Birthday Honours 1937
Charles Sydney Jones GCVO
Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
• Pro-Chancellor of Liverpool University
“For public services.”
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Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) · 1937
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Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Birthday Honours 1937- Role at the time
- Pro-Chancellor of Liverpool University
“For public services.”
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“For public services.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order was awarded 105 times in the Birthday Honours List 1937 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Pro-Chancellor of Liverpool University.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in the Birthday Honours 1937
Alexander West Russell
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“for Tynemouth since Novem- ber, 1922.”
Archibald Campbell Black
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“For political and public services in Glasgow.”
Archibald Richard James Southby
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“for the Epsom division since 1928.”
Armigel de Vins Wade
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Arthur Edwin Horn
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Arthur Frederick Hurst
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Arthur Giver
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Best & Co.
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Brigadier-General Alexander Gore Arkwright
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Charles Ewan Law
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Charles George Matheson
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Charles Granville Gibson
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“for Pudsey and Otley since 1929.”
Charles John Boyd Norwood
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“For public services in the Dominion of New Zealand.”
Claude George
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“for the Fairfield division of Liverpool since 1931 and for East Nottingham 1924 to 1929.”
Comptroller of His Majesty's Household
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
David Milne-Watson
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
David Rowland Evans
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“For political and public services.”
Director of Survey of English Place Names.
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Diwan Bahadur Subbarayalu Kumaraswami Reddiyar Avargal
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“for Education and Public Health to the Governor of Madras, Madras.”
Edmund Vivian Gabriel
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Edward Hearle Cole
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Ernest Davis
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Ernest James Johnson
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“For political and public services in Staffordshire.”
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order · 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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