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Transport men honoured

20th June 1969, Page 187
20th June 1969
Page 187
Page 187, 20th June 1969 — Transport men honoured
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Keywords : British Honours System, United Kingdom, British People, London Transport Board, Alec Issigonis, New Year Honours

Transport and its associated industries were well represented in the Queen's Birthday Honours List published on Saturday. Of the 34 knighthoods awarded in the List, our went to men in transport:—

Knights Bachelor: Leonard Crossland, chairman, Ford Motor Co. Ltd. For services to export.

Maurice Andrew Holmes, chairman. London Transport Board.

Alec Arnold Constantine Issigonis, technical director, British Leyland Motor Corporation.

John Spencer Wills, chairman and managing director, British Electric Traction Co. Ltd_ For services to industry and the arts.

KBE: William Gordon Harris, director. General Highways, Ministry of Transport.

CBE: W. M. Haynes, vice-chairman. director of engineering. Jaguar Cars Ltd. For services to export.

J. J. Parkes, chairman and managing director, Alvis Ltd. For services to export.

OBE: M. J. Byrne, general secretary, Scottish Transport and General Workers' Union.

MBE: R. W. J. Hubbard, senior executive assistant, solicitor's department. London Transport Board.

J. Kelson, editor, Headlight For services to road transport industry.

J. W. MacKinnon, training assistant (senior executive assistant), London Transport Board.

William Leonard Screen, traffic manager. Midland General Omnibus Co. Ltd.

Robert Cyril Sheldon, group chief development engineer. Joseph Lucas Ltd. For services to export.

Overseas List

OBE: J. Cooper, general manager, Public Transport Service Corporation. Trinidad and Tobago.

S. H. Kemsley, director. Transport Control Department, Bermuda.

MBE: E. D. J. Martin, lately transport manager, Hong Kong.

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Organisations: Transport Control Department, Scottish Transport and General Workers' Union, London Transport Board, Ministry of Transport
People: J. Kelson, J. J. Parkes, S. H. Kemsley, Robert Cyril Sheldon, M. J. Byrne, William Leonard Screen, John Spencer Wills, Leonard Crossland, William Gordon Harris, Alec Arnold Constantine Issigonis, J. Cooper, Maurice Andrew Holmes

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