Birthday Honours 2024
Roderick Beaton
Knight Bachelor
“For services to History and to UK/Greece relations.”
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Emeritus Professor Roderick McCleod BEATON
Writer and Historian
For services to History and to UK/Greece relations.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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The Knight Bachelor was awarded 16 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 1% of the list.
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Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2024
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Economy.”
Michael Whittingham
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“For services to Chemistry.”
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Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Literature.”
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Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
“For services to the Financial Sector, to the Growth Economy and to Financial Literacy.”
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London, Greater London
“For services to Climate Science.”
Richard Douglas
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Rainham, Kent
“For services to the NHS.”
Richard Greenhalgh
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Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
“For services to Education.”
Robert Behrens
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Roger Wright
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Halesworth, Suffolk
“For services to Music.”
Tony Kouzarides
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Healthcare Innovation and Delivery.”
Wayne David
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Gwent
“For Parliamentary and Political Service.”
Wayne Mcgregor
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London, Greater London
“For services to Dance.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644581. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
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