1938 Birthday Honours


The King's Birthday Honours 1938 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight the meritorious work of his subjects in those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the King's official birthday and for the United Kingdom and Colonies were announced on 7 June 1938.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes and then divisions as appropriate.

United Kingdom and Colonies

Viscount

;Dominions
;India
;Burma
;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

;Military Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division

Knight Commander (KCSI)

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

;Additional Knight Commander
;Honorary Knight Commander

Knight Commander (KCIE)

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Honorary Officers
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Honorary Members
;For public services in India
;Home Civil Service
;Dominions
;Indian Civil Services
;Burma
;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;Indian Civil Services
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Royal Air Force
;Reserve of Air Force Officers
;Auxiliary Air Force
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Royal Air Force