Freeland was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ( GBE ) in the 1971 Queen 's Birthday Honours .
Freeland was retired from the army on 21 June 1971 .
Freeland was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ( GBE ) in the 1971 Queen 's Birthday Honours , and retired from the army on 21 June 1971 .