Birthday Honours 1975
John Morton Vernon Cotterell CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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“For services to local government in Cheshire and to conservation.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to local government in Cheshire and to conservation.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to local government in Cheshire and to conservation.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 136 times in the Birthday Honours List 1975 — about 9% of the list.
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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.
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London, Greater London
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Wokingham, Berkshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1975
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1975 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1975.
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