Complex sentence: The company turned its resources to the war effort in 1914 and, in 1917, Austin was knighted for his services and also received the Belgium Order of the Crown of Leopold II, for the employment of 3,000 Belgian refugees at Longbridge.
Split into simpler sentences: The company turned its resources to the war effort in 1914. In 1917, he was knighted for his services to the war effort and received the Belgium Order of the Crown of Leopold II, for the employment of 3,000 Belgian refugees at Longbridge.