New Year Honours 1961
Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Eyre CROSTHWAITE- Eyre
“for the New Forest and Christchurch Division, 1945-1950 and for the New Forest Division since 1950.”
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for the New Forest and Christchurch Division, 1945-1950 and for the New Forest Division since 1950.
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“for the New Forest and Christchurch Division, 1945-1950 and for the New Forest Division since 1950.”
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Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Eyre Crosthwaite- Eyre
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Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Eyre Crosthwaite- Eyre
“for the New Forest and Christchurch Division, 1945-1950 and for the New Forest Division since 1950.”
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Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Eyre Crosthwaite- Eyre
“for the New Forest and Christchurch Division, 1945-1950 and for the New Forest Division since 1950.”
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How common is this award?
The was awarded 16 times in the New Year Honours List 1961 — about 1% of the list.
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“For political and public services in Glasgow.”
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“For political and public services in the East Midlands.”
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“For public services in Hong Kong.”
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“For political services in Hitchin.”
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“For political and public services in Wales.”
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“For political and public services in the State of Victoria.”
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· 1961
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1961 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1960.
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