was suffering from an illness which seriously affected his memory. Honours In 2000, Branch was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). He was also a Commander of the Finnish Order of the Lion (1980), the Polish Order of Merit (1992) and the Estonian Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (2000); he was an Officer of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (2002). References Linguists from the United Kingdom Alumni of the University of London Academics of the University of London Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George 1940 births 2019 deaths