![]() ![]() Members are organised into a single class and are appointed by the monarch of the Commonwealth realms in their capacity as sovereign of the order. Additionally, foreigners or Commonwealth citizens from outside the Commonwealth realms may be added as honorary members. The order consists of the monarch of the Commonwealth realms, who is the Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour, and a maximum of 65 members. Lord Tweedsmuir, as Governor General of Canada, wearing the Companion of Honour badge around his neck. The first recipients of the order were all decorated for "services in connection with the war" and were listed in The London Gazette. It is now described as being "awarded for having a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine, or government lasting over a long period of time". The order was originally intended to be conferred upon a limited number of persons for whom this special distinction seemed to be the most appropriate form of recognition, constituting an honour dissociated from either the acceptance of title or the classification of merit. It was founded on the same date as the Order of the British Empire. ![]() It was founded on 4 June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding achievements. The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. All living citizens of the Commonwealth realms ![]()
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