New Year Honours 1979
Sydney John Guy Cambridge CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1979 with the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) · 1979
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 21 times in the New Year Honours List 1979 — about 1% of the list.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the New Year Honours 1979
Abidjan. Australian States
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Alan Ewan Donald
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Andrew Christopher Stuart
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Bertram Anthony Flack
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Brian Hutchinson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Charles Leonard Booth
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Derek John Claremont Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
“for the Environment, Hong Kong.”
George Ferguson Finlayson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Gordon Barratt Hill
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
“For services to the profession of engineering.”
Gordon Elliot Myers
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Ian James Shaw
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Joe Booth Wright
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
John Anthony Benedict Stewart
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
John William Denys Margetson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Leo John Williams
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
“For services to the community.”
Peter James Scott Moon
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
British High Commissioner
Reginald James Wallace
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Reginald Robert Temple
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
Richard John William Rees
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
“for Leprosy and Mycobacterial Research, National Institute for Medical Research.”
Rupert George Raw
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 1979
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 1979
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1979 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1978.
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