New Year Honours 1961
Rohan Delacombe KBE
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1961 with the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) · 1961
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Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) · 1957
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1951
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Military service
Ministry of Defence- Division
- Military Division
- Service number
- 34748
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1951Companion of the Order of the Bath
Birthday Honours 1957Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1961
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How common is this award?
The Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 3 times in the New Year Honours List 1961.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1961
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 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.
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 1957
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1957 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1957.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1951
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1951 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1950.
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