1955 Birthday Honours


The Queen's Birthday Honours 1955 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen.
They were announced on 3 June 1955, for the United Kingdom and Colonies, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, Pakistan, and for various members of Commonwealth forces in recognition of services in Korea during 1954–1955.
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

;State of South Australia
;Commonwealth Services
;Oversea Territories

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

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

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

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;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
;Home Civil Service
;Australian States
;Oversea Civil Service
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Gold
;Silver
;Wing Commander
;Squadron Leaders
;Flight Lieutenants
;Flying Officer
;Lieutenant
;Wing Commanders
;Squadron Leader
;Flight Sergeants
;Acting Flight Sergeant
;Sergeant
;Wing Commander
;Squadron Leaders
;Flight Lieutenants
;Flying Officers
;Flight Sergeants
;Sergeants
;United Kingdom
;Oversea Territories
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;Southern Rhodesia
;Oversea Territories
;England and Wales
;Oversea Territory
;Southern Rhodesia.
;Swaziland.
;Oversea Territories.

Knight Bachelor

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Military Division

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Australian Civil Service.
;Military Division

Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

Ceylon

Knight Bachelor

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division