Notes: [1] The letters "PC" are used only by peers. For other Privy Counsellors, "Rt. Hon." before the name suffices. The distinction is caused because peers may already hold the title "Rt. Hon." while not being a Privy Counsellor, while the same cannot be said of commoners. [2] Esquire (or Esq. as a suffix) is now commonly used in the UK in place of the prefix Mr. in formal address, according to the "Dictionary of Genealogy" it has no real meaning. In the US it is considered in many places only to be used for lawyers. [3] The exact post-nominal for university de ...

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This article concerns British and Commonwealth orders and decorations awarded by the British Sovereign. Awards are listed in order of precedence. British and Commonwealth orders and decorations - United Kingdom. Victoria Cross VC George Cross GC Knight (or Lady) of the Most Noble Order of the Garter KG/LG Knight (or Lady) of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle KT/LT Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick KP Knight Grand ...

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Note, the article Canadian order of precedence (Decorations and Medals) has a combined list of the Canadian and British orders. National Orders Victoria Cross VC Cross of Valour CV Companion of the Order of Canada CC Officer of the Order of Canada OC Member of the Order of Canada CM Commander of the Order of Military Merit CMM Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces COM Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO Officer of the Order of ...

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Social name suffixes are almost exclusively applied to men. The most common name suffixes are senior and junior, which may be written with a capital first letter (Sr.) or in lower case (jr.) after a comma following the person’s name. The term ‘junior’ is only correctly used if a son is given exactly the same name as his father. When spelled out in full, these suffixes are always written with the first letter in lower case. In French, the designations are père (‘f ...

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This includes such titles as Esq., used for an attorney (usually a practicing attorney) in the USA who has passed a state bar examination, and CSA (casting) and ASCAP, which indicate membership in professional societies. Officers and enlisted in the United States Military will add an abrreviation of the service frequently to disambiguate seniority, and reserve status. For example, Captain Smith, USN, outranks Captain Jones, USMC. Members of religious orders will commonly use their order's initials as a suffix to their personal name. F ...

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Abbreviated suffixes are often used in lieu of the full style and title of people, particularly if their titles are lengthy. For example, in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries the full name, style, and titles are used in formal communications to and from the Monarch, as in: "Our Right trusty and well-beloved counsellor Sir John Smith, Knight of The Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent O ...

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Australian decorations in italics. Victoria Cross VC George Cross GC Cross of Valour CV Knight/Lady of the Garter KG/LG Knight/Lady of the Thistle KT/LT Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB Order of Merit OM Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia AK/AD Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO Knight/Dame Grand Cr ...

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The following is a list of the above Orders, except the Canadian provincial Orders. The Orders are sorted by their first appearance when descending the order of precedence. Most Noble Order of the Garter Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick Most Honourable Order of the Bath Order of Merit Order of Australia (see note below) Order of New Zealand (see note below) Most Exalted Order of the Star of India New Zeala ...

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[1] Those individuals who received British Honours prior to the handover may continue to wear the order and/or use the related post-nominal letters, however, these are not officially recognized by the Government of Hong Kong. [2] Senior Cousel is a replacement for the Queen's Counsel. Those individuals who had acheived the status of QC may continue to employ the letters in additions to JP. ...

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[1] Originally the New Zealand Order of Merit, which was created to replace the Imperial Order of the British Empire was an order of chivalry and the two highest levels bestowed Knight and Dame status upon the recipient. These were abolished by Prime Minister Helen Clark in 2001 and replaced by the level of Principle Companion and Distinguished Companion. Those New Zealander's who were created a Knight or Dame under the old system are still permitted to style themselves "Si ...

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[1] Currently there are no living Canadians permitted to utilize the postnominal letters "V.C.". Since its creation in 1993 the Canadian Victoria Cross has yet to be issued and Canada's last living recipient of the Imperial Victoria Cross, Smokey Smith, died in 2005. [2] French Canadian Privy Councilor's utilize the postnominal letters "C.P." rather than the anglophone "P.C.". There are several other cases of this in Canada such as French Canadian Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada use the letters "MSRC" instead of "FRSC". In prac ...

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Notes: [1] Awarding of the Imperial Victoria Cross to Australian citizens ended when the Australian Victoria Cross was created part of the Australian Honour Sytem in 1991. Since that time it has yet to be awarded. Of the 96 Australians awarded the Victoria Cross there are two living : Edward Kenna and Keith Payne. [2] The Knight & Dame level of the Order of Australia was abolished in 1986. Those who were awarded this rank are sti ...

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