1944 Birthday Honours


The 1944 King's Birthday Honours, celebrating the official birthday of King George VI, were announced on 2 June 1944 for the United Kingdom and British Empire, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 British Empire

Earl

;Dominions
;India
;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 of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI)

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

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

;Fourth Class
;Fifth Class

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

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

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

;Home Civil Service
;Dominion Civil Services
;Indian Civil Services
;Colonial Service
;In Gold

Imperial Service Medal

Bar to the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

;Royal Navy
;Army
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Navy
;Army
;Royal Air Force

King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

;United Kingdom
;Royal Air Force
;Acting Wing Commander
;Squadron Leaders
;Acting Squadron Leaders
;Flight Lieutenants
;Acting Flight Lieutenants
;Flying Officers
;Pilot Officers
;Warrant Officer
;Flight Sergeants
;Sergeant
;Corporals
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Squadron Leaders
;Acting Squadron Leaders
;Flight Lieutenants
;Flying Officer
;Warrant Officer
;Royal Canadian Air Force
;Flying Officers
;Pilot Officer
;Royal New Zealand Air Force
;Flying Officer
;South African Air Force
;Captain
;Southern Rhodesian Air Force
;Flight Lieutenant
;Royal Air Force
;Flying Officer
;Pilot Officer
;Flight Sergeant
;Sergeant
;Corporals
;Leading Aircraftmen
;Aircraftman 1st Class
;Aircraftman 2nd Class
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Flight Lieutenant
;Sergeant
;Corporal
;Leading Aircraftman
;Indian Air Force
;Naik
;Lance Naik
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Royal Canadian Air Force
;Royal New Zealand Air Force
;South African Air Force
;Indian Air Force
;Royal Australian Air Force.
;Royal New Zealand Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;For Gallantry
;For Distinguished Service
;For Gallantry
;For Meritorious Service

Order of the Bath

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

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

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Military Division
;;Royal Canadian Navy
;;Canadian Army
;;Royal Canadian Air Force
;Military Division
;;Royal Canadian Navy
;;Canadian Army
;;Royal Canadian Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Canadian Navy
;;Canadian Army
;;Royal Canadian Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Canadian Navy
;;Canadian Army
;;Royal Canadian Air Force
;Civil Division
;Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
;Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
;Royal Canadian Air Force
;Royal Canadian Air Force
;Royal Canadian Air Force
;Royal Canadian Navy
;Royal Canadian Air Force
;;Wing Commanders
;;Squadron Leader
;;Flight Lieutenants
;;Flying Officers
;;Flight Officer
;;Assistant Section Officer
;;Warrant Officer, Class I
;;Warrant Officers, Class II
;;Flight Sergeants
;;Sergeant
;;Corporal

Order of the Bath

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Military Division

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Military Division
;Military Division
;Military Division
;;South African Naval Forces
;;South African Army
;;South African Air Force
;Military Division
;;South African Naval Forces
;;South African Army
;;South African Air Force
;South African Military Nursing Service
;South African Air Force