George Stratton, violinist, receives OBE

Mar. 03, 1954 - Orchestra Leader Goes To the Palace In Wheelchair Returns To Hospital After Receiving OBE.: Mr. George Stratton, 57 year old former leader and associated conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra - travelled by car and wheelchair from the Bolingbroke Hospital, Balham this morning to Buckingham Palace to receive the OBE from the Queen Mother at today;s Investiture. He has been an inmate of the hospital for the past fourteen weeks. He resigned from the Orchestra in September 1952 so that he could devote more time to conducting and teaching at the Royal College of Music. Photo Shows Mr. George Stratton shows his O.B.E. to his wife, French-born Mrs. Olga Stratton; their daughter Georgette and Sister Straker - at the hospital this afternoon

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Balham Bolingbroke Conducting Devote Fourteen French-born Georgette Inmate Investiture O.b.e Olga Receive Resigned Straker Stratton Symphony Travelled Wheelchair

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