1942 Birthday Honours


The King's Birthday Honours 1942 were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. They were published on 5 June 1942 for the United Kingdom and Canada.
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.

British Empire

Baron

;Dominions
;India
;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.

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

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

Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI)

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

Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

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

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Honorary Commander
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Honorary Officer
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Honorary Members
;Home Civil Service
;Dominion Civil Services
;Indian Civil Services
;Colonial Service
;For public services in India:
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;United Kingdom
;;India
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;Royal Navy
;Royal Navy
;Royal Navy
;Royal Navy
;;Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
;;Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
;;Territorial Army Nursing Service
;;Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
;;Voluntary Aid Detachment
;;Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
;;Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
;;Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service
;Royal Air Force
;For Gallantry
;;England & Wales
;;Northern Ireland
;For Distinguished Service
;;England & Wales
;;Scotland
;;Northern Ireland
;;Australia
;;India
;;Colonies, Protectorates & Mandated Territories
;Southern Rhodesia
;Colonies, Protectorates & Mandated Territories

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Military Division
;Royal Canadian Air Force
;Royal Canadian Naval Reserve
;Royal Canadian Air Force
;Royal Canadian Air Force