Lloyd Thomson

Lloyd Thomson LVO (22 May 191926 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".
In 1958 Queen Elizabeth II appointed him a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order. 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).