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13th Lancers

General Sir Frank Messervy, KCSI, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar (WWII Commander & First Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army 1947-48)

Adam Smith College

The Adam Smith Lecture series has attracted prestigious national and international speakers including: Alan Greenspan KBE, who spoke while Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the USA; and Sir Mervyn King, Governor of The Bank of England, both of whom were introduced by The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, former Prime Minister and last Chancellor of the College.

Alan Mcilwraith

He convinced a number of charities and media outlets that he was "Captain Sir Alan Mcilwraith, KBE, DSO, MC".

Alec Coryton

Air Chief Marshal Sir William Alec Coryton KCB, KBE, MVO, DFC, RAF (16 February 1895 – 20 October 1981), commonly known as Alec Coryton, was a senior RAF commander in World War II.

Archibald Salvidge

Sir Archibald Tutton James Salvidge KBE PC (5 August 1863 – 11 December 1928) was an English politician, most notable for securing the political dominance of the Conservative Party in Liverpool through the use of the Working Men's Conservative Association (WMCA), earning him the nickname "the king of Liverpool" (by Warden Chilcott, MP for Liverpool Walton).

Arthur Samuel Allen

Lesser appointments followed, but in October 1944, Blamey recommended Allen be made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), although Allen was never appointed.

Charles Mole

Sir Charles Johns Mole KBE, MVO (1886–1962) was a British architect who served in the Ministry of Works, eventually becoming its Director-General.

Charles Warburton Meredith

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Charles Warburton Meredith KBE, CB, AFC, RAFVR (1896-19 April 1977)

Dayendranath Burrenchobay

Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay KBE, CMG, CVO, GCSK, (Born as सर डयेन्द्रनथ बुर्रेन्चोबय 24 March 1919 – 29 March 1999) was born in Plaine Magnien, Mauritius and served as Governor-General of Mauritius.

DRG Kleinlokomotive Class II

Light locomotives mainly used diesel motors (originally classified as Kö/Köf/Köe by the DRG), as their source of energy, but there were also versions with Benzolmotors, designated as Kb/Kbf/Kbe, and with electrical batteries (accumulator cars: Ks/Ka), as well as one locomotive with a steam engine.

Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Professor Sir Nicholas Attygalle, KBE, FRCS, FRCOG - former President of the Senate of Ceylon, Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine & Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Francis Rodd, 2nd Baron Rennell

Major General Francis James Rennell Rodd, 2nd Baron Rennell KBE CB JP (25 October 1895 – 15 March 1978) was the second but eldest surviving son of the diplomat James Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell.

Franklin Miller

He has received the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in the grade of Grand Officer, the French Legion of Honor in the grade of Officer, and, in December 2006, he was awarded an honorary knighthood, a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), by Queen Elizabeth II.

Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet

Air Vice Marshal Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet KBE CB DSO, DL (28 August 1891 – 16 November 1983) was an Air Vice Marshal during World War II and a former Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.

Geoffrey Scoones

In December 1944 he and his fellow corps commanders Stopford and Christison were knighted and invested as KBE by the viceroy Lord Wavell at a ceremony at Imphal in front of the Scottish, Gurkha and Punjab regiments.

George Burton Hunter

Sir George Burton Hunter, KBE (19 December 1845 – 21 January 1937) was a British shipbuilder based on Tyneside.

Giles Chichester

Since 1969 worked in family business Francis Chichester Ltd (publishers of maps, guides and educational wallcharts), founded by his father Sir Francis Chichester KBE, and still lives in the family home at 9 St James's Place, London SW1.

Harry McGowan, 1st Baron McGowan

McGowan was appointed a KBE in 1928 and 0n 24 February 1937 he was raised to the peerage as Baron McGowan, of Ardeer in the County of Ayr.

Hedley Atkins

Sir Hedley John Barnard Atkins KBE (30 December 1905 – 26 November 1983) was the first professor of surgery at Guy's Hospital and President of the Royal College of Surgeons.

Jack Stephens

Jack Stevens (1896–1969), KBE, CB, DSO, ED (7 September 1896 – 20 May 1969) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.

John Boot, 2nd Baron Trent

John Campbell Boot, 2nd Baron Trent KBE (19 January 1889–8 March 1956) was the son of the Jesse Boot who turned the Boots Company, founded by his father John Boot, into a major national company.

King's College, Auckland

Keith Park, GCB, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC, RAF - New Zealand soldier, World War I flying ace and World War II senior Royal Air Force commander, the key military figure in the Battle of Britain

Knowledge-based engineering

KBE then needs to support the decision processes involved with configuration, trades, control, management, and a number of other areas, such as optimization.

KBE can have a wide scope that covers the full range of activities related to Product Lifecycle Management and Multidisciplinary design optimization.

Lapsley

John Lapsley KBE, CB, DFC, AFC, RAF (1916–1995), World War II fighter pilot; later a senior Royal Air Force commander

Menzies, Western Australia

Sir Colin Hannah KBE KCMG KCVO CB (1914-1978), air force Air Marshal and 19th Governor of Queensland

Montagu Stopford

In December 1944 he and his fellow corps commanders Christison and Scoones were knighted and invested as KBE by the viceroy Lord Wavell at a ceremony at Imphal in front of the Scottish, Gurkha and Punjab regiments.

Niall FitzGerald

Niall FitzGerald, KBE (born 13 September 1945 in County Sligo) is an Irish businessman.

Obuasi

Notable people from the town of Obuasi include the footballer John Mensah and Sam E. Jonah (KBE), the former CEO of Ashanti Goldfields Company.

Oliver Wardrop

Sir (John) Oliver Wardrop KBE CMG (10 October 1864 – 19 October 1948) was a British diplomat, traveller and translator, primarily known as the United Kingdom's first Chief Commissioner of Transcaucasus in Georgia, 1919–21, and also as the founder and benefactor of Kartvelian studies at Oxford University.

Pato Kakaraya

Sir Pato Kakaraya, KBE, is a Papua New Guinea politician and Cabinet Minister.

Philip Strong

Sir Philip Nigel Warrington Strong KBE CMG CStJ (1899–6 July 1983) served as the fifth Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane from 1962 to 1970, also serving as primate of the Church of England in Australia (now called the Anglican Church of Australia) from 1966.

Philip Vian

Despite this, Vian received a personal letter of congratulation from Winston Churchill and he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE).

Roslyn Philp

Sir Roslyn Foster Bowie Philp KBE (27 July 1895 – 19 March 1965) was appointed as a judge to the Supreme Court of Queensland, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Queensland.

Samuel Herbert Wilson

Brigadier General Sir Samuel Herbert Wilson, GCMG, KCB, KBE (1873-1950) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Trinidad and Tobago between 1921 and 1924.

Sir Frederick Willis

Sir Frederick Willis CB KBE (16 March 1863 - 17 June 1946) was an English lawyer and civil servant.

Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet

Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet KBE (13 January 1866 – 13 April 1930), a Scotsman, was the owner of the business that published The Scotsman, a philanthropist, and later in life Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire.

St Andrew's Church, Sonning

Brigadier Sir Neil Hamilton Fairley KBE CStJ FRACP FRCP FRCPE FRS (1891–1966), Australian physician and soldier

Stokes mortar

The Stokes mortar was a British trench mortar invented by Sir Wilfred Stokes KBE that was issued to the British, Commonwealth and U.S. armies, as well as the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (CEP), during the latter half of the First World War.

Templecombe

General Sir Richard McCreery GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (1898 - 1967), Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein and later commanded the British Eighth Army in Northern Italy during 1944-45, died in Templecombe.

West End, Hampshire

Arthur rescued 706 people on his ship RMS Carpathia and was awarded many honours, including being created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), as well as being awarded a Congressional Gold Medal There are plaques in West End Museum for Rostron and RMS Titanic crew member (from West End) James Jukes.


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