Birthday Honours 1938
Ernest Samuel Marks CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• For public services
“For public services.”
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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.
What organisation were they with?
For public services.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1938
-Commander Oswin George William Gifford Lywood
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Albert Henry Byrt
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Annie Elizabeth Kelly
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Arthur Ernest Tipper
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Arthur Leslie William Newth
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Augustus Leo Kenny
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“For social welfare services in the State of Victoria.”
Bennett Melvill Jones
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Cecil Oakes
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Cedric Llewellyn Longstaff
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“For political and public services.”
Charles Aubrey Smith
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Charles Christopher Fowkes
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Charles Redwood Vachell Wallace
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Clarence Thomas Albert Sadd
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1938
“For political and public services.”
ColoneJ.'Robert Cecil Milliken
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Cyril Clarke Boville Morris
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Douglas Davenport-Jones
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Edmund Basil Wedmore
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Edward James Wayland
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Edward Sheldon Wilkinson
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Edward Thornton Fox
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Elizabeth Hurdon
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Ernest Radcliffe Cockburn
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Ethel Walker
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Frederick Dudley Samuel
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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
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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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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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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