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unusual facts about Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire



Alfred Baxter-Cox

Brigadier Alfred Richard Baxter-Cox CBE, ED (7 September 1898 – 18 October 1958) was an Australian military officer and architect, who served during both the First and Second World Wars.

Amelia Fawcett

In the New Year Honours 2002 Fawcett was appointed as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Florence Norman

Florence Priscilla, Lady Norman, CBE (born Florence Priscilla McLaren) (1881 – 1 March 1964, Antibes) was an English socialite and activist.

Frederick Kisch

Frederick Hermann Kisch CBE, CB, DSO (August 23, 1888 – April 7, 1943) was a decorated British Army officer and Zionist leader.

Laura McLaren, Baroness Aberconway

Laura McLaren, Baroness Aberconway CBE, DStJ (b. 1854, Salford, England, UK – died 4 January 1933, Antibes) was a British suffragist and noblewoman.

Lynn Chadwick

Chadwick was made a Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1964, and a French Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1985.


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