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Rufus Isaacs (1860–1935) 1914 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Rufus Isaacs (1860–1935) 1914 Reading Museum & Town Hall
William Henry Abbey 1935 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

William Henry Abbey 1935 Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries
Edward Spencer Cavendish (1895–1950), KG, LLD, 10th Duke of Devonshire, Chancellor of the University of Leeds (1938–1950) c.1947 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Edward Spencer Cavendish (1895–1950), KG, LLD, 10th Duke of Devonshire, Chancellor of the University of Leeds (1938–1950) c.1947 The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
The Spanish Plume 1912 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

The Spanish Plume 1912 Museums Sheffield
Admiral Sir Edward Neville Syfret (1889–1972), GCB, KBE 1948 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Admiral Sir Edward Neville Syfret (1889–1972), GCB, KBE 1948 Britannia Royal Naval College
Admiral Sir Percy Noble (1880–1955) 1946 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Admiral Sir Percy Noble (1880–1955) 1946 Britannia Royal Naval College
Sir Phillip Vian (1894–1968) 1948 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Sir Phillip Vian (1894–1968) 1948 Britannia Royal Naval College
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Charles Donaldson-Hudson (1874–1941) 1929 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Charles Donaldson-Hudson (1874–1941) 1929 Ludlow Museum Resource Centre
Captain The Right Honourable Edward Algernon Fitz Roy (1869–1943), Speaker 1943 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Captain The Right Honourable Edward Algernon Fitz Roy (1869–1943), Speaker 1943 Parliamentary Art Collection
Charles Frederick Algernon (1893–1971), Viscount Portal 1948 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Charles Frederick Algernon (1893–1971), Viscount Portal 1948 Christ Church, University of Oxford
Sir Dougal Orme Malcolm (1877–1955) Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Sir Dougal Orme Malcolm (1877–1955) All Souls College, University of Oxford
Annie Allen Cunard (1863–1944), Lady Wenlock Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Annie Allen Cunard (1863–1944), Lady Wenlock National Trust, Tyntesfield
Geoffrey Luttrell (1887–1957) 1929 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Geoffrey Luttrell (1887–1957) 1929 National Trust, Dunster Castle
Marye Frances Pole Carew (b.1903) 1947 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Marye Frances Pole Carew (b.1903) 1947 National Trust, Antony
Huttleston Rogers Broughton (1896–1966), 1st Lord Fairhaven, in the Ceremonial Uniform of the 1st Life Guards 1925 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Huttleston Rogers Broughton (1896–1966), 1st Lord Fairhaven, in the Ceremonial Uniform of the 1st Life Guards 1925 National Trust, Anglesey Abbey
Lady Ellen Reardon Smith (1857–1939) 1930 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Lady Ellen Reardon Smith (1857–1939) 1930 National Museum Wales, Department of Industry
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Max Horton (1883–1951), GCB 1945 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Max Horton (1883–1951), GCB 1945 Britannia Royal Naval College
Admiral Sir John Cunningham (1885–1962), GCB 1947 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Admiral Sir John Cunningham (1885–1962), GCB 1947 Britannia Royal Naval College
Admiral of the Fleet Earl Viscount Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979), KC 1947 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Admiral of the Fleet Earl Viscount Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979), KC 1947 Britannia Royal Naval College
Right Honourable Edward William Spencer (1895–1950), 10th Duke of Devonshire 1950 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Right Honourable Edward William Spencer (1895–1950), 10th Duke of Devonshire 1950 Museum of Freemasonry
Sir Edmund Broughton Barnard (1856–1930), Kt, OBE, DL, JP, Member of the County Council (1888–1930), Chairman (1920–1930) Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Sir Edmund Broughton Barnard (1856–1930), Kt, OBE, DL, JP, Member of the County Council (1888–1930), Chairman (1920–1930) County Hall, Hertford
Sir Ernest Musgrave Harvey (1867–1955), Chief Cashier of the Bank of England (1918–1925) Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Sir Ernest Musgrave Harvey (1867–1955), Chief Cashier of the Bank of England (1918–1925) Bank of England Museum
Sir Cyril Norwood 1934 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Sir Cyril Norwood 1934 St John's College, University of Oxford
A. P. Llewellyn Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

A. P. Llewellyn The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Kitty of Frying Pan Alley c.1921 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Kitty of Frying Pan Alley c.1921 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Director General Portrait – Sir John Reith 1934 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Director General Portrait – Sir John Reith 1934 BBC England
Clement Attlee (1883–1967), 1st Earl Attlee, Wearing DCL Robes, Commoner, Prime Minister (1945–1951) 1945 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Clement Attlee (1883–1967), 1st Earl Attlee, Wearing DCL Robes, Commoner, Prime Minister (1945–1951) 1945 University College, University of Oxford
Sir Joseph Priestly, KC, Chairman of the County Council (1930–1939) 1929 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Sir Joseph Priestly, KC, Chairman of the County Council (1930–1939) 1929 County Hall, Hertford
General Lord Ismay (1887–1965), Chief of Staff to Winston Churchill (1940–1945), Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Cheltenham (1951),... 1943 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

General Lord Ismay (1887–1965), Chief of Staff to Winston Churchill (1940–1945), Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Cheltenham (1951), Secretary of State for Commonmwealth Affairs (1951–1952), Secretary General of NATO (1952–1956) 1943 Cheltenham Borough Council Municipal Offices
Lord Fraser (1888–1981) 1947 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Lord Fraser (1888–1981) 1947 Britannia Royal Naval College
George VI (1895–1952) 1944 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

George VI (1895–1952) 1944 Britannia Royal Naval College
William Francis Kyffin Taylor (1854–1951) 1947 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

William Francis Kyffin Taylor (1854–1951) 1947 Ludlow Museum Resource Centre
Admiral Sir Arthur J. Power (1889–1960) Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Admiral Sir Arthur J. Power (1889–1960) Britannia Royal Naval College
Alfred Charles Leney, JP 1934 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Alfred Charles Leney, JP 1934 Dover Collections
F. J. M. Stratton 1951 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

F. J. M. Stratton 1951 Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874–1965), KG, DL, OM, CH, PC, MP 1951 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874–1965), KG, DL, OM, CH, PC, MP 1951 National Trust, Chartwell
Christopher Maude Chavasse (1884–1962), Founding First Master of St Peter's Hall (1928–1939) 1938 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Christopher Maude Chavasse (1884–1962), Founding First Master of St Peter's Hall (1928–1939) 1938 St Peter's College, University of Oxford
A. E. W. Mason (1865–1948), Novelist 1946 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

A. E. W. Mason (1865–1948), Novelist 1946 Trinity College, University of Oxford
John Viscount Sankey 1929 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

John Viscount Sankey 1929 Jesus College, University of Oxford
Sir William Reardon Smith (1856–1935) 1930 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Sir William Reardon Smith (1856–1935) 1930 National Museum Wales, Department of Industry

Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley

1880–1952