Birthday Honours 1939
Gabriel Silas Fudge MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• For public services
“For public services.”
Timeline
Explore by field
Explore other people honoured in this field
Recognised for
Topics
London Gazette page
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 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.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1939- Role at the time
- For public services
“For public services.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Gabriel's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
Birthday Honours 1939
Gabriel Silas Fudge
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For public services.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
Birthday Honours 1939
Gabriel Silas Fudge
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For 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.
Birthday Honours 1939
Gabriel Silas Fudge
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For 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 Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 279 times in the Birthday Honours List 1939 — about 41% 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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1939
— Annie Baines
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Matron
— Douglas Allen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
— Jane Alexander
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For social welfare ser- vices in the Commonwealth of Australia.”
— Una Frances Marie Morton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
(Ordnance
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
(Ordnance Executive
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Adelaide Hospital
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Adolpha Wykeham Holt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For political and public services in Thirsk and Malton.”
Agam Prashad Mathur
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Alan Leslie Greenway
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Alan Parkhurst Dodd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For ser- vices to ex-service men in the Commonwealth of Australia.”
Albert Briers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Albert Joseph Suttbn Gabriel
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Albert Thomas Sheldon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Albury Rowlands Grove Fearby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For services to ex-service men in the Common-- wealth of Australia.”
Alfred Henry James Stroud
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For political and public services in Aldershot.”
Alfred Henry Rosevear
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For political and public services in South East St.”
Alfred Thomas Barber
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Alice Elisabeth Kotalawala
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For social services in Ceylon.”
Amy Wheaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For public services in the Commonwealth of Australia.”
Andrew Alexander McKinnon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Andrew Francis MacCulloch
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Annie Cameron Maclarty
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Annie Forsyth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For services in connec- tion with charitable and philanthropic move- ments, State of New South Wales.”
In the same field
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member 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 14 June 1939.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.