Lloyd Thomson

LVO The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, ...

(22 May 191926 August 2015) was an Australian public servant and

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. He also co-wrote the book and lyrics of the successful Australian musical ''

The Sentimental Bloke ''The Sentimental Bloke'' is a 1918 Australian silent film based on the 1915 verse novel ''The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke'' by C. J. Dennis. Produced and directed by Raymond Longford, the film stars Arthur Tauchert, Gilbert Emery, and Lottie L ...

''. In 1958

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appointed him a

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Monarchy of Canada, Canadian monarch, Mon ...

.It's an Honour
. Retrieved 27 November 2017 In 1983 he was awarded the Grand Cross of the

Order of Pius IX The Order of Pope Pius IX ( it, Ordine di Pio IX), also referred as the Pian Order ( it, Ordine Piano), is a papal order of knighthood originally founded by Pope Pius IV in 1560. Currently, it is the highest honor conferred by the Holy See (being ...

, recognising his service as the inaugural

Australian Ambassador to the Holy See The Ambassador of Australia to the Holy See is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Australia to the Holy See. The first nominee for this position was Dudley Mc ...

(1973–74, 1980–83).

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1919 births 2015 deaths Ambassadors of Australia to Denmark Ambassadors of Australia to Ireland Ambassadors of Australia to the Holy See Ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands Permanent Representatives of Australia to the United Nations Office in Geneva University of Melbourne alumni Australian Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Pope Pius IX People from Footscray, Victoria Public servants from Melbourne {{Australia-diplomat-stub