Birthday Honours 1937
Bernard Richard Meirion Darwin CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to literature and sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 709 times in the Birthday Honours List 1937 — about 58% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1937
- Harry Edward de Robillard Wetherall
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— . Major-General Horace de Courcy Martelli
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— Archibald Rice Cameron
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— Edith Muriel Anderson
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“For public and social welfare services in Newfoundland and the State of New South Wales.”
— Enid Muriel Lyons
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“For public services rendered in the Commonwealth of Australia.”
— Ernest John Strohmenger
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— Henry Herbert Couzens
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— James Sidney Barnes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
— John Richards Harris
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— Margaret
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“For philan- thropic services in Malta.”
— Mary Graham Browne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
“For services to the stage.”
— Nana Osei Agyeman Prempeh Ii
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— Navroji Bapuji Saklatvala
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
— Raja Abdul Aziz ibni al-marhum Raja Musa
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
— Vice-Marshal Alfred William Iredell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
—- Vice-Admiral Henry John Studholme Brown- rigg
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"James Frederick Place
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
Adrian Trevor Cole
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
Alan Douglas Grindal
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
Alan Filmer Rook
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
Albert Edward Russell-Stuart
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
Albert Ernest Sims
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
Albert Fred Mann
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
Albert Hilton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1937
“For political and public services in Middleton and Prest- wich.”
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1937
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1937 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1937.
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