Birthday Honours 1970
John McWILLIAM
Knight Bachelor
“For services to local government in Fife.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1970
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 39 times in the Birthday Honours List 1970 — about 3% of the list.
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
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 1970
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“For public services in Gibraltar.”
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Arnold Weinstock
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“For services to Export.”
Arthur Eric Courtney Drake
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
Charles Edgar Mathewes Hardie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
Charles Forte
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Chairman
Charles Frederic James Barker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
Charles Henry Trelease Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
David Christie Martin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
Dermot Joseph Sheridan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
Edward Walters Senior
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
“For services to Export.”
Elton Reginald Griffin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
“For services to industry and commerce.”
Francis Avery Jones
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
“For services to the British Legion.”
Frank Fraser Darling
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
Vice-President
George Edward Gordon Catlin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
Harry Godwin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
Isadore Victor Elyan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
John Alexander Willison
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
John Laurence Longland
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
“For public ser- vices.”
John Michael Parsons
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
“For services to British Commercial interests in India.”
Julian Stephen Alfred Hodge
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
Chairman
Justice Bernard Sugerman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
Justice Reginald Rodeiic St. Clair Chamberlain
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
“for services to com- merce and the community.”
Kenneth Millns Wood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1970
“For services to Export.”
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Knight Bachelor · 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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