Complex sentence: Davis was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1965 New Year Honours, knighted in the 1980 New Year Honours, and appointed Companion of Honour in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Split into simpler sentences: Davis was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1965 New Year Honours. He was knighted in the 1980 New Year Honours and appointed Companion of Honour in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours.