New Year Honours 1952
William Menzies Coldstream CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• University College
Organisation: University College
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1952 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 142 times in the New Year Honours List 1952 — about 10% of the list.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1952
— Engineer Rear-Admiral Cecil Reginald Percival Bennett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
— Vice-Marshal Claude McClean Vincent
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Adrian Price Webley Hope
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Agatha Macfarlane
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
“For political and public services in Reigate.”
Albert Stanley Pankhurst
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Aldhigton George Curphey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
“For public services in Jamaica.”
Alfred Hazell King
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Alfred Maymon Seed
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Alice Havergal Skillicorn
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Principal
Andrew Buchanan Macdonald
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Archibald Gordon Mackenzie-Kennedy
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Archibald Percy Long
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
“for Wales, Forestry Commis- sion..”
Arthur Barber
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Arthur Cecil French
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Arthur Claude Morrell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Arthur David Waley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
“For services to the study of Chinese literature.”
Arthur Gilbert Norris
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Arthur Henry Powdrill
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
“For political and public services in Southampton.”
Arthur Stanley Charlton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Barker Thomas Clegg
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
“For services to the British Empire Cancer Campaign.”
Bernard William Phillips
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
“For political and public services in Southampton.”
Bertie Cannell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
“For political and public services in Norwich.”
Bryan David Nicholas
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
Royal Air Force
Charles ESruce Townend
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1952
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1952
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1952 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1951.
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