New Year Honours 1939
Edith Mary Winifred DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
• For political and public services
“For political and public services.”
London Gazette page
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) · 1939
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1939- Role at the time
- For political and public services
“For political and public services.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Edith's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
New Year Honours 1939
Edith Mary Winifred
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For political and public services.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
New Year Honours 1939
Edith Mary Winifred
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For political and public services.”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
New Year Honours 1939
Edith Mary Winifred
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For political and public services.”
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards - printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record - not an official or royal body.
In context
The bigger picture
How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 2 times in the New Year Honours List 1939.
What organisation were they with?
For political and public services.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1939
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1939
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1939 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1938.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.