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New Year Honours 1974

John Philip Gelly

Distinguished Service Order

• - Home Office

Organisation: Home Office

Recognised in the New Year Honours 1974 with the Distinguished Service Order.

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New Year Honours List 1974

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Distinguished Service Order · 1974

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    New Year Honours 1974
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    - Home Office

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Distinguished Service Order · 1974

Source & provenanceVerified against the London Gazette (PDF supplement)

London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗

No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1974 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.

Published 30 December 1973.

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