin
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Bandmaster Stanley Philip Glasspole
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Royal Marines
Beaumaris. Margaret Rebekah Croom
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Bella Mattison
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Beryl Irene Watters
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Boy Scouts Association in Gateshead
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British Empire Medal Frank Pluck
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Brynley David Evans
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Royal Marines
Cadrivel Saminathen
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Inspector
Cecil Maurice Cook
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Charles Frederick Evans
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Charles Gilford Welcome
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Imperial Service Order · 1963
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1963 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1963.
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