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The order has had a chancellor and a secretary since it was founded; the former office is held ex officio by the Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, while the office of secretary has been held ex officio by the Keeper of the Privy Purse (except for the years 1936 to 1943 when the King's Private Secretary was also the order's secretary).
Nathaniel Barnardiston (British Army officer) Frank Beck (British Army officer) W. N. T. Beckett; Matthew Best (Royal Navy officer) Richard Bevan (Royal Navy officer) George Baillie-Hamilton, Lord Binning; Christopher Birdwood, 2nd Baron Birdwood; Dermot Blundell; Alan Bourne; Algernon Boyle; Rodney Brazier; Reginald Bridgeman
The Royal Victorian Order (French: Ordre royal de Victoria) [a] is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch.
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order George Cross and its ribbon bar James Wallace Beaton , GC , CVO [ 1 ] (born 17 February 1943) is a retired British police officer who was awarded the George Cross , Britain's highest gallantry award for civilians.
The same use of the gorget also continues in Norway and Finland, worn by officers or corporals responsible for guard changes and "Inspecting Officers" (officer of the day). The officer of the day of a company (Finnish: päivystäjä ) is usually a non-commissioned officer (or even a private), who guards the entrance and is responsible for ...
Yvonne Bell – Public Protection Unit Officer, Home Office. For services to Safeguarding; Myrna Miriam Bernard – Social Worker, Association of Jewish Refugees. For services to the Jewish Community and to the Disabled in Scotland; Peter John Best – For services to Steam and Heritage Railways
Watchmen were organised groups of men, usually authorised by a state, government, city, or society, to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement as well as traditionally perform the services of public safety, fire watch, crime prevention, crime detection, and recovery of stolen goods.
Smyth-Osbourne relinquished command of the Household Division on 11 June 2016 and was knighted and invested as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by the Queen. [8] He became Deputy Commander of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy in July 2016, [9] and took command of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in July 2019. [10]