Birthday Honours 1981
Vice-Admiral Edwin John HORLICK. KBE
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1981 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) · 1981
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The Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 6 times in the Birthday Honours List 1981.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1981
Alexander John
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Hubert Alan John Reay Q.H.P.
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Leonard Williams
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“for Energy, Commission of the European Com- munities.”
Peter Edward Bairsto
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Robert Bell Roscoe
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“For public service.”
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1981
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1981 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1981.
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