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  2. H. E. Bates - Wikipedia

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    Herbert Ernest Bates CBE (16 May 1905 – 29 January 1974) was a British writer, known for his gritty realistic short stories (he wrote more than 25 collections) and novels set in the early to mid 20th century of England mainly. He was from the countryside and adored flowers and gardening (writing two books on gardening), so much of his writing ...

  3. 1950 New Year Honours - Wikipedia

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    Herbert James Cook, formerly Town Clerk, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. Robert Dawson, a farmer in the Robe district, State of South Australia. Herbert Daniel Gowran FitzPatrick, District Commissioner, Swaziland. Veronica Margaret Gill. For services in connexion with patriotic and charitable movements in Port Pirie, State of South Australia.

  4. 1956 New Year Honours - Wikipedia

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    Air Vice-Marshal Leslie John Vernon Bates, CB, CBE, Royal Air Force (Retired). Civil Division. Sir Hugh Eyre Campbell Beaver. For public services and services to industry. Sir Claude Dixon Gibb, CBE, chairman, C. A. Parsons and Company Ltd, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Alexander Glen, CB, MC, Secretary, Department of Agriculture for Scotland.

  5. Bates learned of knighthood at Post Office inquiry - AOL

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  6. 1956 Birthday Honours - Wikipedia

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    Herbert Henry Swift, Chief Liaison Officer for National Savings, British Railways (South-Wales Area). Captain Edward John Syvret, Commodore Master, MV Port Auckland, Port Line Ltd. Arthur Henry Taylor, MBE, Principal Scientific Officer, Fuel Research Station, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research. Captain Charles William Taylor, DSC, RD.

  7. 1952 Birthday Honours - Wikipedia

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    The Right Honourable Sir Basil Stanlake Brooke, Bt, CBE, MC, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.; The Right Honourable Sir (Alfred) Duff Cooper, GCMG, DSO, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 1934–1935; Secretary of State for War, 1935–1937; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1937–1938; Minister of Information, 1940–1941; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1941–1943; HM Ambassador to ...

  8. Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates to be knighted at ... - AOL

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    Sir Alan Bates, the leading campaigner for subpostmasters in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, will receive his knighthood at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. ... will be made a CBE for his services ...

  9. Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to return CBE over ...

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    The former chief executive was appointed a CBE in December 2018. ... Will Mellor, who starred in the ITV drama Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and portrayed one of the victims, said the returning of ...