Honours and Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George - 1962
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order - 1963
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire - 1957 (CBE - 6 January 1944, OBE - 9 September 1942)
Companion of the Order of the Bath - 31 August 1944
Mention in Despatches - 1 April 1941
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