How did sir Edmund Hillary get the sir?

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Edmund Hillary was knighted in 1953 in London on his return form climbing Everest becoming a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He became a Member of the Order of New Zealand in 1987 and a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1995.
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