Terence Beckett
Sir Terence Norman Beckett director-general of the Confederation of British Industry.
Early life
Beckett was born on 13 December 1923 in
Wolverhampton University).[2]
On 14 July 1945, towards the end of
Honours and decorations
Beckett received the General Service Medal (1918) with Malaya clasp for his service during the Malayan Emergency.
He was appointed
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1987.[7]
Beckett received an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University.[8] in 1981 [9]
References
- ^ "Sir Terence Beckett". The Telegraph. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ McGarvey, Paddy (12 May 2013). "Sir Terence Beckett obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "No. 37239". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1945. pp. 4325โ4326.
- ^ Gooding, Kenneth (11 May 2013). "Terence Beckett, motor executive and employer chief". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "No. 38708". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 September 1949. p. 4337.
- ^ McGarvey, Paddy (12 May 2013). "Sir Terence Beckett obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "Sir Terence Beckett". The Times. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh: Honorary Graduates". www1.hw.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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