New Year Honours 1973
Justice Douglas Macfarlan Little
Knight Bachelor
• Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria STATE OF QUEENSLAND Albert SAKZEWSKI
“For services to commerce, sport and charity.”
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New Year Honours 1973- Role at the time
- Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria STATE OF QUEENSLAND Albert SAKZEWSKI
“For services to commerce, sport and charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 36 times in the New Year Honours List 1973 — about 3% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria STATE OF QUEENSLAND Albert SAKZEWSKI.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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“For poli- tical and public services.”
Brian Morton
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Chairman
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Clement Frederick Penruddock
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David Henry Davies
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lately General Secretary
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Derek George Rayner
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Douglas Andrew Kilgour Black of Medicine
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Edgar Trevor Williams
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Eric Eastwood
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Eric Herbert Cokayne Frith
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“for the Reginald Ernest GRIFFITHS, C.B.E., lately Secretary, Local Authorities' Conditions of Service Advisory Board.”
Ernest William Coates
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Francis Arthur Cockfield
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Francis Arthur Vick
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Frank George Young of Biochemistry
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George's Hospital and Medical School.
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Gerald Bowers Thorley
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Harald Peake
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Chairman
Harry Livermore
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Hugh Kinsman Cudlipp
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Isidore Jack Lyons
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“For public and charifr- able services and services to the Arts.”
James Drake
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Natalie Wade
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“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
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Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Knight Bachelor · 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 30 December 1972.
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