1939 New Year Honours


The 1939 New Year Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 30 December 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

[Baron]s

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

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

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

Knights Commander (KCSI)

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

;Honorary Knights Commander

Knights Grand Commander (GCIE)

Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

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

;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;India
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;;Overseas Residents
;;Honorary Commanders
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Overseas Residents
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;;India
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Overseas Residents
;;India and Burma
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;First Class + Bar
;First Class
;Military Division
;;For Meritorious Service
;Civil Division
;;For Gallantry
;;For Meritorious Service
;Indian Civil Services
;Colonial Service
;;Australia
;Royal Air Force
;Second Class
;For Gallantry
;;England and Wales
;;Fire Brigade England and Wales
;;Northern Ireland
;;India
;;Burma
;; Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories
;For Distinguished Service
;;England and Wales
;;Scotland
;;Northern Ireland
;;Australia
;;India
;;Burma
;; Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories