Birthday Honours 1938
Elizabeth Hurdon CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1938 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1938
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 61 times in the Birthday Honours List 1938 — about 8% of the list.
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 1938
-Commander Oswin George William Gifford Lywood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Albert Henry Byrt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Annie Elizabeth Kelly
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Arthur Ernest Tipper
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Arthur Leslie William Newth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Augustus Leo Kenny
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
“For social welfare services in the State of Victoria.”
Bennett Melvill Jones
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Cecil Oakes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Cedric Llewellyn Longstaff
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
“For political and public services.”
Charles Aubrey Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Charles Christopher Fowkes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Charles Redwood Vachell Wallace
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Clarence Thomas Albert Sadd
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
“For political and public services.”
ColoneJ.'Robert Cecil Milliken
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Cyril Clarke Boville Morris
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Douglas Davenport-Jones
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Edmund Basil Wedmore
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Edward James Wayland
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Edward Sheldon Wilkinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Edward Thornton Fox
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Ernest Radcliffe Cockburn
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
Ernest Samuel Marks
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
“For public services.”
Ethel Walker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
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Frederick Dudley Samuel
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1938
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1938 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1938.
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