The Order of the Companions of Honour

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British order of merit order of chivalry

The Order of the Companions of Honour is a highly prestigious British award recognizing outstanding achievements in fields such as the arts, science, medicine, and public service.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Order of the Companions of Honour	8
Companion of Honour	15
Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British order of merit ⓘ order of chivalry ⓘ
abbreviation	CH ⓘ
administeredBy	Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood ⓘ
associatedWith	Crown in right of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
awardedFor	conspicuous national service ⓘ outstanding achievements in public life ⓘ
badgeDepicts	a mounted knight ⓘ an oak tree ⓘ
badgeShape	oval badge ⓘ
ceremonialOccasion	investiture ceremony ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibility	British subjects ⓘ citizens of Commonwealth countries ⓘ honorary foreign recipients ⓘ
establishedDuring	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War
foundedBy	George V ⓘ
gradeStructure	single-class order ⓘ
hasGenderRestrictions	no ⓘ
hasNotableMember	David Attenborough ⓘ Desmond Tutu ⓘ J. K. Rowling ⓘ Nelson Mandela ⓘ Winston Churchill ⓘ
headOfOrder	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
honoursSystem	British honours system ⓘ
inception	1917 ⓘ
insigniaIncludes	badge ⓘ
isPartOf	orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
maximumNumberOfMembers	65 ⓘ
membershipIncludes	Commonwealth realms ⓘ
membershipType	companion ⓘ
motto	In Action Faithful and in Honour Clear ⓘ
postNominalLetters	CH ⓘ
purpose	to recognise outstanding achievements in medicine ⓘ to recognise outstanding achievements in public service ⓘ to recognise outstanding achievements in science ⓘ to recognise outstanding achievements in the arts ⓘ
ranksAbove	Order of the British Empire ⓘ
ranksBelow	Order of Merit ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	none ⓘ
ribbonColour	red ⓘ
shortName	Companion of Honour ⓘ surface form: Companions of Honour
sovereign	Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ surface form: Charles III
typeOfAward	civilian honour ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

A. V. Alexander → awardReceived → The Order of the Companions of Honour ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of the Companions of Honour

Anne, Princess Royal → awardReceived → The Order of the Companions of Honour ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of the Companions of Honour

Eden → awardReceived → The Order of the Companions of Honour ⓘ

subject surface form: Anthony Eden