fɔːɹ hɪz sˈɜːvɪsᵻz tə mjˈuːzɪk, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn hiː wʌz mˌeɪd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ˌɛmbˌiːˈiː, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ˌeɪˈɛm.
For his services to music, in 1969 he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), and in 1981 a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).