New Year Honours 1940
Recognised in the New Year Honours 1940 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
London Gazette page
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1940
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.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1940- Role at the time
- H.M.S
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Henry's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
New Year Honours 1940
Henry Edward Cronin
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
New Year Honours 1940
Henry Edward Cronin
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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 1940
Henry Edward Cronin
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 51 times in the New Year Honours List 1940 — about 25% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1940
— George Arthur Thomas. Shipwright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
“for Meritorious Service:— George Arthur Thomas.”
Albert James Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Alexander McNair
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Alfred Frank Hickey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Alfred Wagstaff
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Alfred William Kentfield
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Arthur John Gould
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
David Wilkie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Derrick Ford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Douglas Hammersley Johnston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Henry G. W. Bendall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Henry Gordon Silvester
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Herbert Hunn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
James Goolden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
James Henry Corbett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
James Ramsay Paterson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
James W. Burroughs
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
John Edward Phelan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Kenneth Graham Tucker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Leonard Abbot
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Leonard Arthur Creed
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Leonard James Boorer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Leslie George Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Lieutenant-Commander Alec Murray McKillop
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1940
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1940
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1940 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1939.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.