Birthday Honours 2017
Paul Frank Soames OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Deputy Chief Executive Officer
“Lately Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Contact a Family, London. For services to Children.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Lately Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Contact a Family, London. For services to Children.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Paul Frank SOAMES
lately Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Contact a Family, London
For services to Children.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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