 He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1943 by George VI in the Birthday Honours of that year , shortly after resigning his censor post . Approaching the conclusion of the Second World War , Eggleston made several public appearances in his native United Kingdom on behalf of the Ministry of Information , including at the White Rock Pavilion on 20 April 1945 , where he expressed Canadian support for the British war effort , with particular admiration for the Battle of Britain . 
