1952 Special Honours

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As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours

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George Cross (GC)

Order of the British Empire

Commanders (CBE)

Officers (OBE)

Members (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Military Division

  • No. 1878183 Staff-Sergeant James Derek Blenkiron, Corps of Royal Engineers.
  • No. 7017485 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant Thomas Lawrence Edwards, 4th Queen's Own Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps.
  • No. 6895806 Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant (acting) Roland William Gardiner, Royal Corps of Signals.
  • No. 1537177 Colour Sergeant John Gordon Morrison Ledingham, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment).
  • No. 21018281 Warrant Officer Class II (acting) William O'Neill, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
  • No. 2549706 Corporal (acting) Ronald Ernest Weighell, Royal Corps of Signals.
  • No. T/14191556 Sergeant James Thomas Winning, Royal Army Service Corps.

Civil Division

  • Albert Arthur Victor Barker, Foreman, Grade II, Royal Ordnance Factory, Swynnerton. (Walton, Staffordshire.)
  • John Simpson Burke, Constable, Metropolitan Police. (Bennondsey, S.E.1.)
  • George Cheshire, Motor Driver, Road Haulage Executive, Liverpool.
  • Charles Hill, Constable, City of Glasgow Police Force.
  • Thomas Macdonald, Constable, City of Glasgow Police Force.
  • Nathan Hyams, Wholesale Fruit Salesman, St. John's Wood, N.W.8.
  • Che Man bin Ibrahim, Principal Officer, Grade 1, Pudu Prison, Federation of Malaya.
  • William Martin, Fitter's Labourer, Grimsby.
  • James Albert Penwarden, Sales Representative, Leeds.
  • Albert Frank Wells, Sergeant, Metropolitan Police. (Balham, S.W.12.)
  • John Foster, Constable, Metropolitan Police. (Deptford, S.E.8.)
  • Sydney Furner, Constable, Metropolitan Police. (Deptford, S.E.8.)

Distinguised Service Order (DSO)

Military Cross (MC)

Military Medal (MM)

Associate of the Royal Red Cross, Second Class (ARRC)

Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct


Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

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The 1919 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in The London Gazette and The Times in January 1919.

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As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.

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References

  1. The London Gazette OF FRIDAY, 12th DECEMBER, 1952
  2. The London Gazette OF TUESDAY, ist APRIL, 1952