Sir Horace Christian Dawkins (25 December 1867–4 February 1944) was a British civil servant who served as a clerk in the

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. He was educated at

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and Balliol College, Oxford. During the

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he served as a Divisional Commander in the Metropolitan Special Constabulary, and was made a Member of the

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on 7 January 1918. Dawkins was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the

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while a Clerk Assistant. Between 1930 and 1937 he served as

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, and he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 31 October 1925.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dawkins, Horace 1867 births 1944 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford British civil servants Clerks of the House of Commons Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Members of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Eton College