Lloyd Thomson

{{short description|Australian public servant and diplomat}}

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| birth_place = Footscray, Victoria

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Lloyd Thomson LVO (22 May 1919{{spaced endash}}26 August 2015) was an Australian public servant and diplomat. He also co-wrote the book and lyrics of the successful Australian musical The Sentimental Bloke.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/lloyd-thomson-the-boy-from-footscray-who-made-a-difference-in-the-world-20150920-gjr0xn.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209204841/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/lloyd-thomson-the-boy-from-footscray-who-made-a-difference-in-the-world-20150920-gjr0xn.html|archivedate=9 February 2016|title=Lloyd Thomson: The boy from Footscray who made a difference in the world|first=Dougal|last=Thomson|date=20 September 2015|newspaper=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media}}

In 1958 Queen Elizabeth II appointed him a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1106685 It's an Honour] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035838/https://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1106685&search_type=simple&showInd=true |date=1 December 2017 }}. Retrieved 27 November 2017 In 1983 he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX, recognising his service as the inaugural Australian Ambassador to the Holy See (1973–74, 1980–83).