Birthday Honours 1973
Roy Edwin Close CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• National Economic Development Office
Organisation: National Economic Development Office
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1973 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1973
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 114 times in the Birthday Honours List 1973 — about 8% of the list.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1973
Alan Robert Davis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alec Haines Little
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Alexander Elder Anton of Jurisprudence
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Milne Brebner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alfred John Farre Doulton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alister Geddes McCRAE
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Chairman
Andrew William Seymour Hutchings
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
lately General Secretary
Anthony James Dowell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Austen Laing
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Director General
Bernard Walter Lewis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For political and public services in Essex.”
Cecil Charles Farrow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Export.”
Charles Bernard Stone
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Charles Waugh Renilson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Clifford Robert Garnham
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“for England and Wales.”
Colin Henderson Roberts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Papyrology.”
Colin Philip Joseph Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Assistant Commissioner
David Edwin Coffer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
David John Hughes-Morgan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
David Keith-Lucas
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Aviation.”
David Ronald Hunter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Donald Godfrey Emerson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Export.”
Donald John Bratton Summers
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Headmaster
Dudley Thomas Goodhugh
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Royal Navy
Edward WilEam Weaver
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Director
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 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 14 June 1973.
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